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UbiQD to supply quantum dot technology to First Solar

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New Trump executive order fast-tracks end of solar and wind tax breaks

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June 25, 2025

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sonnen launches Canada’s first home battery-based VPP

In collaboration with multiple partners first of its kind Virtual Power Plant is based in Edmonton

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EnergySage and Scanifly Partner to integrate solar designs in quotes using AI

Adds array layouts and production estimates to quotes homeowners receive.

June 25, 2025

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Big Oil vs. Renewables: what’s behind Alberta’s Energy Standoff?

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Matt Ferrell: Is it possible for rooftop solar to power the entire world?

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First Nation, European partner to build largest solar project in New Brunswick

A 10-megawatt project will power 1,200 homes, deepen Indigenous clean energy leadership, and advance Saint John’s net-zero ambitions

June 24, 2025

Canadians Strongly Back Clean Energy Transition

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Canadians signal overwhelming support for clean energy transition, says new poll

New polling suggests public sentiment is well ahead of policy as Canada weighs energy future

June 23, 2025

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Canada funds a massive off-grid solar project in British Columbia

The Canadian government is investing nearly $17 million in a major off-grid solar project with the Ulkatcho First Nation, aiming to cut diesel ...

June 18, 2025

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Most neighbours support more large-scale solar nearby

'Yes, in my back yard'—most people who live near large-scale solar projects are happy to have more built nearby

June 18, 2025

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Ontario just quietly legalized virtual net metering—here’s what that means for solar

Ontario has quietly approved a regulatory framework enabling corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs), effectively opening the door to virtual net metering and offsite ...

June 17, 2025

Research and Development

New imaging method reveals how lithium-metal batteries lose capacity over time

New eCryoEM imaging reveals electrolyte reactivity, not electron diffusion, drives early lithium battery corrosion.

June 16, 2025

Ontario’s Energy Plan mixes nuclear and rooftop solar — my full analysis

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Ontario’s Energy Plan mixes nuclear and rooftop solar — my full analysis

The plan, a first for the province, is a 25-year roadmap that combines nuclear, gas, and distributed energy like solar and storage to ...

June 13, 2025

Alberta's new reclamation rules make too expensive to build solar or wind

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Alberta’s new reclamation rules make it too expensive to build solar or wind — let me explain

The Alberta government’s updated Code of Practice imposes the highest reclamation security costs in North America for renewable energy projects — a move ...

June 11, 2025

Studies and Modelling

Study sheds light on solar farm impacts to property values

The stigma that solar panels are visually unappealing and will lower the value of nearby land has been around in some form or ...

June 10, 2025

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British Columbia power grid under pressure—here’s how the province plans to fix it fast

Amid surging energy demand and climate-driven supply shocks, British Columbia launches dual initiatives to expand reliable electricity sources and scale up energy efficiency ...

June 9, 2025