Fabrication Sustainability
Manufacturers optimistic about 2013
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Blue Mountain Plastics closes the loop
Plastic collected from Blue Bin initiatives is processed into food-grade bottles for Ice River Springs water.
Ontario converts Atikokan coal-fired plant to biomass
Officials say it will be one of the largest biomass facilities in the world.
Dantherm taking fuel-cell backup to India
Dantherm Power is collaborating with Delta Power Solutions to market clean energy fuel cell power for backup in the Indian telecommunications sector.
Sustainability
GM China ATC receives LEED silver certification
LEED certification recognizes facilities that reduce or eliminate impact on the environment.
Edmonton latest Canadian city to install recycled LRT rail ties
Composite ties will be used at crossings where light rail transit tracks intersect roads
RDC funding to support Newfoundland, Labrador business-led projects
Projects in ocean technology, natural resources, and advanced manufacturing gets $1.8 million in funding.
CO2 Solutions extends carbon capture agreement with Codexis
CO2 Solutions uses Codexis' carbonic anhydrase enzyme to enhance CO2 capture from industrial emission sources.
$50M in funding available to support clean fossil fuel production, processing
Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation funding projects that reduce emissions
BC firm expects to power 80% of fuel cell buses in Europe by 2014
Ballard Power Systems' FCvelocity modules emit only water and heat, produce zero emissions
Dana gets $3M to develop thermal management technologies
Projects meant to enhance battery systems in electric, plug-in hybrid-electric, and hybrid-electric vehicles.
Aviation sector targets global solution to emissions
Global aviation accounts for around 2% of global man-made carbon dioxide emissions.
Regulatory barriers shutting clean tech investors out of BC: Green party leader
Jane Sterk said sectors like wind energy would create jobs faster than gas if barriers didn't exist
Ribbon cut on $26M automotive research centre in Ontario
McMaster Automotive Resource Centre in Hamilton, Ont., will be automotive innovation hub
Fast charging electric ‘bus of tomorrow’ showcased in Indiana
Proterra EcoRide EV can run for two-and-a-half hours after charging for less than 10 minutes
UN says trade in environmentally-friendly products to almost triple, hit $2.2 trillion by 2020
Urges developing nations with abundant renewable resources to take advantage of "green trade"
Canada a global leader in profiting from sustainability: report
50 per cent of CEOs say sustainability-related initiatives have added to profits
Trade deals getting in way of sustainable planning: CEP
Union says WTO ruling will hinder provincial government's "ability to do what's right"
Oil and gas firms make technological leaps while renewables industry struggles
In the race to conquer energy technology, Old Energy is winning
Construction underway on South Kent Wind project in Ontario
270-megawatt project will generate enough energy to power approximately 100,000 homes
Tembec’s Q2 losses double to $26M; Temiscaming costs up
Company says the cost to upgrade its specialty cellulose mill in Quebec has jumped by 24%.
US, Canada should consider building structures to raise Lake Huron, Michigan water levels
International Joint Commission called for study of placing inflatable gates at south outlet of Lake Huron
Nova Scotia biomass plant expected to produce power next month, says utility
Privately-owned utility expected to buy roughly 500,000 tonnes of biomass fuel for 60-megawatt plant
EPA numbers peg Chevy Spark most efficient electric vehicle on US market
Tiny hatchback gets combined city/highway fuel economy equivalent of 119 miles per gallon