Green

For more than 25 years, Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has made it a priority to monitor the populations of lake sturgeon in its operating areas. And it’s starting to see some progress.

Sault Ste. Marie company BioForest Technologies, the maker of TreeAzin, a natural pesticide that destroys the emerald ash borer (EAB) beetle, has been sold to a larger company.

The Ontario Waterpower Association congratulated Pic Mobert First Nation and Regional Power Inc. on the completion of its Gitchi Animki hydroelectric project in northwestern Ontario.

Transporting oil by pipeline is preferable and safer than rail transport, said leaders with the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA).

The National Energy Board’s (NEB) hearings into the proposed Energy East pipeline are encouraging for the leadership of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM).

Great Lakes Graphite announced May 9 that Ontario Hydro has energized the transmission line that delivers power to its Matheson micronization processing facility in northeastern Ontario.

A Sudbury-based green technology company is making inroads in the U.S. with the testing of their innovative solar devices in Arizona. Crystal Green Energy has been working on their Solar Optic Modules (SOMs) for five years now.

Northland Power has won another judgment in its global adjustment dispute with the Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation (OEFC) The Toronto-headquartered independent power producer announced April 19 that an Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed

A long-term research project at Laurentian University is showing promise in using mine tailings to grow crops for biomass.

Solar farm developer SkyPower announced it’s partnering with Sachigo Lake First Nation to develop a “multitude of utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects in Ontario.