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Red flags on green energy

By On February 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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 [...]

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Top 10 Cleantech and Sustainability Blog Posts Needed to be Written

By On August 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Toronto, Canada – August 26, 2010 – In developing funding and growth strategies with clients and partners in recent months Mindfirst Inc. has noticed that market research and public awareness needs to be greatly enhanced in many areas if new technologies are going to be funded by investors and ultimately used by businesses and [...]

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Reaction to Ontario’s microFIT Tariff Rate Cuts

By On July 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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.

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

By On June 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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, 

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Mindfirst Sources Funding for Five 10 MW Solar Projects

By On June 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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 [...]

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Solar Project Development Phases Checklist

By On September 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Mindfirst has worked with several companies to develop business plans around solar projects and help source funding. Potential solar project developers should have the following elements covered before approaching potential investors:

Solar Project Development Phases

I. Site Assessment

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