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- March 24, 2021 Article Driving Canada’s Carbon Tech Advantage As companies around the world set their sights on bold emissions reductions goals - specifically, net-zero emissions by 2050 - there is an urgent need for clean technology solutions. View Article
- March 23, 2021 Article Canada’s Aging Water Infrastructure: The Solutions are Out There Replacing and modernizing Canada’s water infrastructure (while adjusting to climate change and assuring clean, safe water to all) isn’t the type of challenge that you can solve by simply applying approaches from the past. View Article
- March 17, 2021 Article Welcoming a New Era in Canadian Watertech In this article, we take a look at how an old era of disconnected systems and siloed data is being rapidly replaced by a highly interconnected and powerful ecosystem supported by cloud computing and data analytics. View Article
- March 17, 2021 Article Build Back Better, Build Back Green Next time you’re in the Lower Mainland region of BC enjoying a latte at a local Starbucks, look around; you may be in Canada’s first sustainably built, zero construction waste coffee shop. View Article
- March 16, 2021 Announcement $450,000 Awarded to Alberta Startups at Province’s Inaugural Cleantech Investment Summit Four Albertan cleantech companies received over $450,000 in investment at the first Alberta Cleantech Investment Summit last Thursday. View Announcement
- March 15, 2021 Announcement Vestas Challenge Winners Announced The Vestas SDG Connect Challenge was seeking circular economy solutions within the recycling, material processing, and new materials sectors to create the next generation of fully recyclable blades for their wind turbines. View Announcement
- March 12, 2021 Announcement Foresight and ACTia Partner with BLG to Advance Cleantech in Agriculture Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre and the Alberta Clean Technology Industry Association (ACTia) today announced a new sponsorship with Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG), a leading Canadian law firm, to advance cleantech solutions in the agriculture sector. View Announcement
- March 8, 2021 Article Community of Innovators profile: TEC Edmonton A joint venture of the University of Alberta and Edmonton Economic Development Corporation, TEC Edmonton operates the Edmonton region’s largest health-technology accelerator. View Article
- March 3, 2021 Announcement $140,000 Investment to Be Awarded to Alberta Cleantech Company An Alberta cleantech company will be selected to receive $140,000 in seed funding at the Alberta Cleantech Investment Summit (the Summit). The virtual event takes place on March 11. View Announcement
- February 22, 2021 Article From Triple Threat to Triple Win - How Digital Water Management is Transforming Canada According to the Canadian Infrastructure Report Card, 30 percent of water infrastructure (such as watermains and sewers) are in fair, poor, or very poor condition, and more than $60 billion is needed to repair or replace aging drinking water systems in Canada. View Article
- February 18, 2021 Announcement 12 Change-Makers Honoured in 2021 BC Cleantech Awards Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre announced the winners of the 2021 BC Cleantech Awards at a virtual awards ceremony today. Twelve individuals and organizations were recognized for their contribution to British Columbia’s thriving cleantech community. View Announcement
- February 16, 2021 Announcement Foresight and Aqua Forum Partner to Kickstart Canadian Watertech Startups Foresight, Canada’s cleantech ecosystem accelerator, is partnering with Aqua Forum, a Canadian innovation platform dedicated to early-stage startups in the water sector, to help transform watertech solutions into viable businesses through the AquaHacking Challenge. View Announcement