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Behind the headlines: cleantech and the federal budget
David Campbell and Chad Richards take us behind the headlines on cleantech and the federal budget.
Apr 21, 20217 min read


3ThoughtThursday – Coal phase out, committee report on EVs, Canada-US climate approach
It is important to recognize how we achieved such a feat: nuclear power did the heavy lifting and it's still doing so today.
Apr 15, 20213 min read


3ThoughtThursday – Bruce Power carbon co-op, Owen Sound EVs, Cleantech Week on the Hill
Over the past few weeks, the term “net zero” has been used extensively in these posts. In mid-March we talked about what exactly we mean...
Apr 8, 20213 min read


3ThoughtThursday – new Kinectrics facility, climate-focused infrastructure, Bruce Power & net zero
It’s April Fools’ Day! But I promise you the content in today’s post is no joke —we had one of those last Thursday . This week, we are...
Apr 1, 20213 min read


3ThoughtThursday – provincial budget released, Kinectrics event, e-petition tabled in Ottawa
What season is it best to go on a trampoline? …spring time! And, as we referenced last week on this blog, we’re bouncing into spring 2021...
Mar 25, 20213 min read


3ThoughtThursday – provincial budget next week, what is net zero, NII vaccination hub
Spring is just around the corner! And, in political circles that means speculation on what will be included in upcoming provincial and...
Mar 18, 20213 min read


3ThoughtThursday – Laveer joins the Frontier, equality matters, and Ontario Farmer talks nuclear
Last week, we celebrated Huron County Council’s support for the Clean Energy Frontier. I was very excited to see how engaged and...
Mar 11, 20213 min read


Laveer Engineering establishes local presence in Huron County
Laveer Engineering has secured a 10,000 square ft. facility in Wingham, ON to support ongoing work with Bruce Power Laveer Engineering, an innovative provider of custom tooling and automation solutions based in Burlington, ON, has secured a 10,000 square-foot facility in Wingham, ON. The local facility in the Clean Energy Frontier region (Bruce, Grey, Huron) will support the ongoing work that the company is engaged in with Bruce Power. “We are proud to welcome Laveer Enginee
Mar 10, 20212 min read


3ThoughtThursday – Local support, Bill Gates’ new book, our home in the Frontier Region
We started this blog three weeks ago with a reference to Elliotte Friedman’s 31Thoughts column . At the time, I was questioning how...
Mar 4, 20213 min read


3ThoughtThursday – Building Momentum and Making Connections
Our inaugural post last Thursday explained what this blog hopes to achieve: to give our region a window into important conversations...
Feb 25, 20213 min read


3ThoughtThursday from the Clean Energy Frontier
It’s become a habit of mine—between video calls, that is—to fill breaks in my workday by catching up on the latest news on one of my...
Feb 18, 20213 min read


A strong, healthy future starts in Canada’s Clean Energy Frontier
Building back better—like Bruce, Grey and Huron As we come to the end of a long and difficult year, uncertainty about the future is...
Nov 23, 20203 min read


Clean Energy Frontier: building a bright future for Ontario starts right here in Bruce, Grey & Huron
Like the rest of the world, Ontario has come face-to-face with two converging crises: it must rebuild strongly from the health and economic shock of COVID-19; and it needs to find a way to shift the economy to clean energy sources that can limit the worst effects of climate change. The solution to both these challenges runs right through Bruce, Grey and Huron counties. As we seek innovative solutions for COVID-19 recovery and to combatting climate change, the region has an op
Oct 26, 20203 min read


Bruce Power unveils NZ-2050 strategy to contribute to a Net-Zero Canada
Speaking today to the Empire Club of Canada , Bruce Power President & CEO Mike Rencheck announced ‘ NZ-2050,’ the company’s strategy to contribute to a net zero Canada, while growing the economy and supporting innovation. NZ-2050 builds off the strong foundation laid by Canada’s largest clean energy infrastructure project at Bruce Power, which contributed the majority of the clean, reliable, low-cost electricity Ontario needed to phase out coal-powered generation in 2014 – t
Oct 14, 20203 min read


Leveraging proven solutions and practical steps to reduce emissions and grow the economy
(TORONTO – October 6, 2020) The Green Ribbon Panel released its final report today highlighting the need for strong, innovative policies in the urgent fight to combat climate change while advancing growth opportunities for an economy challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. The panel was launched in February and consists of leaders from a range of sectors and organizations who came together to advance proven solutions and practical steps to reduce emissions and grow the economy.
Oct 6, 20203 min read


NII’s Centre for Next Generation Nuclear explores the path to a clean energy future
SMRs, Hydrogen & The Future of Energy Port Elgin, Ontario August 20, 2020 In the global race to reduce the worst impacts of climate change, more and more countries and businesses are aiming to not just reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but to target “net-zero” emissions by 2050. That means reducing the amount of fossil fuels we burn to as close to zero as possible - then finding ways to remove any remaining gases from the atmosphere. This ambitious goal requires mustering a
Aug 20, 20203 min read


Meeting our climate change goals
The role of carbon capture and storage Reducing carbon emissions requires driving innovation in all energy sectors, not just nuclear power generation. If Canada is to achieve its target of net-zero emissions by 2050, we will have to apply our knowledge, technologies and ingenuity to finding solutions to the most difficult energy challenges. That includes mastering carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies and processes, which capture CO2 emitted by industry so the
Jul 24, 20201 min read
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