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Already a Hub for Cleantech, Guelph Now Leading Transition to Circular Economy

A long-time leader in cleantech and sustainability, Guelph is transitioning to the circular economy. Here’s how Innovation Guelph is supporting that transition. Cleantech innovation and sustainability are nothing new to the City of Guelph. “Guelph has always been a bit of a natural centre for cleantech activity,” says Anne Toner Fung, CEO, Innovation Guelph, a...

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KPM Power’s Battery Management Systems a Catalyst for Cleantech Innovation

Getting cleantech innovations to market can be challenging. KPM Power’s Battery Management Systems are helping to remove major barriers to electrification. When Karen Lai established KPM Power in 2017, getting lithium batteries to market was a huge challenge. “Dealing with lithium is a very expensive process and a lot of the government funding was being...

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Clean Energy: Solar’s Power to Transform

As Canada electrifies its economy, solar is ready to rapidly transform underutilized spaces into distributed energy infrastructure. Globally, solar power provides the lowest cost of energy in history. It is a mature, commercialized technology that is available today – no future breakthroughs or government grants required. Electrification is inevitable. Now is the time to elevate...

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Government of Canada Measures to Enable the Clean Tech Sector

In addition to providing financial support for clean technology, the federal government carefully measures and coordinates its efforts. Supporting clean technology is essential to the Government of Canada’s goals for promoting clean economic growth. The diverse nature of clean technologies across all sectors of the economy makes it difficult to define the sector as a...

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Q&A with Energy Storage Canada

What exactly is energy storage technology? Energy storage technology captures energy produced and stores it for later use. Energy is stored through a variety of technologies including, but not limited to, pumped hydro, batteries, compressed air, hydrogen storage and thermal storage. The ability to store energy for later use allows increased regulation of the amount...

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Canada Needs More DC Quick Charging, Especially in Winter

In cities and highway rest stops, the case for more ultra-fast charging grows with dropping temperatures Ten years ago, during the dawn of the modern all-electric vehicle with the launch of the Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S in quick succession, executives from both companies tacitly admitted that despite key EV advantages in smoothness, zero...

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KFC’s Bold Sustainability Strides Are Setting an Industry Example

KFC’s commitment to sustainable packaging is setting an example for the industry and helping to protect our planet. Protecting the planet is one of KFC’s core values, and over the last several years the company has made great strides in lessening its environmental footprint. A big part of this initiative has been the restaurant’s commitment...

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Eliminating Plastic Waste at Source in the Circular Economy

Plastic can be a valuable material. But the amount of it that currently ends up in oceans and landfill is now almost universally recognized as unacceptable. Plastic can be a valuable material. But the amount of it that currently ends up in oceans and landfill is now almost universally recognized as unacceptable. In Canada, over...

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