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Anodyne's nature-inspired sustainable chemicals production

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Anodyne's nature-inspired sustainable chemicals production

The chemicals industry is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Anodyne Chemistries, a Burnaby, B.C.-based company, has a plan to address this with a bioelectric process that opens up low-carbon chemicals production.

MAX Power to sell lithium stake, focus on natural hydrogen

MAX Power Mining Corp. (MAXX-CN) has announced an agreement to sell interests in its lithium-focused subsidiary to its U.S. business Homeland Critical Minerals Corp., allowing MAX to concentrate on natural hydrogen exploration and development.

E3 secures $36M from feds for Clearwater demo plant

Calgary-based lithium developer E3 Lithium (ETL-X) has met all the conditions to receive federal government funding worth $36 million to advance Phase 3 of its Alberta Clearwater project's demonstration facility and the project's overall feasibility study.

Aduro stock surges on pilot plant results

Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. (ADUR-Q) shares rose 10.4 per cent in premarket trading Tuesday after the company reported achieving an 86 per cent liquid hydrocarbon yield in its latest pilot plant campaign.

Brookfield, Mitsubishi launch renewable power JV

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (BAM-T) says it is launching a joint venture (JV) to form a renewable energy company Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. The privately held company will acquire and operate a number of contracted renewable energy assets in Europe.

Quebec plugs Troilus’ copper-gold project into hydro power

Troilus Mining (TLG-T) says Quebec has allocated 70 megawatts of hydroelectric power to its copper-gold project in northern Quebec, a milestone the company says helps clear the path toward construction.

Charbone inks hydrogen supply contract with Hone

Charbone Corp. (CH-X) announced it has entered into a long-term hydrogen supply contract with Hone Inc., a provider of mobile hydrogen power solutions for a variety of applications, including the film and television production industry.

Scout Clean Energy opens office in Ottawa

Boulder, Colo.-based Scout Clean Energy has marked the opening of its new office in Ottawa and the start of construction for its Trail Road battery energy storage system, a joint venture with Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation. 

Volt Carbon receives 2 U.S. trademark registrations

Calgary-based Volt Carbon Technologies Inc. (VCT-X) says the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued trademark registrations for GRAPHFLAKE and GRAFLAKE. The brands were inspired by Volt's work with natural graphite, including the production of super-jumbo flake graphite concentrates.

Port of Vancouver to collect data on fleet electrification

The Port of Vancouver is running a pilot program that uses battery-electric trucks to take care of first- and last-mile container delivery. The program offers five trucking companies subsidized five-year leases on Class 8 electric trucks and supporting charging infrastructure.

Inspirit says its impact portfolio outperforms benchmarks

A decade ago, the board of Toronto-based Inspirit Foundation committed 100 per cent of its portfolio, in public and private holdings, to impact. In 10 Years Later, a report released today, the foundation says the bet has paid off.

The drawbacks of overadapting to a burning world

OPINION: Globally, air conditioning already accounts for about three per cent of global carbon emissions. If the technology is widely adopted as a solution to the problem of climate change, an already bad situation will only get worse.

JPMorgan backs carbon removal growth with Charm deal

A new agreement between JPMorgan Chase and Charm Industrial shows how the carbon removal sector is entering a new phase. The deal combines carbon removal credit purchases with financing support, helping expand future supply while reducing project risk.

IATA to review 2050 net-zero timeline

International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general Willie Walsh says the airline industry’s 2050 net-zero goal may need another look as sustainable aviation fuel production and access to carbon credits lag behind current targets.

Singapore revives 19th century tech to beat warming climate

A 140-year-old concept known as district cooling is taking root in the tropical island-nation, where temperatures are rising twice as fast as the global average, sharpening the focus on climate adaptation. 

Poland to sharply increase in renewable power production

Poland has adopted an update of its National Energy and Climate Plan that envisages the share of renewables in energy production rising to 51.6 to 53.2 per cent in 2030 and 65.6 to 68.9 per cent in 2040.

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