World’s largest offshore wind turbines would mimic palm trees to withstand winds
The US Department of Energy is funding research that could lead to the building of the world’s largest offshore wind turbines. The turbine blades being developed are 200 metres long […]
Manufacturing closer to stabilizing in January: report
Ontario manufacturing continues to be the bright spot in the Canadian economy, in the words of RBC chief economist Craig Wright. He was commenting on the latest RBC Canadian Manufacturing […]
Canada’s small businesses encouraged to invest for success
A sizable majority of Canada’s small and mid-sized enterprises, or SMEs, intend to invest in their business in the coming year. A study from the Business Development Bank of Canada […]
National Energy Board not doing enough to ensure pipeline safety: report
Opponents of oil and gas pipelines have long contended that they are not safe, and that pipeline companies, while they claim to put safety ahead of all considerations, are in […]
Development proposals presented for major new National Capital project
A group consisting of land developers, investors, realtors and theatrical producers has created a plan for a major re-development of a parcel of land in Ottawa. The area, called LeBreton […]
First wood frame mid-rise construction in Toronto will be condos
The first mid-rise wood frame construction project to be built in Toronto will likely be condominiums. The firm of Quadrangle Architects submitted an application to the city of Toronto for […]
Cars and aerospace boosted Canada’s manufacturing sales in November
Cars and car parts provided most of the momentum for Canada’s manufacturing industry in November, pushing sales higher after three consecutive months of decline, Statistics Canada reports. Total manufacturing sales […]
Wind energy on growth trend, major offshore project proposed for Nova Scotia
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) reports that Canada is now ranked seventh in the world for total installed wind energy capacity. During 2015, Canada added 1,506 MW of new […]
Oilsands companies hope to innovate cleaner, more profitable future
Reducing costs and mitigating environmental impact are the “double bottomline” issues that a new Canadian clean technology partnership will tackle in coming years. Two of the country’s major energy companies, […]
Microgrids coming to two Ontario power utilities
Two Ontario cities are moving ahead with plans to incorporate utility microgrids in their traditional power grids. A microgrid is a small-scale local energy grid with its own power resources, […]
Toyota Canada top producer for first time in 2015; RAV4 on a roar
Canada set a new record for car sales in 2015, with nearly 1.9 million vehicles sold. According to one industry analyst, Dennis DesRosiers, it’s possible that 2016 will be another […]
Bid deadline today for Canada’s new search and rescue aircraft
After many delays, the bids are finally in for providing Canada with its new fleet of fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft. The program will replace Canada’s existing, very old fleets […]
