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Thunder Bay coal plant to use natural gas

Thunder Bay coal plant to use natural gas

A five-year-old plan to convert the coal-burning Thunder Bay Generating Station to natural gas has been dusted off and is being put into play.
Province puts the power in St. Marys Paper

Province puts the power in St. Marys Paper

Sault Ste. Marie MPP David Orazietti is again delivering the goods to St. Marys Paper.
Sudbury firm capturing heat, sun, and global enthusiasm

Sudbury firm capturing heat, sun, and global enthusiasm

With expectations that global energy costs will climb ever higher in the coming years, Renewable Resource Recovery Corp. (R3C) is banking on the reliability of the world’s greatest energy source: the sun.
Green-tech projects lead applied research focus for Sudbury school

Green-tech projects lead applied research focus for Sudbury school

A trio of new green-focused projects at Sudbury's Cambrian College are among the school’s most visible symbols of its renewed drive towards applied research.
Timmins forestry firm turning carbon into cash

Timmins forestry firm turning carbon into cash

Mikro-Tek first Canadian forestry company to meet stringent Kyoto Protocol registration process
Dryden firm has plans for European-style district heating plant

Dryden firm has plans for European-style district heating plant

Dryden’s Bryan Tardiff wants to unlock the vast potential of local energy independence in northwestern Ontario.
Kapuskasing prepares workforce

Kapuskasing prepares workforce

As major hydroelectric projects loom large on the municipality’s horizon, the Town of Kapuskasing is taking a close look at itself to ensure it will have the workforce necessary to meet employers’ impending needs.
Sault Ste. Marie capitalizes on Clean-Tech

Sault Ste. Marie capitalizes on Clean-Tech

An executive from a Spanish solar panel manufacturer intending to set up shop in Sault Ste. Marie this summer will be speaking this week at an alternative energy workshop in the city.
Green tech company ready to expand Sault waste-to-energy plant

Green tech company ready to expand Sault waste-to-energy plant

A southern Ontario green technology company is poised to begin construction of a large waste-to-energy gasification plant in Sault Ste. Marie to handle all of the city's household garbage. The Elementa Group Inc.
New Sault solar panel operator has Spanish connection

New Sault solar panel operator has Spanish connection

Sault Ste. Marie is entering the North American solar panel supply chain market in a big way using some leading-edge European-style technology. Heliene Canada Inc.