Canadian wood pellets have bright future – Cellulose shows promise to supplant plastic

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The PacBio story: transforming forest waste to clean energy

PacBio saw an opportunity to expand its fibre supply and help the environment at the same time. » Read more...

What you don’t have, can’t leak: Q&A with Kayleigh Rayner Brown on process safety

Kayleigh has worked in the nuclear, petroleum and aerospace manufacturing industries with an environmental focus and, having completed a Master’s in process safety, is now leading hazard analyses in the pellet sector. » Read more...

Environmental permit granted for Canada’s first biomass gas-to-liquids plant

The plant will produce more than 6.5 million litres per year of low-carbon intensity, clean-burning synthetic diesel fuel (trade named SynDiesel) made from sawmill and forestry residuals. » Read more...

Greenlane Renewables fulfills contract for California natural gas project

Greenlane’s Pressure Swing Adsorption biogas upgrading systems will be used, creating clean renewable natural gas through anaerobic digestion of the farm waste stream. » Read more...

EverGen raises $17 million for sustainable RNG Canadian infrastructure projects

EverGen has finished raising an additional $17 million to address a large gap in renewable infrastructure across Canada. » Read more...

Wage Funding Programs to Hire Summer Students or Interns

At ECO Canada, we believe in giving students and recent graduates opportunities to put their knowledge into action. Our Employment Programs provide wage funding for organizations to expand their workforce and hire young professionals with knowledge of the latest advancements in STEAM, business and digital technology.

Funding is available for environmental employers looking to hire the brightest minds in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math (STEAM) and Business students, with no age restrictions, for 6-16 week placements.

Applications are now open! Students and employers can find out if they’re eligible through our quick online assessment >> Apply today

WPAC study confirms Canadian wood pellets have a bright future

Over the next five years, it is estimated that the demand for wood pellets will increase 40 per cent to nearly 51 million metric tonnes per year. » Read more...

Cellulose shows promise as potential to supplant plastic in some applications

Cellulose is the most abundant polymer on earth, and for thousands of years it served as the primary source material, before the rise of petroleum-based plastics. » Read more...