Entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas have begun receiving financial assistance from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to help jumpstart their small businesses. Under the Northern Ontario Entrepreneur Program ... Read More
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Frontenac Farmers and Residents to Benefit from New Green Energy Task Force
Frontenac County, north of Kingston, Ontario, has launched a new Green Energy Task Force in order to "provide opportunities to citizens, farmers, businesses, and local governments of Frontenac County to ... Read More
Ontario Solar Academy Triples PV Training Capacity
On the heels of 694 recently approved renewable energy projects in the province, Ontario Solar Academy (OSA) has established itself a new 8,000 square foot facility in Vaughan, a city ... Read More
Winning Hearts and Minds in the Renewable Energy Game
Ontario has been the recipient of numerous accolades lauding its aggressive renewable energy legislation and hospitable investment climate. However, some worry that despite all of these advances, Ontario is not ... Read More
FIT Program Making Ontario Solar Energy’s Newest Hot Spot
With photovoltaic solar energy comprising approximately 80% of feed-in-tariff (FIT)-approved projects thus far, the prospects for Ontario’s solar energy industry are bright indeed. Currently, the Ontario Power Association (OPA) estimates ... Read More
SunEdison Announces 3 Megawatt Solar Installation Project in Ontario
SunEdison, a subsidiary of NYSE-listed MEMC Electronic Materials, has recently announced an agreement with Ontario’s the Remington Group to develop 14 rooftop photovoltaic (PV) projects that will produce up to ... Read More
Ontario Solar Academy Alum Launches Solar Business in Niagara Region
As a construction consultant and electrical contractor, Luciano Di Leonardo is accustomed to structural challenges and electrical applications. He is also no stranger to renewable energy given that his Niagara- ... Read More
Ontario’s Solar Industry to Rival US Nuclear Energy Output?
According to two recent studies by Queen's University, solar power production in SE Ontario could potentially yield as much energy as all US nuclear reactors combined. These findings may come ... Read More
Ontario’s FIT Program: Domestic Content and Other Conundrums
On Thursday evening, April 29, Ontario Solar Network will host its inaugural monthly networking event in which leaders within the province's solar energy industry will discuss Opportunities & Challenges in ... Read More
Ontario’s Solar Industry Beginning to Play by Its Own Rules
In years past, Ontario frequently played younger sibling to more established solar markets like California's or New Jersey's. Without much solar infrastructure to speak of, the province often imported equipment, ... Read More








