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Siemens Gamesa secures contract for Suncor Alta. wind farm
The Spanish wind turbine manufacturer has more than 3,000 megawatts total installed in Canada
Quebec premier says returns will fly high with $30M airship investment
French firm Flying Whales would transport heavy cargo to the province’s far north by 2022-23
Hellmann’s Canada commits to using 100% recycled plastic
The initiative is projected to save one million kilograms of virgin plastic this year
Tesla stock is soaring. Madness or visionary investing?
Tesla is now worth more than General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler combined, even though the Big Three together sell more cars and trucks in two weeks than Tesla does in a whole year
Climate change, pollution and urbanization threaten water in Canada
Canada could support the world in achieving water sustainability, but it needs to get its own house in order first
Capstone Infrastructure acquires stake in 132 megawatt Alta. solar project
Developers say the Claresholm Solar Project, when completed, will be Canada’s largest solar facility
Quebec to expand deposit system to cover all drink containers by 2022
A deposit will be charged to containers ranging from 100 millilitres to two litres made of plastic, glass or metal
Security camera manufacturer going green; removing halogens from products
Axis Communications is a multinational manufacturer of enterprise security cameras; the firm hopes other manufacturers will invest in green cameras too
Record sales push Tesla to 2nd straight quarterly profit
The EV maker also expects to “comfortably” exceed production of 500,000 vehicles this year at its factories in Fremont and Shanghai
Feds’ electric car rebate uses nearly half its three year budget in eight months
Ottawa funded the program with $300 million over the next three years; as of Jan. 19, Transport Canada reports that more than $134 million in rebates have already been issued
