Research & Development
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Groundbreaking Nova Scotia battery tech start-up gets federal cash
A young cleantech firm based in an unassuming Halifax industrial park is honing its new high-precision battery testing technology and racking up some big-name clients
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Magna makes strategic investment in automated vehicle tech firm Innoviz
The Israel-based company designs Lidar sensors, a key piece of technology in the auto industry’s shift to self-driving cars
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Ontario government creates $25.8M cleantech innovation fund
The Low Carbon Innovation Fund will aid development of greenhouse-gas-reducing technologies, both in the prototype and pilot phases. Proceeds from the province’s carbon market have been allocated to the fund
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Renault Nissan, China’s Dongfeng announce EV venture
Renault and Nissan, which have a strategic partnership, will develop electric cars with state-owned Dongfeng Motor Corp. The news follows Ford announcing last week it was looking to set up an EV venture with a Chinese partner
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Ottawa quietly launches infrastructure survey in push for evidence-based policy making
The effort to “fill some large infrastructure data gaps” comes as Canada’s cities and provinces are expected to spend as much as $750 billion over the next 10 years on infrastructure
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U.S. salmon spill should spur pursuit of land-based fish farming: experts
Canada is already among the leaders in dry-land aquaculture, an emerging industry experts say should expand amid issues with open-net pens
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Energy-intensive Canada could cut back dramatically through efficiency measures
According to a new report from The Conference Board of Canada, energy efficiency measures such as incentive programs, retrofits, audits, land-use measures, building standards and renewable subsidies can substantially reduce Canada’s energy consumption
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EDC provides US$15M to Vancouver battery firm for Korean expansion
Discover Energy Corp. is getting significant financing from Export Development Canada to acquire a manufacturing facility in South Korea
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To Mars… in style. SpaceX unveils sleek new spacesuit for crewed flights
CEO Elon Musk offered a first peek at the rocket firm’s astronaut outfit. SpaceX has an ambitious agenda to send Americans back into space and eventually, to Mars
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In win for automation, studies show safety systems are preventing car crashes
Automated warnings for drivers, such as lane-keeping and blind-spot monitoring systems, are stopping accidents and cutting fatal crash rates