Nexterra Systems Corp., a leading supplier of advanced, renewable biomass gasification heat and power solutions, earlier this week announced that it has received the Best Application of Technology Award from the British Columbia Industry Association (BCTIA). This award recognizes Nexterra's biomass gasification system at Kruger Products LP's New Westminster tissue mill. ...

News | Newswire | Jun 17, 2010

The Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation of Alberta announced this week its commitment to a $10 million grant to Plasco Alberta for the construction of the previously announced Plasco Conversion System for the Central Waste Management Commission (CWMC) to be located in Red Deer County, Alberta. The grant ...

News | Newswire | Jun 17, 2010

Cartier Wind Energy Inc. accepted Company of the Year and Construction of Wind Farms awards in Quebec's 2nd Wind Energy Industry Gala organized by the "Technocentre éolien" (Wind Energy Technocentre), in addition to seeing an officer recognized for his contributions. The gala is designed to recognize organizations and individuals that ...

News | Newswire | Jun 17, 2010

Novozymes, the world's leading producer of industrial enzymes, and Lignol Energy Corporation, a leading company in the cellulosic ethanol sector, this week signed a research and development agreement to make biofuel from wood chips and other forestry residues. The partners aim to develop a process for making biofuel from forestry ...

News | Newswire | Jun 17, 2010

Alter NRG Corp. has announced that it has signed a strategic alliance agreement with SMS EnvoCare Ltd (SMS), which has constructed and operates two hazardous waste to energy facilities in India using the Westinghouse Plasma technology. Westinghouse Plasma Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alter NRG. SMS intends to ...

News | Newswire | Jun 17, 2010

Canadians could soon see renewable fuels produced on a large scale from algae grown in Nova Scotia. Speaking in Halifax, the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), made the announcement at the launch of the algal biofuel project at the National Research Council Institute for Marine Biosciences ...

News | Newswire | Jun 17, 2010

Hybrid vehicle development in Canada has received a huge jolt of propulsion this week. Professor Ali Emadi, a leading U.S. developer of electric powertrain technology, has been appointed Canada Excellence Research Chair in Hybrid Powertrain and will relocate to McMaster University. The appointment will see the construction of a new ...

Features | Newswire | May 20, 2010

Whether you operate a large fabrication shop, a maintenance department or a garage, clean parts are an important component to making a business run efficiently, and standard solvent cleaners can be harsh on a work environment and employees. Until recently, however, there weren’t many alternatives. Now, a Canadian company is ...

Features | Robert Colman | May 6, 2010

Canada might hold much of the world's oil supply, but that isn't stopping its entrepreneurial companies from being world leaders in second-generation bioenergy technologies. Over 100 companies are in the race to prove their technology can replace fossil fuels with affordable and planet-friendly biofuels to heat homes and schools and ...

Features | Crystal Luxmore | May 6, 2010

More Ontario homes and businesses will soon be powered by green energy with the awarding of contract offers for almost 2,500 megawatts of renewable energy announced by Ontario's Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Brad Duguid on April 8th. These projects, approved under the province's landmark Feed-in Tariff (FIT), are part ...

Features | Newswire | Apr 19, 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

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