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Transitioning to clean heat is critical to meeting air quality and climate goals, but states and utility regulators must be proactive to ensure that the gas transition is equitable and doesn't disproportionately burden low- and middle-income households with higher gas bills.

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Global scale CANDU in AB Pathways global scale carbon capture is better for CDN than No scale EV battery plants in ON that cost CDN taxpayers $52.5 billion to attract EV battery plants for EVs that north Americans do not want to drive! We CANDU in the west too i.e CANDU in the oilsands Pathways Carbon Project !

For the Alberta tech companies innovating in #CleanEnergy seeking to find right-fit investors, did you know there are 𝟰𝟱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆? This list includes Foresight Canada, Metiquity Ventures, Yaletown Partners, McRock Capital, Builders VC, Startup TNT, Inovia Capital, Idea Well Capital Partners and The51 —to name a few. Explore clean energy investors in the Start Alberta deal flow database: https://lnkd.in/gGZXViPX Alberta tech founders: use the Start Alberta database to fit your right-fit investors! Go to the Investors section and use the “Advanced Filter” to narrow down your investor search, such as filtering by stage, portfolio size and industry experience. Reach out to [email protected] if you need help. #AlbertaTech #ABtech #Energy #EnergyTech #Startup #Investor #Investors #Funding #FundingRounds #Investments #VentureCapital #VC #GrowthCapital #TechCommunity #StartUpEcosystem #Entrepreneur #Tech

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🌍 Kinitics Automation Featured in BIV News! 🌍 Reducing methane emissions in the natural gas sector is crucial, and Kinitics Automation is leading the way with innovative solutions! Our newly launched KVA38 actuator, highlighted in Business in Intelligence for BC, uses shape memory alloys to replace pneumatic valves, reducing methane leaks at wells. This innovation supports Canada's push for stronger methane abatement regulations. Read the full feature in BIV and see how Kinitics is helping shape a cleaner energy future! #MethaneReduction #CleanEnergy #GreenEnergy #CleanTech #VancouverInnovation #KiniticsAutomation #BIV #ShapeMemoryAlloy

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Canada’s energy industry needs a carbon policy “time-out.” Canada’s current policies are already too complex. Adding more layers on top of a shaky foundation will not result in more GHG reductions, and may result in less investment, not more. Before introducing additional policy action — like the proposed cap for oil and gas sector emissions — we need to pause and assess what’s already in place across all energy systems and orders of government. Only then should Canada consider new initiatives. Read my commentary in The Hub Canada’s DeepDives: https://lnkd.in/gBjG8eBi #GHG #Emissions #CndPoli #OilAndGas

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⚡ 🚚 Clean Energy Canada’s latest report highlights the urgent need to close the gap in commercial #ElectricVehicle adoption. While passenger #EVs often dominate climate action plans, commercial vehicles account for 37% of Canada’s transportation #emissions. Accelerating the shift to #electric trucks, vans, and buses could save up to 15,300 lives annually by reducing #AirPollution from #FossilFuel-powered commercial transport. Despite lagging behind global adoption rates, Canada has a clear path forward to help advance the deployment of commercial EVs including purchasing incentives, expanding #EVCharging infrastructure, and implementing stronger regulations to boost the sale of #ZeroEmissions commercial vehicles. Adopting cleaner commercial vehicles won’t just cut pollution; it will also fuel #JobCreation and local manufacturing, boosting the economy while advancing climate goals. Read the report 👉 https://lnkd.in/gN-giz3D #Transportation #Electrification

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Congratulations to our Energy Futures Lab colleagues and these incredible leaders on this important next phase of the Alberta's Electricity Future initiative. "While innovation is often thought of as purely technological, innovation in business models, policies, resources and investments, relationships and narratives (known collectively as social innovation) is also required to smooth paths to commercialization and mass adoption of new technologies as well as the transformation of associated policies, processes, and paradigms. What, for the industrial revolution, took centuries, must now be accomplished in a matter of decades in order to avoid the worst effects of climate change, which makes these often-overlooked social dimensions of change management critical." Learn More: https://lnkd.in/g6p5mN5R

