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Inadequate financing threatens Canadian cleantech’s global competitiveness: study

Canada outperforming U.S. rivals in cleantech research, but fails to compete when commercializing technologies, joint SDTC-Cycle Capital report finds » read more

Cap-and-trade to cost $8B, reduce GHGs by less than 20 per cent, says Ontario’s auditor general

Auditor general Bonnie Lysyk says despite a planned subsidy, the average household electricity bill is projected to increase 23 per cent from 2015 to 2020 » read more

Chrysler plant in Windsor, Ont. begins production of first-ever hybrid minivan

Capping $1 billion investment in Canadian assembly plant, new Pacifica Hybrid gets 84 miles per gallon, can travel up to 53 kilometres solely on electric power » read more

Power-hungry Google says it will run entirely on renewables by next year

No small commitment, the Internet giant is a prodigious electricity user. Its sprawling data centres consume about 5.7 terawatt hours of electricity each year—nearly as much as 800,000-person San Francisco » read more
 
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Cleantech Canada

Electric vehicle charging stations coming to 25 Ontario Canadian Tire locations

Part of the 2,500 station-FLO charging network rolling out across Canada, the federal government and AddEnergie partner to bring fast-chargers to Canadian Tire gas stations across province » read more

Eying market for lab-grown meat, Tyson Foods launches US$150M venture fund

The innovation fund’s first investment is a stake in California’s Beyond Meat, a plant-made burger company. Lab-grown meat and other animal product alternatives offer to slash livestock-related emissions and solve many animal rights issues » read more
 
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Practicality vs. sex appeal: GM pits new Chevy Bolt against Tesla Model 3

The all-electric Bolt will beat Tesla's hotly-anticipated Model 3 to market by months, but drivers and critics question the hatchback's pedestrian looks » read more

Ontario to alter renewable procurement process, drop focus on wind, solar

Energy minister says province's previous method of signing power deals for specific types of generation was "arbitrary" and led to uncompetitive prices » read more