Opel Solar, Inc. (Opel), recently announced that the US Patent Office has approved a patent for its latest high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) module. The new technology promises to increase the ... Read More

This October, Habitat for Humanity (HFH) and its local affiliates, including Habitat for Humanity Toronto (HFHT), embraced a new “waste not want not” creed during Waste Reduction Week - a ... Read More

On October 21, the National Research Council (NRC) began operations on a new high-efficiency solar energy experiment at the Canadian Centre for Housing Technology, located on NRC property in Ottawa. ... Read More

The Queen City recently hosted BOMEX 2010 – the 20th edition of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA Canada) National Conference and Exhibition. The line-up for the ... Read More

Solar installation training programs may feel pressure to recruit more students in the near future, as a recent study by analysis firm, Pike Research, predicts that sales of photovoltaic (PV) ... Read More

The Ontario Government’s decision to promote clean renewable energy is now proving to be a catalyst for creating thousands of new green collar jobs in the province. The controversial procurement program, ... Read More

Ontario’s Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program presents a compelling business model for commercial and industrial building owners interested in generating clean solar power on their rooftops. Renewable energy developers have succeeded under ... Read More

On September 14, renewable energy developer Enfinity Canada announced that its logistics and distribution provider, Wills Transfer, Ltd., will install rooftop solar power generation systems at three of its warehouses ... Read More

In a recent study of worldwide energy technologies, the International Energy Agency (IEA) praised Canada’s record of developing clean energy solutions. The IEA’s positive remarks bring welcome relief to a ... Read More

Suntech Power Holding Co., Ltd. (Suntech), and Calisolar, Inc. (Calisolar), have signed a letter of intent to build a solar silicon plant in Vaughan, Ontario, which will produce the mineral ... Read More