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Remote Ontario research station replaces decades of diesel reliance with award-winning solar and battery project

By Derick Lila6 days ago

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Canada’s renewable energy industry is getting busier. Here’s why ETC 2026 gave me hope.

October 25, 2026

Sheep grazing around solar panels offers farmers economic, ecological gains

October 21, 2026
New way to make perovskite solar cells more efficient and durable

October 14, 2026
Solar cells gain efficiency by emitting light in fewer directions

October 7, 2026
Stanford study says clean energy bottleneck isn’t technology—it’s market design

October 5, 2026

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Federal memo says rooftop solar payback takes 30-years in Canada. But the numbers tell a complicated story

The payback problem is real

September 30, 2026

Press Release

U.S. energy storage market posts record 18.9 GWh in Q2 as longer-duration systems drive growth

Total GW installations down 7%, but GWh up 17% year-over-year. A new record.

September 29, 2026

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Canada ends anti-dumping and countervailing duties on certain Chinese solar modules

Removing trade measures that had been in place for more than a decade.

September 29, 2026

Press Release

Renewables hit record in 2025, but world must move faster: Report

Global renewable capacity must accelerate sharply to meet 2030 target

September 22, 2026

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How solar is beating all small modular reactor metrics

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Is Quebec becoming Canada’s next solar market?

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Canada Greener Homes Program is coming back. But first, let’s discuss what went wrong last time

April 13, 20260

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The $20,000 Solar Question: Should you wait for Perovskite Solar or install panels now?

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Montreal Olympic Park Opens Quebec’s First Fully Solar-Powered Public Space

Montreal’s Olympic Park has opened Espace solaire, a permanent outdoor workspace powered entirely by solar energy and equipped with battery storage, Wi-Fi, outlets ...

September 20, 2026

Press Release

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) announce merger

Effective in early October, CCSA will integrate its team, resources, and policy work within SEIA.

September 19, 2026

Studies and Modelling

Degrading dopants could boost organic semiconductor charge levels 100-fold

The researchers call the process "degradation-assisted doping" (DAD).

September 19, 2026

Insight

Alberta’s new $14-per-panel recycling fee adds $1M to solar projects

Alberta will introduce a $14-per-panel solar recycling fee Oct. 1. BRC-Canada says it could add roughly $1 million to an average solar project.

September 8, 2026

Press Release

RBC launches 10-year “renewable energy credits” program to support community solar projects in Canada

Launching with projects in Manitoba and Prince Edward Island.

September 4, 2026

Corporate renewable energy deals in Alberta declined 99% from 2023 to 2025 (PVBuzzMedia).

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Alberta’s renewable energy deals have collapsed 99%. What happens next?

Only 38 MW of new solar capacity was added, the lowest annual growth since 2019.

August 26, 2026

Press Release

Coal will cost Saskatchewan tens of billions more than natural gas or renewables, report finds

As economic conditions tighten across Canadian economy, Saskatchewan locks in decades of more expensive and higher-emitting electricity

August 24, 2026

Press Release

NRStor and its partners are planning to build a massive battery storage project in Ontario

1,200-megawatt-hour battery energy storage system.

August 12, 2026

Studies and Modelling

Not all clean power cuts emissions equally: Timing and location determine impact

Think of it like carpooling.

August 8, 2026

Science and Technology

Solar trackers that fold away from hail while increasing power output nearly 40 percent

At night and during a storm, the modules fold up automatically

August 7, 2026