Business Renewables Centre Canada

🌎🌱 Will Canadian companies stick to #ESG to distinguish themselves from what's happening in the U.S.? Jeff Jones from The Globe and Mail raises this possibility in The Decibel podcast. Find it here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/g6uXdtg6

☀️ 💨 New blog: #CleanEnergy is an investment magnet whose pull should be boosted, not dampened, in moments — like this one — of economic turbulence. Read about all the potential investment just waiting for a bit of regulatory certainty! Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/dFBsq8Uu

"Power couples" is more than a catchy slogan for co-located #wind, #solar and #batteries near existing grid connections. If we want to compete with the US for data centres, we should be exploring ideas like this for Canada, too. #CleanEnergy Check out this intriguing RMI report ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gseR3E9G

The City of Medicine Hat is showing leadership with the purchase of a ready-to-build #solar park project. The project, to be built on contaminated land, will provide additional electricity at a lower cost production during peak demand periods in the summer. City staff say it could also reduce the energy division’s industrial carbon levies, charged by the province. #CleanEnergy More ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/g4gxKiFu

When it comes to #PowerPurchaseAgreements, the U.S. left Canada in the dust last year. They set a new record of 28GW in 2024, up 34% from 2022. Their 183 deals in 2024 almost doubled the # of PPAs in 2023. We're missing out on opportunities, Canada! #CleanEnergy Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gbDYZJGr

🔋⚡️ Toronto-based long-duration energy storage company Hydrostor recently secured major project funding! These projects will accelerate #CleanEnergy integration into a reliable electricity supply — key to energy security for Canada. Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gDP_fTFA

☀️ 💨 More proof #CleanEnergy is an investment magnet: Witness this #DirectAirCapture company picking one state over another to get the #RenewableEnergy it needed. Bolstering #wind and #solar capacity in Canada is a smart strategy in so many ways! Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gD5VwtiG

☀️ 💨 Poll finds high support for energy independence among Canadians. “What it’s showing is that Canadians want to see economic growth and security prioritized,” our director, Jorden Dye, tells Chris Varcoe. “Renewable energy sources provide a pathway to do that . . . The most secure energy is the energy that’s developed in your province, sold in your province, and not subject to international markets.” Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gUM-wA6b

In times of political turmoil, are investors still focused on sustainability? Well, a survey of 27 Canadian institutional investors shows investors are still pressing their portfolio companies to meet their #ESG goals, though many plan to pursue them more discreetly than they had in the past. Read more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eT2i9bNq

👀 A guided tour of the North Klondike Solar Array!? Yes, please. Check out the just-released agenda of #RiRC2025. You might want to clone yourself if you can't decide which of the many fascinating concurrent sessions to attend.