Clean Tech Canada

AUSTIN — HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. announced that its U.S. subsidiary, HydroGraph USA Inc., has executed definitive agreements with Western International Gas & Cylinders, Inc. (Western International) to secure a long-term supply of acetylene gas and lease land for HydroGraph’s first large-scale U.S. graphene production facility, to be located in Bellville, Texas.

TROIS-RIVIÈRES — Groupe Bellemare announces that it has demonstrated that mixed glass recovered from the blue bin can be reportedly sorted and conditioned to be reintegrated directly into remelting, the process used to manufacture new glass containers. The demonstration was validated by Owens-Illinois (O-I), a glass container manufacturer.

STRATFORD — On July 13 the federal, provincial, and municipal governments announced more than $9.7 million in investments to create more efficient and user‑friendly transit system in Stratford. Per a press release, funding will be used to replace buses and intend improve reliability, efficiency and environmental performance of the transit fleet.

TORONTO — Rock Tech Lithium Inc. announces that it has been awarded $262,500 through Ontario’s Critical Minerals Innovation Fund (CMIF) to reportedly evaluate the use of crude tall oil, a by-product of Ontario’s pulp and paper industry, as potentially locally sourced flotation reagent for lithium processing.

TORONTO — Northland Power Inc. announced on July 10 that Baltic Power – its 1.1-gigawatt offshore wind project, owned 49 per cent by Northland and 51 per cent by ORLEN – has achieved first power, reportedly delivering the first electricity ever generated from offshore wind to Poland’s national grid. “Today, the first electricity from offshore wind flows to Polish homes and businesses — a historic moment for the country,” said Christine Healy, President and CEO of Northland Power.

TORONTO — NEO Battery Materials Ltd. announced that in collaboration with the University of Toronto, it has been granted a multi-year, non-dilutive $180,000 CAD research investment through the Mitacs Accelerate program to advance niobium-based lithium batteries for defence and industrial systems. The strategic project will be conducted in cooperation with the University of Toronto’s Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.

MIDLAND — HydroGraph Clean Power Inc. announced on July 7 that Midland Compounding & Consulting, Inc. (MCC) has earned certification as a qualified HydroGraph Compounding Partner. Based in Midland, Mich., MCC focuses on engineering resin compounding, advanced material development and closed-loop recycling technologies. The company operates a 50,000-square-foot facility with pilot-scale and production compounding capabilities.

Cascades has promoted François David to vice-president (VP) of sustainable development, communications and public affairs. David has nearly 30 years’ experience in marketing, including stints with Johnson & Johnson, Astral Media (now Bell Media), Molson Coors and PendoPharm. He joined Cascades in 2020 as VP of marketing and innovation for North America, added sales to his title in 2021 and was promoted to commercial VP for tissue papers in 2024.

TORONTO — Canada Nickel Company Inc. announced on July 6 a strategic commercial partnership with RWE Supply & Trading GmbH. (RWEST), a global energy and carbon trading firm, to support commercialization of low-carbon intermediate stainless & alloy steel products from Canada Nickel’s subsidiary Net Zero Metals, utilizing feeds from Canada’s Nickel’s Crawford Nickel Project.

TORONTO — On Jul. 2, PowerBank Corporation announced that the 7.01 MW DC / 5 MW AC ground-mount community solar project known as SB-14, located in upstate New York, has achieved commercial operation. The 7.01 MW project was developed and constructed by PowerBank for Honeywell International Inc. as part of the company’s $41 million USD engineering, procurement, and construction agreement covering a portfolio of three community solar projects totalling 21 MW DC.