On August 27, Ontario Solar Academy (OSA) became Canada's first photovoltaic training program to receive accreditation from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council. Built around an international framework of standards, ... Read More
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Canada’s Leading Solar School Receives International Recognition for Solar Panel Installation Training
Greenpeace Activists Fearful of Green Jobs Being Nuked
In Late August, Greenpeace Canada organized a ride where forty cyclists bearing flags that read “don’t nuke green energy” rode from Pickering Nuclear Generating Station to the Darlington Nuclear Station ... Read More
Company Sets Stage for Solar Power Production in Mississauga, Ontario
A leading Italian producer provider of Photovoltaic (PV) green energy products and services has set up shop in Mississauga, Ontario, with the goal of building a solar power module manufacturing ... Read More
Solar Installation Projects Benefit Ontario Farmers
While These days, the majority of the press and information surrounding photovoltaics currently emphasizes the potentialability of solar panels to bring in money by feeding power into the grid, produce ... Read More
Major New Study Backs up Ontario’s FIT Program
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), a branch of the US Department of Energy, has published a study relating feed-in tariffs (FIT) to the accelerating production of renewable energy. According to ... Read More
Canadian Bank Promotes Green Economy
TD Canada Trust is doing what it can for Canada’s green economy. The bank recently commissioned a poll of Canadian house owners to determine Canadians’ awareness of and attitudes toward ... Read More
Combining Green Energy Policies with Employment
Mayoral candidate, George Smitherman, unveiled his ambitious green energy program for Toronto while on a visit to York School at Rosedale. The school had reduced its air conditioning energy ... Read More
Green Jobs Coming to Northern Ontario
On August 26, Ontario Energy Minister, Brad Duguid, spoke about creating green jobs in Northern Ontario while visiting the site of a new hydroelectric project in Kapuskasing. "There's huge potential ... Read More
Ontario Solar Industry Sees Growth in Windsor
Ever since launching its microFIT program in October 2009, Ontario has received over 16,000 applications for renewable energy projects generating 10kW or less of clean power. This type of consumer ... Read More
Provincial Energy Minister Promotes Green Economy to Northern Ontario
Provincial Energy Minister, Brad Duguid, recently toured a hydroelectric project in Kapuskasing, Ontario to promote the province's push for a greener and more sustainable economy. During his visit, Duguid stated, ... Read More







