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Read on for the latest thinking on a new energy future.


3ThoughtThursday – G7 talks climate, Texas grid, Bruce Power and sustainability
It was a big week for clean energy and climate change on the global stage with G7 leaders meeting in the UK this week.
Jun 17, 20213 min read


Summer blog series celebrates municipal innovators
Highlighting municipal innovators who are improving processes and/or services that have a positive impact on the communities we serve.
Jun 17, 20214 min read


Canada’s first-ever feasibility study on the case for nuclear hydrogen production now underway
The study will be the first of its kind in Canada to evaluate the technical viability and business case for nuclear hydrogen production.
Jun 10, 20213 min read


3ThoughtThursday – Global CO2 levels, local hydrogen production, Huron Chamber
This week though, we got a sobering reminder of just how much work we need to do and how that work needs to start now.
Jun 10, 20213 min read


Teaching teachers—and their students—the joys of coding
Later this month will mark a year since the Ontario government announced sweeping changes to the province's math curriculum.
Jun 3, 20214 min read


3ThoughtThursday – Warden Hicks on net zero, Clean Air Day, local carbon offsets
From a conversation about clean energy to Clean Air Day to a great story about a local family offsetting their carbon footprint.
Jun 3, 20212 min read


Mayor Luke Charbonneau appointed to NII Board of Directors
This week, NII welcomed Luke Charbonneau, Mayor of the Town of Saugeen Shores and Bruce County Councillor to its Board of Directors.
Jun 3, 20212 min read


In conversation: Grey County and the Clean Energy Frontier
“Climate change doesn’t have these nice boundaries. It affects all of us.” That’s what Selwyn Hicks, Warden of Grey County, had to say...
May 31, 20213 min read


We went (virtually) to Mars!
Let's take a look back at the NII Explore Mission to Mars Spring Break Competition!
May 28, 20211 min read


3ThoughtThursday – Ford’s EV investment, net zero + transportation and commercial fleets
"This is our biggest opportunity for growth and value creation since Henry Ford started to scale the Model T..."
May 27, 20213 min read


Getting to net zero: a comprehensive roadmap by the IEA
The IEA has established a clear set of milestones needed to achieve net-zero by 2050—ambitious, no doubt, but achievable.
May 26, 20214 min read


3ThoughtThursday – Nucleom joins the Frontier, end of coal, clean energy and the Great Lakes
It’s always a big week for the Clean Energy Frontier when we can announce that a new clean energy company has set up shop in our region.
May 20, 20213 min read


3 challenges for nuclear hydrogen production
Chatting with global colleagues, I was struck by how nuclear operators are dealing with a few common challenges around hydrogen deployment.
May 19, 20214 min read


Spring brings renewal and growth for the MIC
Having worked in post-secondary education for nearly two decades, I became accustomed to making May 1st the new year.
May 19, 20213 min read


Cobourg students part of winning virtual 'Mission to Mars Competition'
As space enthusiasts look to the skies in the coming week for May’s Super Moon (also known as the Flower Moon), remote learning students in Cobourg will have their eyes on Mars while thinking back on their winning (virtual) mission to the red planet. Part of the winning Team Aquila in the NII Explore Mission to Mars Spring Break Competition, brother and sister Michael James and Sarah Inglis took home the grand prize for their project that answered the question of how humans c
May 19, 20211 min read
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