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Red flags on green energy

drichardson — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:32:40 +0000

February 17, 2011- Toronto, ON. This is an interesting article on the environmental effects of green energy by Dr. Jatin Nathwani from the University of Waterloo.

At this point, there should be no debate that a transition to a sustainable electricity system is a necessary development for Ontario. However, this is likely where any [...]

Canada and the Cleantech 100

drichardson — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:10:26 +0000

Toronto, October 26, 2010 – Two weeks ago the Cleantech Group, an American research and investment company focused on clean technology, released its list of the 100 most promising clean technology companies in the world (cleantech.com/GlobalCleantech100.cfm). North America placed a whopping 57 countries on the list; however, only two of those 57 companies [...]

Glen Murray, Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation, to speak at CleanTech North Event

admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 04:04:37 +0000

Toronto, ON – September 22, 2010 Glen Murray, Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation, will speak at CleanTech North’s (CTN) flagship annual event this year titled “Taking Cleantech Global” to be held on the morning of November 3 at MaRS. Mindfirst President and CTN Executive Director Henry Vehovec was thrilled with the announcement, “Helping Canadian [...]

PharmaTrust MedCentres Labelled as Game-Changing Technology by CNN

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:12:06 +0000

BusinessWire · Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010

PharmaTrust MedCentres were dubbed this weekend as an industry-changing technology by CNN’s editorial producer Nadia Bilchik in her segment on stories happening overseas. The segment, which aired on Sunday, August 22nd, explained that the MedCentres would impact the pharmacy industry in a similar way that ATM machines changed the banking [...]

20 MW Amherstburg Solar Project Sold to Macquarie Power & Infrastructure Income Fund (MPT)

Henry Vehovec — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:56:52 +0000

MPT’s Amherstburg Solar Park will be built and operated by SunPower Corp, which has proven its crystalline solar PV technology around the world in projects such as the 10 MW Bavaria Solarpark, above. Photo courtesy of SunPower.

On June 23, 2010, MPT acquired a 20-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power project in Ontario, to be designed, [...]

Reaction to Ontario’s microFIT Tariff Rate Cuts

Henry Vehovec — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:22:48 +0000

Not unexpectedly there has been broad negative reaction within Ontario’s nascent solar industry following Ontario’s cutting of the microFIT rate. As usual, one of the clearest thinkers and commentators on the issue is Tyler Hamilton, whose column appears regularly in the Toronto Star. His July 19th article is quoted almost in its entirety below.

Readers [...]

SunEdison Acquires Two 10 MW Ground-Mount Solar Projects From TransAlta

Henry Vehovec — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:27:07 +0000

Sun Edison, a division of MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., announced on June 17 its purchase from TransAlsta of two ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) development projects in Ontario. SunEdison will work with Hydro One, Greater Napanee officials, and the local community to begin construction on the RESOP project in early 2011. Under the terms of the sale,

Mindfirst Sources Funding for Five 10 MW Solar Projects

Henry Vehovec — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:34:01 +0000

In the fall of 2009 many Ontario developers rushed to submit applications hoping to gain approval for a limited number of 10 MW solar projects that would be able to fit within the estimated 4,000 MW of available capacity on the Ontario grid. Despite an abundance of applications there still appears to be several isolated [...]

Utility scale solar developers scramble to FIT into the Feed In Tariff initialization window

Henry Vehovec — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:23:56 +0000

As soon as the Feed in Tariff (FIT) program rules were finalized on September 24th, developers of large scale solar projects (larger than 500 KW) jump started their activities in preparation for submitting project applications during the FIT initialization period ending November 30th. While [...]

Rooftop Gardens Making Way for Solar Panels?

Henry Vehovec — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:52:34 +0000

Rooftop gardens help increase a building’s energy efficiency by keeping it cool in summer and reducing heat loss in winter. There is the added benefit of creating aesthetically pleasing environments and views. With the passing of Ontario’s Green Energy Act many rooftops will become homes to energy producing solar panels. Will green minded building owners [...]