renewable energy
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Nova Scotia invites tidal energy proposals
The Nova Scotia government plans to offer power purchase agreements for up to 7.7 megawatts of tidal energy delivered through new demonstration projects in the Bay of Fundy.
Construction Business
A showcase for low-carbon energy innovation
Vancouver’s False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility has been awarded the System of the Year Award by IDEA.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Nova Scotia public housing locks in wind power
The Nova Scotia government has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement for its public housing portfolio, locking in rates for electricity generated at the Mersey River Wind Project.
REMI Network
Guelph unveils emissions reduction plan
The City of Guelph has released a new climate action plan to cut more than 10,000 tonnes of GHG emissions.
Canadian Property Management
Tariff blowback exerts ill force on wind farms
Advocates for Canada’s renewable energy industry want wind turbine towers exempted from the list of imported steel-based products that will be subject to a 25 per cent tariff as of Dec. 26, 2025.
Construction Business
Largest off-grid solar project underway in B.C.
BC Hydro is upgrading its Anahim Lake Station and integrating solar energy from Ulkatcho’s Anahim Lake Solar Farm into its microgrid.
Canadian Property Management
New financing option for Indigenous investment
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke are partnering to finance Indigenous involvement in renewable energy infrastructure projects in Quebec.
Canadian Property Management
Capacity for renewable power generation grows
Canada-wide capacity for renewable power generation from wind, solar or energy storage inputs has grown by nearly 7,600 megawatts, or 46 per cent, since 2019.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Nova Scotia awaits gust of wind power generation
Nova Scotia has procured 625 megawatts of wind power generation and signed up 11 large-scale electricity customers for the pending clean energy supply.
Canadian Property Management
Nova Scotia solicits solar power providers
The application process is now open for prospective developer/owners who would be expected to enter a power purchase agreement with Nova Scotia Power and sell power subscriptions to consumers.
Canadian Property Management
New option proposed for Ontario’s ICI program
Large electricity customers in Ontario could have a new option for reducing the peak demand factors that determine their share of the bucket of electricity system costs known as the global adjustment.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ISSA Show North America 2022 to go fully sustainable
The 2022 show, which is being held October 10-13 in Chicago, will be powered using 100 per cent renewable electricity.
Construction Business
ATCO to build largest urban solar projects in Calgary
The ATCO Group will be building two solar installations in Calgary. The Barlow and Deerfoot solar projects will be the largest in Western Canada.
REMI Network
Pandemic strains intra-Commonwealth investment
Real estate recorded the most notable dollar-value decline in intra-Commonwealth investment activity in 2020 relative to the three-year annual average prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
REMI Network
Renewable energy consumption lags 2020 targets
Germany, the UK, Sweden and Spain all draw on renewable sources for more than 10 per cent of consumption. From there, the prominence of renewable supply declines significantly.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario to reinvest energy savings into patient care
Ontario is investing $64 million this year in the Hospital Energy Efficiency Program, which will help hospitals save energy and encourage the use of more renewable energy technologies.
Canadian Property Management
Inside the Zero Carbon Building Standard
The CaGBC is working to spearhead the next evolution of green building with the launch of its Zero Carbon Building Standard.