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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Recently I published a perspective on the Canadian city of Mississauga’s plan to pilot hydrogen buses for their transit system. It included global data on the high cost and low reliability of hydrogen electrolysis and refueling systems and the high cost and low reliability of hydrogen fuel cell buses. Someone asked the next obvious question: how much money are we talking about, and who would be getting it? Follow the money, and in this case it’s up to $36 million, far more than the costs of purchasing and operating electric buses for equivalent service. (All dollar values in this article are in Canadian currency unless stated otherwise.) Let’s start with methodology. I’m a strong proponent of Professor Bent Flyvbjerg’s reference class forecasting approach to estimating the costs of projects. This is outlined in his best selling book with Dan Gardner from 2023, How Big Things Get Done. The methodology is simple: Get as much data on costs and duration on historical projects similar to the one proposed as possible Take the averages of costs and duration Start with that for the likely costs and duration of your project Adjust up or down only if it’s absolutely clear that there’s a variance, for example, half the distance of tunneling As a note, Flyvbjerg and co-authors recently published a paper on uniqueness bias, the assumption that your project is somehow magically different than other, similar projects, and how to avoid it. The abstract: “The paper explores “uniqueness bias,” a behavioral bias defined as the tendency of planners and managers to see their decisions as singular. For the first time, uniqueness bias is correlated with forecasting accuracy and performance in real-world project investment decisions. We problematize the conventional framing of projects as unique and hypothesize that it leads to poor project performance. We test the thesis for a sample of 219 projects and find that perceived uniqueness is indeed highly statistically significantly associated with underperformance. Finally, we identify how decision makers can mitigate uniqueness bias in their projects through what Daniel Kahneman aptly called “decision hygiene,” specifically reference class forecasting, premortems, similarity-based forecasting, and noise audits.” I encourage Mississauga’s transit planners to read both the material on reference class forecasting and uniqueness and apply the learnings to the proposed hydrogen bus trial. For full disclosure, some of my material appears in one of the chapters of Flyvbjerg’s book, I communicate with him moderately regularly and have worked professionally with his firm Oxford Global Projects. For further context, I was a major, complex projects estimation subject matter expert for one of the world’s largest technology firms as part of my professional life for several years, and developed and applied

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Foresight Canada has launched the Advanced Manufacturing Engineers Upskilling Program (AME-UP) to equip engineers with the skills needed for a sustainable and competitive manufacturing sector. Backed by Upskill Canada, Palette Skills, and the Government of Canada, AME-UP is a game-changer in aligning workforce capabilities with the cleantech-driven demands of today’s industry. 💡 Why it Matters: Canada’s advanced manufacturing sector faces mounting pressure to adopt energy-efficient, low-emission practices. Yet, there’s a critical shortage of workers with cleantech expertise. AME-UP bridges this gap by offering engineers industry-specific training, hands-on experience, and real-world projects with cleantech employers. 🚀 Opportunity Awaits: Engineers ready to transition into sustainable manufacturing and companies seeking skilled talent can now benefit from this 16-week program. Applications are open, creating pathways for talent to drive Canada’s green transformation in manufacturing. Together, let’s build a future-ready workforce that meets climate goals and global standards! 🌱

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Great webinar we are hosting covering one of the hottest topics in gas and building decarb right now. The leading states! The most innovative approaches! The soaring costs! The cuddly NPAs! All this and more. You could miss it then you will always regret it.

