Sunday, April 20, 2025
Niagara Region Wind Farm closes $31M in refinancing
Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB) and Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation (SNGRDC) announced the successful close of $31 million in refinancing for…
energy
Journey to net-zero by 2050 laid out at CanREA conference
At the Electricity Transformation Canada conference in Toronto, the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) called for electricity sector decision-makers to embrace a new vision for…
CNL completes safe long-term storage of waste at Port Granby site
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) announced the capping and closure of the engineered aboveground mound at the Port Granby Project Long-Term Waste Management Facility. The Port…
OPG awards contract for complex parts for nuclear refurbishment
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and BWX Technologies, Inc. announced a contract for Fuelling Machine (FM) head engineering and component supply as part of refurbishment of…
Pilot program to enhance power resiliency using EV chargers
Hydro One and Peak Power launched a new pilot program to study the benefits of using electric vehicle (EV) charging technology to improve power resiliency…
London high school first to reach carbon neutral status
John Paul II Catholic Secondary School (JPII) in London, Ont. has become Canada’s first to reach a self-sufficient, carbon-neutral status. JPII’s carbon-neutral status is the…
$1.4B committed to district energy projects in Toronto and Mississauga
Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Enwave Energy Corporation have completed a long-term agreement valued at $1.4 billion to accelerate and advance district energy projects in…
CIB invests $19.3 million in Toronto Western Hospital retrofit project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has reached financial close on the world’s largest raw wastewater energy transfer project, located at Toronto Western Hospital, part of…
B.C. ferries to reduce GHG emissions using renewable natural gas
Seaspan Ferries Corporation became the first Canadian marine company to pilot the use of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produced by…
Utilities should focus on public transit, not just passenger cars: CUTRIC
The Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) announced the publication of the first-ever comprehensive review and assessment of Canadian electrical utilities’ transportation electrification…
OPG advances new nuclear at Darlington
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has announced its decision to renew Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG’s) existing Site Preparation Licence for the Darlington New Nuclear Project.…
OPG subsidiary to PowerON electric vehicle fleets
Ontario Power Generation’s new subsidiary, PowerON Energy Solutions, will provide electrification and charging infrastructure that enables municipal transit agencies and other corporate fleets to power…
OPG enables transition to electric ferries in Kingston area
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is helping lead the transition to transportation electrification – including two new electric ferries that recently arrived in Quebec City and…
CNL extends the operating life of research reactor by another 30 years
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) announced that it has safely completed a project to refuel the Royal Military College of Canada’s (RMC) SLOWPOKE-2 nuclear reactor. As…
Bruce Power signs supplier agreement with local Indigenous company
Bruce Power has signed a supplier agreement with Makwa-Cahill, a new partnership focused on industry fabrication and other strategic opportunities in the energy sector. The…
First Nations announce equity share in NL offshore energy project
The First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) and Miawpukek First Nation (MFN) announced plans to work together towards increased equity participation in the LNG Newfoundland…
Hydro-Québec selected to partner with NY state to help clean energy transition
New York authorities have selected the Champlain Hudson Power Express project (CHPE) to deliver clean hydropower into the heart of New York City. This 1,250-megawatt (MW) influx…
Hydro One submits $17-billion five-year Investment Plan
Hydro One Networks Inc. filed its Joint Rate Application with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), which includes its 2023-2027 Investment Plan for the company’s transmission…
Consortium awarded contract for reactivity control units at Bruce Power
Candu Energy Inc., a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group announced that its consortium with BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. (BWXT) has been awarded an approximately…
Saskatchewan announces carbon capture utilization and storage priorities
At one of the world’s largest enhanced oil recovery (EOR) carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) projects operated by Whitecap Resources near Weyburn, Saskatchewan, the…
B.C. expanding electric vehicle charging network
British Columbia’s provincewide electric vehicle (EV) charging network will get four new sites in the coming months. The number of EV charging stations throughout the…
Power systems accelerate transition from diesel to renewable energy
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), a developer of clean, renewable power systems that harness energy from free-flowing rivers and tidal currents, announced that it has…
Canadian universities get $77M for infrastructure projects
The federal government announced more than $77 million to support 332 research infrastructure projects at 50 universities across the country. This contribution, through the Canada…
Hydro-Québec launches a pilot project to support the electrification of school buses
Hydro-Québec announced a pilot project with Autobus Groupe Séguin, a Québec-based, family-owned company that operates in the field of school and chartered transportation. Autobus Groupe…