Green

When Lance Johnson entered the renewable energy industry, he didn’t take the easy route of buying a franchise. Instead, the owner of Bur Oak Resources in North Bay relies on a variety of suppliers.

A new partnership between Helios Developments and Whitefish River First Nation is providing training opportunities, employment and prosperity for the community within the renewable energy sector.

Northern Ontario's bioeconomy is not necessarily stalled but it's certainly going “up hill,” said a policy and expert in wood energy and biofuels.

The Elk Lake Eco Resource Centre received $291,420 from FedNor to enhance its facilities and undertake new marketing activities. The centre features conference rooms, dining facilities, and overnight accommodations.

Ontario is changing the procurement process for renewable energy projects, which it says will give municipalities more control over where projects are located.

Sudbury is being lauded for its efforts to reclaim brownfield sites across the city, and in the process is attracting new interest in development for sites that have otherwise been overlooked.

A plan to integrate green space into downtown Sudbury , offering eco-friendly transport options while enhancing the downtown’s aesthetics, is set to get underway this year. Part of the city’s downtown master plan approved last August, the $3.

Two years after she tamed the dragon on the CBC’s reality entrepreneur show Dragons’ Den , Margot Woodworth is enjoying increased sales, enhanced business acumen and a touch of celebrity.

Starwood Energy Group has sold its three solar photovoltaic projects located in Sault Ste. Marie to an investment vehicle of KKR’s Global Infrastructure Fund. KKR is a global investment firm. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Only in Northern Ontario would distance, remoteness and bears prove to be a challenge for a landfill gas power generation plant.