Insights on Sustainable CAP – Webinar Recap
On April 25, NorthBridge held a webinar to examine agricultural trends in Canada, discuss current and past programming available for agri-tech companies, and share updates on the recently announced Sustainable CAP. Since replacing the Canadian Agricultural Partnership on April 1, The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership has announced opportunities to expand markets, grow the sector, develop […]
951 Small FIT Contracts Offered by Ontario Power Authority
Ontario's clean energy economy continues to grow as the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) offers 951 new Small Feed-in Tariff (FIT) renewable energy contracts. In total, these new contracts will add 146.5 megawatts of power, which is more than enough power to give 21,000 homes electricity. The majority of these contract offers (934 projects) were for […]
Reactions to The U.S. Bioeconomy Blueprint: Innovation and concerns loom on the horizon.
The 2012 U.S. National Bioeconomy Blueprint was announced on April 26th with the purpose of assessing strategic objectives to maximise on the U.S. bioeconomy potential and to highlight ongoing efforts to meet those objectives. However, many are concerned that the blueprint predominantly focuses on economic development while insufficiently addressing regulations to minimise social and environmental impact. The […]
Renewable Energy Incentives: Accelerated Capital Cost Write-offs and Canadian Renewable and Conservation Expenses (CRCE) Program
There is an interesting tax incentive for the renewable energy industry which could compensate for the removal of capital from the SR&ED expenditure base: a category of deductible expenses for companies undertaking project development through the Canadian Renewable and Conservation Expenses (CRCE) program. At the moment, the CRA allows for accelerated capital cost write-offs on capital expenditures […]
Toronto Public Forum: North America’s Energy Future, April 18
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has organized a public forum, North America’s Energy Future: Powering a Low-carbon Economy for 2030 and Beyond, through their Joint Public’s advisory Committee with a collection of energy experts from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. to discuss and answer questions regarding the current and future state of renewable energy […]
Ontario FIT Program Amendments Reaffirm Government Commitment
The Ministry of Energy has released the numbers for the anticipated rate reductions in the FIT program. New solar projects will see rate reductions of over 20 percent, wind projects will see 15 percent. The FIT program was launched in 2009 and offers green energy producers above-market rates to feed electricity into the grid. The rate […]
Energy News Round-Up
Energy Future Heading North Recent talk in the Canadian energy sector has been pointing to Nunavut as representing “the future of the country’s energy sector” (see Nunatsiaq News and The Globe and Mail). Eva Aariak, Premier of Nunavut, spoke on March 14th at the Arctic Oil and Gas Symposium in Calgary to present Nunavut as […]
Growing the Margins- Rural Green Energy & Biogas
Growing the Margins (GTM) recently ran the Canadian Farm and Food Biogas Conference (March 5-6) and Exhibition and the Technology Tour (March 7) throughout the London, Ontario region. The conference and exhibition facilitated inter-industry association collaboration and discussion of hybrid solar / bio solutions. It provided innovative companies a forum through which to present on topics ranging from the latest […]
Ontario Insists on Local Content for Renewable Energy
In an interview with Reuters, Energy Minister Chris Bently refused to alter controversial rules that require local content for all projects. The FIT review will be complete by the end of March, and it is expected that cuts will be made in the generous government subsidies that have previously jumpstarted renewable energy businesses in Ontario. […]
New High-Tech CO2 Absorption System to Reduce Greenhouse Gases
With the help of the Ontario government, Pond Biofuels is piloting a new CO2 absorption system at St. Marys Cement. The new system will reduce greenhouse gases by absorbing dirty smokestack emissions, and grow algae which can be used in oil production, can be converted into biodisel and bioplastics, or act as a renewable coal […]