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NGIF Accelerator’s latest report spotlights how its Emissions Testing Centre is scaling methane-reducing tech across Canada. 👉 Read more here: https://ow.ly/3Mou50Wvj3r. IQPC #MethaneMitigation #Cleantech #EnergyInnovation #Sustainability #EmissionsReduction #NaturalGas #NetZero #Energy #NGIFAccelerator #ESG #OilandGas

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How ready is your digital presence for the next generation of customers? Renfrew Hydro asked that same question, and realized their legacy website and branding no longer reflected who they’d become: a modern, community-focused utility leading the charge in sustainability. Partnering with EspioLabs, they re-energized their brand from the ground up with a modernized logo, accessible design system, and fully responsive WordPress site featuring multi-step service forms, live outage alerts, and intuitive navigation. The results? ✅ Stronger brand recognition across their service area ✅ A smoother, mobile-first customer experience ✅ A brand now positioned as a trusted, modern energy leader Read the full case study ➜ https://lnkd.in/eCgWRVEc #CaseStudy #WebDesign #Accessibility #DigitalStrategy #BrandTransformation

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The shift is clear: what was once waste is now opportunity. Thanks Triangle IP, Inc. for including us in your roundup showing how companies are rethinking materials, resources, and industrial byproducts to power a circular economy. At Resourcify, our role is to make this shift scalable by helping businesses track, optimise, and report on waste streams so that what’s often seen as a compliance burden becomes a source of measurable business and ESG value. #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #WasteManagement #ESG #Innovation

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FDO Energy is a Canadian cleantech startup that helps communities turn everyday waste into clean energy and sustainable fuels through its modular, proprietary waste conversion systems. The company develops scalable, retrofittable technology designed to convert waste through a controlled incineration process into usable energy and marketable byproducts. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Chathura Fernando leads the development of the company’s modular Clean Incinerator systems for waste-to-energy and hydrogen production. He has spent the past two years researching, designing, and testing clean energy systems, while also forming critical partnerships with academic and municipal organizations and securing non-dilutive funding for FDO. Janindu Liyanaarachchi serves as Chief Financial Officer at FDO Energy, where he leads financial planning and capital management to support the company’s growth and commercialization strategy. With a mission to make sustainable energy more accessible for communities as they strive to become energy independent, FDO will take the stage on June 3rd at Toronto's Western Angels' Demo Day.

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CANADA’S #ENERGY “CLEANTECH SCAPE” IS BROADENING AND DEEPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY… ...and having significant impact on critical energy questions, such as "how can we be way more efficient?" Indeed, perhaps our aspiration nationally should be to lay claim to a "Energy Efficiency Superpower." Innovations born in one sector are moving across sectors to help solve challenges that are common to all resource developments. And in the context of the GBM – “Grand Bargain MOU – signed between Alberta and Ottawa, there’s real opportunity to accelerate the impact cleantech will play in bringing next-generation resource development to the environmental and economic impact finish lines. Indeed, it’s surprising Danielle Smith and Mark Carney did not more formally acknowledge Canada’s cleantech ecosystem and its power to positively impact the MOU’s still cloudy order-of-go. Take Acceleware Ltd., by way of just one example. It has a very cool industrial heating electrification tech called #RFXL2.0 – an idea born to crack the code of thermal heavy oil recovery but which its innovators realized had broader application cross-sectorally in improving energy use, operating costs and emissions. To whit, Acceleware Ltd. has just signed on to conduct two feasibility studies for BHP in heap leach mining and iron ore processing – both among mining’s most energy-intensive processes. The Grand Bargain is about another form of "Building Big." It's about building big reputations and brands domestically and internationally. It's firms like Acceleware Ltd. that the feds and provinces should more formally recognize as critical #brand #ambassadors. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #cdnleg Timothy Hodgson Kate Tourigny Geoff Clark Lew Turnquist Mike Tourigny Pete Sametz

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Scaling technical teams for innovation often requires a significant capital investment that can stall high-potential projects. Identifying strategic subsidies can turn these financial hurdles into manageable growth opportunities. The IRAP program, administered by NRC Canada, supports innovation by subsidizing the hiring costs of technical talent. For projects deemed of interest, the program covers between 50% and 80% of an engineer's salary. This allows organizations to accelerate development and focus on innovative solutions with reduced financial risk. How are you leveraging external programs to support your technical hiring? Let me know your thoughts below 👇 #Innovation #Engineering #BusinessGrowth #NRC #CanadaBusiness

