November 16, 2023 Black Box Innovations Inc. is an electrical device engineering and manufacturing company that believes strongly in innovation to be at the front of a growing green economy. Black Box’s company directors use their combined decades of experience and education in Green Electricity and Electronics to develop and manufacture products to serve this…
Recently, Klein Tools announced a new partnership with Altec, a major provider of products and services to the electric utility, telecommunications, tree care, lights, signs and related contractor markets. Through this partnership, Altec will become the exclusive master distributor in North America for Klein Tools’ Bucket Work Center (BWC). “Through this new collaboration, we will be able to improve the safety and efficiency of all aerial workers,” stated Kurt Owen, Senior Vice President at Klein Tools.
EVLO Energy Storage Inc. (EVLO) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the 2023 Landmark Application of Energy Storage Award from Energy Storage Canada. EVLO was chosen for its ground-breaking and innovative application of energy storage technology in Parent, Quebec. In Parent, a single transmission line supplies power to the town’s 600+ residents. When critical upgrades were necessary, EVLO deployed a 4-MW / 20-MWh BESS for Hydro-Quebec, the local utility.
ABB has recently been awarded a contract by EV infrastructure company Polara to provide e-mobility Compact Secondary Substation (CSS) skid-mounted power distribution units to charge and electrify vehicle fleets in Canada and the United States. As part of the exclusive collaboration, ABB is supplying power distribution skids for the Polara CHRGPK, an optimized modular design unit that will offer various skid sizes depending on the number of vehicles requiring charging at any given time.
November 15, 2023 To improve the livability and energy efficiency of large residential, commercial and multi-dwelling residential buildings, ABB Smart Buildings and Samsung C&T Corporation Engineering & Construction Group entered a new global agreement to jointly deliver integrated, holistic building automation, reliable energy distribution, and energy management solutions. This follows a separate global agreement signed…
Schneider Electric has announced the grand opening of the Schneider Electric Innovation Lab: Digital Buildings facility in Montreal.
November 15, 2023 Sense, an embedded electric meter intelligence company that’s redefining how utilities and consumers interact with homes and the grid, and Helio Home, a climate technology company with a mission to eliminate fossil fuels from every home in America, are launching a new referral partnership that will transform how consumers electrify their homes. The…
November 13, 2023 In March 2023, the CRTC announced a major public proceeding to improve Internet services competition. As part of the proceeding, the CRTC launched an expedited process to determine whether competitors should be able to access the fibre-to-the-home networks of large telephone and cable companies on an interim basis. Today’s initial decision is the…
November 7, 2023 This milestone helps build confidence in vehicle-to-grid electric vehicle technology — demonstrating compliance with safety and performance UL Standards and applicable safety and environmental regulations. UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, today announced it issued its first certification to UL 9741, the Standard for Bidirectional EV Charging System Equipment,…
November 7, 2023 Lightening Grid Québec (Réseau Allégé Québec) announced that it has received environmental and construction authorization from the Québec Ministry of the Environment to construct its advanced energy storage manufacturing and research facility located in the Ville de Shawinigan, Québec. “We have reached a significant milestone in our mission to establish a state-of-the-art energy…
November 7, 2023 For over 40 years, Composite Power Group Inc. has operated as an electrical utility sales representative company and has provided technical, hands-on, local sales representation for industry leading companies that supply products and services to the electric power industry. Composite Power Group Inc. has grown to become Canada’s leading utility sales representative…
November 6, 2023 A new nuclear materials sorting facility in Kincardine is now operating at full tilt, helping to reduce, reuse, and recycle nuclear materials produced by OPG’s clean and reliable nuclear operations. In October, representatives from OPG, its subsidiary Laurentis Energy Partners, Energy Solutions Canada, as well as the Mayor of the Municipality of…
November 6, 2023 Subterra Renewables, a North America geothermal energy utility provider, is pleased to announce its expansion into Western Canada and the United States following its affiliated companies’ recent acquisition of privately held, Alberta-based Earth Drilling Co. Ltd. (Earth Drilling). As one of the west coast’s leading drilling suppliers, the transaction includes the acquisition of Nevada-based Harris Exploration (Harris) – a…
November 1, 2023 The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) is proud to launch a new initiative, Clean Energy Jobs Canada | Emplois Énergie Propre Canada, at CanREA’s annual conference (Electricity Transformation Canada) today. Clean Energy Jobs Canada aims to help accelerate the recruitment of more skilled workers into the growing renewables and energy storage industries. There…
October 25, 2023 The Minister of Energy has directed the Ontario Energy Board to amend Hydro One Networks Inc.’s (Hydro One) transmission license to develop and construct three new priority transmission lines to meet growing electricity demand in northeast and eastern Ontario. The three priority transmission lines will meet the needs of new and growing industries…
October 25, 2023 Aecon Group Inc. announced that funds managed by the Power Opportunities strategy of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (Oaktree) agreed to make a strategic investment in an Aecon subsidiary, Aecon Utilities Group Inc. (Aecon Utilities), creating an enhanced growth vehicle focused on providing utility infrastructure services across North America. On closing, Oaktree will acquire…