Vancouver, BC – BC’s Independent Power Producers Association today welcomed the results of BC Hydro’s Clean Power Call. “The first award of contracts under BC Hydro’s Clean Power Call is a positive step forward for British Columbia’s clean energy industry and good news for the province’s economy,” said Paul Kariya, ...

News | Newswire | Mar 12, 2010

VANCOUVER, BC — Nexterra Systems Corp., a leading supplier of advanced, renewable biomass gasification heat and power solutions, announced that it has received the 2010 Sustainability Champion Award by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC). Nexterra has received VANOC's 2010 Sustainability Champion Award for ...

News | Newswire | Mar 8, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO – A web application that alerts wine grape farmers when their vines are thirsty. Rainwater storage that’s easy to install and fits in tight spaces. Technology that tells water utility customers their usage rate and rewards them for cutting back. These are the winning business ideas for the ...

News | Newswire | Mar 8, 2010

Montreal, QC – Walter Surface Technologies recently announced the creation of the new Air Force / AF-Weld, a system that reduces the costs of welding operations while simultaneously minimizing their environmental impact. It also provides a “hassle-free” welding experience with its anti-spatter formula that inhibits corrosion, allows for immediate painting, ...

News | Newswire | Mar 3, 2010

Toronto, ON – Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd and Bosch Solar Energy AG announced this week that they have agreed to jointly market Bosch thin film PV modules in combination with the Sustainable Energy’s SUNERGY inverter for the Ontario market. Under a memorandum of understanding, Bosch Solar Energy will be the ...

News | Newswire | Mar 3, 2010

OTTAWA — Export Development Canada (EDC) announced it is providing a USD 48 million loan to Russia's Gazprombank to finance the purchase of Canadian-made systems that capture and process flared gas from Edmonton-based Thermo Design Engineering Ltd (TDE). "Thermo Design's involvement in this project has great potential to significantly promote Canadian ...

News | Newswire | Mar 3, 2010

Bloom Energy Corporation announced the availability of the much-hyped Bloom Energy Server on February 24th. The patented solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology is being touted by the company as a cleaner, more reliable, and more affordable alternative to both today’s electric grid as well as traditional renewable energy sources. ...

Features | GB Staff | Feb 26, 2010

Two new speakers have been announced for this year’s ENEX Energy Excellence conference. One of the newest additions to the event is David Arkell, President and CEO of 360 Energy. Arkell appeared at the last ENEX event and was one of our highest-rated speakers. 360 Energy is a leading energy ...

Features | GB Staff | Feb 18, 2010

A community biomass gasification CHP project in Alaska aims to break new ground. Among the potential forms of renewable energy from biomass, CHP (Combined Heat and Power) is emerging as one of the most viable options. With its one-two punch of thermal and electric energy, CHP is generating a lot of ...

Features | Ricki Normandin | Feb 3, 2010

NewEarth Renewable Energy is setting out to spark a biomass energy revolution with its proprietary ECO-pyrolysis torrefaction (EPT) process.  “Our process would actually revolutionize the future of the woody biomass industry,” says Ahava Amen, president of Seattle-based NewEarth Renewable Energy. “It would offer maximum revenue potential because our technology takes ...

Features | Ricki Normandin | Feb 3, 2010

Medicine Hat, Alberta, dubbed "The Gas City" because of its huge natural gas reserves, is looking to the sun for some of its own energy needs. Unique for a Canadian municipality, Medicine Hat is in the gas production business. A vertically integrated energy utility, the city has approximately 4,000 natural ...

Features | Ricki Normandin | Jan 20, 2010

An international renewable energy contingency was in Ottawa recently for the Ocean Renewable Energy Group’s (OREG) 2009 Fall Symposium. Prior to the event, which assembles Canada's ocean energy industry leadership and international associates who see the resource and economic opportunities our oceans and massive river systems offer, Scottish Development International ...

Features | Robert Colman | Nov 26, 2009

Many manufacturers are struggling to keep the lights on and convince shareholders they are still relevant. Because of this, they too often avoid talking to their customers about what they want.   It’s too bad. When it comes to your company’s green strategy, if you wait for your customers to “force you” ...

Columns | Rob Colman | Sep 8, 2009

As they struggle to transform and survive, one of the safest bets companies can place is on lean manufacturing tools. Implemented properly, lean is a low-cost high return strategy designed to encourage all your employees to endlessly pursue better ways to generate more value for your customers and produce less ...

Columns | Rob Colman | May 1, 2009

When your customer base is in trouble, find new customers  By Todd Phillips It's all but impossible to pen a column about manufacturing in December 2008 without addressing the elephant in the room. The elephant, of course, is the global economic upheaval. He's hard to ignore because he’s noisy, stomping on ...

Columns | Rob Colman | Dec 10, 2008