October is Circular Economy Month and 📅 October 22: Waste Reduction for Electronics! At Electronics Product Stewardship Canada (EPSC), we are proud to support responsible end-of-life recycling of electronics. Since 2003, EPSC — in collaboration with the Retail Council of Canada (RCC) — has led the development of regulated recycling programs across the country. These programs ensure that unwanted electronics are safely recycled, helping to: ✅ Keep e-waste out of landfills ✅ Recover valuable and critical materials ✅ Protect the environment This October 22, take action: ♻️ Recycle your electronics through an approved drop-off site. Let’s close the loop — one device at a time. #CircularEconomyMonth #Ewaste #ElectronicsRecycling #ProductStewardship #EPSC #Sustainability #WasteReduction

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“Financial wins, clarity keys to proving decarbonization value: CAGBC panel.” Sustainable Biz Canada’s new article summarizes the key themes from last week’s panel session at the CAGBC Green Building Business Summit. This panel of industry leaders, including Michael Guadagnoli, BPA's Vice-President of Sustainable Performance, highlighted how organizations are turning climate commitments into tangible action by addressing financial considerations, regulatory challenges, and the need for clarity in decarbonization strategies. To read more about the CAGBC Green Building Business Summit, read the rest of the SustainableBiz article here: https://lnkd.in/eX3qsQvW

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🌍 Looking to better understand local content policies in the energy sector? The Energy Local Content Map, developed by the Mining Shared Value programme of Engineers Without Borders Canada with support from Ipieca, is a free tool that brings together legislation, news and studies from over 30 countries. It’s designed to help users navigate local content-related policy contexts in both the oil and gas and renewables sectors. 🗺️ Explore the map 👉 https://lnkd.in/g6JmMRQf 📬 Subscribe to the newsletter 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWRm_QsE If you find the map useful, consider sharing it with your network to help spread the word. #LocalContent #EnergyTransition #SustainableDevelopment #PolicyInsights

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Canada is home to world-class carbon-to-value innovators—but without the right market signals and structural support, scaling remains a challenge. In a recent The Canadian Press feature, Interim CEO David H. Sanguinetti shares insights on the promise, challenges, and economic realities of turning CO₂ into valuable products. The article also highlights findings from our recent report with the Canadian Gas Association, which points to regions like southwestern Ontario as potential hubs for carbon-to-value innovation. Foresight portfolio companies Carbon Upcycling Technologies and CarbinX Technologies (formerly CleanO2) are featured as leading Canadian innovators transforming CO₂ into high-value goods, from low-carbon concrete inputs to consumer goods like soap. Read more: https://hubs.la/Q03C96760

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💨 Canada’s hydrogen economy is taking shape. Foresight Canada has mapped the national hydrogen technology ecosystem, identifying 92 companies active across the value chain in its latest Ventures to Value Chains report. Hydrogen is seen as a vital complement to electrification — but growth is stalled by high costs, limited demand, and insufficient infrastructure. Foresight says coordinated action is needed to break the cycle and unlock Canada’s potential. Full story + report download 👇 https://lnkd.in/g9U7BDNH

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Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities (CERRC): Research, Development, and Demonstration projects. Provides funding for renewable energy and capacity-building projects in Indigenous, rural, and remote communities across Canada. https://lnkd.in/e23NFhix

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✨ We’re pleased to share that TROES battery energy storage systems are now listed on the Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Green Public Procurement Tool (GPPT). The GPPT platform helps public-sector and sustainability-focused organizations discover clean technology solutions across Canada. Users can now explore TROES energy storage systems, product details, and technical specifications directly through the platform. 👉 Visit this link: https://lnkd.in/ecpy44kT #TROES #BESS #EnergyStorage #Microgrid #Innovation #CleanEnergy #SmartGrid

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New from Ross Linden-Fraser and me (using Dave Sawyer's cost calculator): why the math on complaints about $130 per tonne in industrial carbon pricing systems don't add up. Canadian Climate Institute / Institut climatique du Canada https://lnkd.in/e9peHREq

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