January 30, 2018 — The Alberta government has announced that more than $81 million over the next four years is being made available for the agriculture sector through the Climate Leadership Plan and the federal government.

January 29, 2018 — Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources, has announced a $182 million investment to increase energy efficiency by improving how homes and buildings are designed, renovated and constructed.

January 17, 2018 — The government of Canada has committed to supporting the Qulliq Energy Corporation (QEC) and the City of Iqaluit’s proposed expansion of QEC’s existing district heating system in Iqaluit.

January 16, 2018 — Energy Efficiency Alberta has announced changes to its Business, Non-Profit and Institutional (BNI) Energy Savings Program, which was launched in May 2017.

January 11, 2018 - The first year of Ontario’s cap & trade program is behind us, and participating energy users are getting used to carbon inventories and applying for allowances. Four auctions were held to sell credits for participants who had, or anticipate having, an allowances deficit. It is hoped that many companies, both large and small, become more focused on reducing emissions.

January 08, 2018 - An all-weather friendly cooling technology that works without mechanical compressors or chemical refrigerants... and generates drinking water?

January 5, 2018 — Eaton has announced a call for entries for the 41st annual Source Awards lighting design competition.

January 2, 2018 — Energy Efficiency Alberta is now requiring that OEM model numbers be displayed on the physical equipment so that it can be verified during post-installation site inspections. The organization says this is in an efffort to increase the speed of application processing and to expedite post-installation site inspections for the Business, Non-Profit and Institutional Energy Savings Program.

December 20, 2017 —The Government of Canada has announced it will provide over $1 billion from the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund over the next five years to six provinces.

December 14, 2017 — The Canadian Industry Partnership for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) and NRCan have put out a call for nominations for the 2018 CIPEC Leadership Awards. Nominate your company, a member of the industry or a future leader by March 2, 2018.

December 13, 2017 - Energy is in the headlines every day. Rising electricity rates. Climate targets. Carbon taxes. It’s understandable when corporate leaders shake their heads and say, “Burning energy is just a cost of doing business. All we can do is pay our utility bills each month.”

December 13, 2017 — According to a new Leaderboard Report from Navigant Research, Schneider Electric, Siemens and Ameresco are the leading energy service companies (ESCOs).

December 12, 2015 — The BC Energy Step Code will come into legal force on December 15. On that same day, any green-building bylaws that B.C. cities may be using to regulate energy efficiency (i.e. BuiltGreen, Energy Star) will be rendered unenforceable.

November 28, 2017 - Convergent Energy+Power says it has finished work on an 8.5-MWh energy storage project at Husky Injection Moulding System Ltd. (Bolton, Ont.), and will be operational as soon as Hydro One finishes its interconnection work.

... and come back on better than ever!