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🍁 Canada has announced a commitment to purchasing CAD 10 million in carbon removal services between now and 2030 to help achieve a goal of net-zero emissions in government operations by 2050 through the Greening Government Strategy. The strategy commits the government to cutting operational emissions as close to zero as possible and offsetting the remaining emissions with an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide removal. Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods can be categorized into technology-based approaches, such as direct air capture (DAC) or bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), as well as nature-based strategies like reforestation, afforestation, wetland restoration, and soil carbon sequestration. The Government of Canada also announced its intention to work closely with the public and private sectors on the development and use of carbon dioxide removal technologies. Learn more in our blog post: https://lnkd.in/et2mZdUr cc Chloe McElhone

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☀️🐑 Check out this insightful interview with Janna Greir, our Director at Agrivoltaics Canada, as she shares how grazing sheep and pigs at a solar farm supports sustainable agriculture. 🐖 Joshua Pearce, our advisor and one of our founders, also explains how properly installed solar PVs can boost crop yields without harming the land. This innovative approach eliminates the need for chemicals and reduces pollution, making farming and renewable energy more eco-friendly! 🌱 #SolarFarming #SolarEnergy #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #SustainableEnergy #Agrivoltaics #SolarAgriculture #SustainableFarming #RenewableAgriculture #GreenEnergy #EcoFriendly #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition #SmartFarming #SustainableLiving #InnovativeFarming Solar Sheep Western University Ivey Business School at Western University

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Addressing climate change goes beyond reduction in emissions; it demands actively removing carbon dioxide from atmosphere. Canada's commitment with sustainability, resources, and skilled workforce position it as a global leader for the development and deployment of negative emission technologies. Redirecting carbon tax revenues from big polluters to support this development can be pivotal. By driving innovation and sustainable job growth, Canada can mitigate the greenhouse effect and inspire global action. #ClimateAction #NegativeEmissions #Canada #Innovation #ClimateChangeMitigation

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As a New Brunswicker, have you ever wondered where and how the power you use is generated? Check out Atlantica's New Brunswick Interactive Energy Map tool to learn more.

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🌟 Exciting Opportunity: Zero-Emissions Technologies for Industrial Process Heating! 🌟 The government of Canada is calling on innovators to develop and demonstrate cutting-edge technologies for industrial process heating that have low or zero emissions. Here's how you can get involved and make an impact: 🔍 Challenge Overview: Objective: Develop technologies that significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industrial process heating. Target Sectors: Focus on manufacturing, mining, and construction industries. Goal: Achieve high-efficiency heating with minimal environmental impact. 💡 Why This Matters: Environmental Impact: Industrial process heating is a major contributor to carbon emissions. Innovative solutions can drive sustainability. Economic Opportunity: Potential for market growth in clean technologies and positioning Canada as a leader in sustainable industrial practices. Support and Resources: Access to funding and resources to develop and test your innovative solutions. 💰 Funding Details: Funding Amount: Up to CAD 150,000 for Phase 1 to develop a proof of concept. Successful projects may receive up to CAD 1 million for Phase 2 to build a prototype. Funding Source: Provided by the Government of Canada through Innovative Solutions Canada. 🚀 How to Participate: Please submit your Proposal: Show your technology's potential to meet the challenge's objectives. Collaborate Partner with research institutions, industry leaders, and government agencies to enhance your proposal. Leverage Funding: Access government funding to support the development and demonstration of your technology. 📅 Key Dates: Proposal Submission Deadline for Phase 1: September 13, 2024. Ensure your proposal is submitted by this date to be considered for funding and support. Notification of Results: Expected in December 2024. 🔗 Learn More: Visit the Innovative Solutions Canada page for detailed information and guidelines:https://lnkd.in/eBESfkG3 Let's drive innovation and sustainability in industrial processes together! Join the challenge and be part of Canada's journey to a net-zero future. 🌍💡 OCTIA's mission is to accelerate the transition to a clean technology economy in Ontario, supporting innovation and collaboration to achieve a sustainable future. #CleanTech #Innovation #Sustainability #NetZero #IndustrialHeating #CanadaInnovates #GreenTech #OCTIA

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