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U.S. scraps methane emissions rules, prompting fears in Canadian oilpatch

The U.S. and Canada agreed to curb methane emissions last spring, but Congress has now rolled back the Obama-era initiative, which could hurt the competitiveness of the Canadian oil and gas industry


Halifax professor wins Canada’s top science prize for his battery work with Tesla

Dalhousie's Jeff Dahn has worked with lithium and lithium-ion technology since 1978 and is one of the world's leading battery researchers


Trump may be pushing fossil fuels, but he can’t put cheap solar power ‘back in the bottle’

Wind and solar accounted for two-thirds of new U.S. generating capacity last year and despite the changing of the guard in Washington, utilities are boosting their exposure to increasingly cheap solar energy projects


New report highlights ways cleantech firms can build on industry momentum

No longer neglected, Canada's maturing cleantech sector is poised for growth, Cleantech Canada's 2017 Directions report says
 
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Canadian companies well represented on Cleantech Group’s top 100 lists

16 Canadian companies were honoured by the Cleantech Group, which released its lists of the world's best and brightest clean technology innovators late last month » read more

40 per cent of Canadian jobs could be lost to automation, McKinsey chief says

The head of the federal government's economic growth council urges focus on key areas as technology puts jobs, livelihoods at risk over next decade » read more
 
Last week’s big stories 
 

Canadian energy firm powers up North America’s largest battery

Calgary-based AltaGas has plugged an 80 megawatt hour lithium-ion storage facility outside Los Angeles into the state's power grid. It's currently the largest in the U.S. or Canada, but with other projects under construction, that distinction will be short-lived » read more

GM, Honda to build US$85M fuel cell manufacturing plant in Michigan

Placing a big bet on the future of hydrogen-powered vehicles, the two automakers plan to mass produce fuel cells at plant in Detroit suburbs » read more