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Harper Government Supports Promising Clean Technologies

rschuster — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:38:26 +0000

Calgary, Alberta, January 25, 2012 – The Harper Government is showing its commitment to a green Canadian economy with a $22 million investment to help eight new clean technology projects from across the country reach commercialization. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, and Vicky Sharpe, President [...]

CleanTech North Announces 3rd Annual Summit, November 16, 2011 @ MaRS

drichardson — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:26:16 +0000

Glen Murray, Ontario Minister of Research and Innovation, presents Awards at CleanTech North 2010: Taking Cleantech Global

admin — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 04:13:46 +0000

Toronto, Ontario – (November 3, 2010) At CleanTech North’s (CTN) second annual cleantech summit “Taking Cleantech Global” Minister Glen Murray presented awards to CTN’s Company of The Year, Cavet Technologies as well as five other emerging cleantech company awards.

Henry Vehovec, CTN Executive Director and Event Chair, stated, “CTN plays a [...]

SDTC Announces Latest Funding Round for Clean Technology

Henry Vehovec — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:06:18 +0000

On August 12, 2010, SDTC issued a call to industry professionals requesting submissions of plans for their latest round of funding. The Application Deadline for this round is October 20, 2010. SDTC invests in a range of innovative solutions across all industries that address Climate Change, Clean Air, Water and Soil.

Further information is available [...]

Looking East-West Rather Than North-South

Henry Vehovec — Fri, 14 May 2010 16:46:58 +0000

The SDTC Investment Committee (IC) meetings are always fascinating because of the many wonderful and interesting projects and technologies that are discussed and reviewed. Also very interesting are the sidebar conversations with fellow IC members during breaks, before and after the closed-door sessions.

Tom Sweeney, an IC member now based in Dubai, had many thought [...]

CleanTech North Appoints Henry Vehovec as Executive Director

Henry Vehovec — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:12:37 +0000

CleanTech North (CTN) announced Henry Vehovec’s appointment as Executive Director per the press release below. This appointment allows Vehovec to maintain his current role with Mindfirst Inc. and is complementary [...]

2010 SDTC Cleantech Growth and Go-To-Market Report Launched at Globe2010

Henry Vehovec — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:39:49 +0000

Canada’s first comprehensive national report on the cleantech sector was released on March 25th at Globe2010 in Vancouver. Based on input from over 160 cleantech companies, the 2010 SDTC Cleantech Growth & Go-to-Market Report projects that the cleantech sector is on the cusp of being the green engine driving Canada’s economic growth.

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Masdar City’s Sustainable, Carbon Neutral, Zero Waste Vision Impresses at Globe2010

Henry Vehovec — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:59:23 +0000

Certainly among the most adventurous, ambitious and thought provoking ideas at Vancouver’s recent Globe2010 was the video depicting Masland City being built near Dubai in United Arab Emirates. Initiated in 2006, the completely sustainable, carbon-zero project is projected to cost USD$22 billion and take some eight years to build. The city is planned to cover [...]

Henry Vehovec Kicks Off Engineering Science Education Conference

Henry Vehovec — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:21:37 +0000

On January 15, 2010, Mindfirst President Henry Vehovec spoke to 250 students and faculty on the topic Energy Systems Design kicking off the 2010 University of Toronto Engineering Science Education Conference. Hilary Inyang, originally scheduled to speak was unable to travel to Toronto. Prof Hilary Inyang is the Duke Energy Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering [...]

Coca-Cola, University of Toronto, Olympic Torch Relay & Sustainability

Henry Vehovec — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:08:14 +0000

Part of me was wondering how I could be so incredibly flattered and lucky to be asked by the University of Toronto (U of T) to run a segment of the Olympic Torch Relay in a spot sponsored by Coca-Cola. Perhaps U of T was aware of Coca-Cola’s commitment to sustainability and the environment and [...]