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February 18 2009
Government launches resource to help industry reduce energy use The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, announces the release of a comprehensive guide to energy efficiency for industry.
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December 22 2008
Minister Raitt announces National Energy Board appointments The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, announces the appointments of Sara Jane Snook and Bob Vergette to the National Energy Board (NEB) as temporary members. Snook is the founder of a consulting company specializing in the commercialization of new technologies and research innovations.
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March 12 2008
New blueprint for green buildings focuses on eco-efficiency When Canadians think about energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), many of us link these issues to large emitters in the industry and resource sectors. But there are many, less obvious sources of GHGs that have a definite impact on our environment – and as you read this article, chances are you’re sitting in one right now.
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October 22 2007
University of Waterloo students launch hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle into final year of international competition The University of Waterloo is among 17 top North American universities entering the final year of the Challenge X competition. The University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team (UWAFT) has spent the last two years rebuilding its Chevy Equinox, with the goal of delivering a 'showroom' vehicle powered solely by hydrogen fuel cells.
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April 20 2007
Lighter and safer autos a focus for University of Waterloo researchers Canada's Technology Triangle Inc and partners at SAE World Congress The University of Waterloo's (UW) Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR) recently showcased its technology and innovation at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress in Detroit, this on the heels of an Ontario government and private industry announcement to fund its research and continues to highlight that innovation is a vital dimension of the auto sector in Waterloo Region, the area known as Canada's Technology Triangle.
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March 16 2007
Government invests an additional $10 million for biofuel development The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, announces an additional $10 million in funding for the Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative (BOPI).
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March 12 2007
Waste Not, Want Not Is What the Saskatchewan Research Council Is All About.
"Waste not, want not," is a mantra that comes to mind when learning about recent developments at the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC). |
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March 09 2007
Multimillion-dollar boost at UBC to help B.C. pulp industry cut energy costs by 20 per cent Researchers at the University of British Columbia's Pulp and Paper Centre will help the Canadian pulp industry cut its energy costs by 20 per cent, thanks to a $1.3 million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
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March 09 2007
BioGasoline the next phase in clean burning fuel Global Clean Energy Corp., following the successful launch of BioDiesel, announces its next phase in clean burning fuel, BioGasoline.
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February 01 2007
Government programs to promote renewable bio fuels In an effort to affect climate change, the federal government announced in December it would regulate the use of renewable fuels.
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January 23 2007
Multimillion-dollar boost at UBC to help B.C. pulp industry cut energy costs by 20 per cent Researchers at the University of British Columbias Pulp and Paper Centre will help the Canadian pulp industry cut its energy costs by 20 per cent, thanks to a $1.3 million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
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January 09 2007
Canadas new government takes new step to protect the environment with biofuels Canada's New Government took further action to combat climate change, announcing it would regulate the use of renewable fuels in Canada and deliver $345 million to assist farmers and rural communities seize new market opportunities in the agricultural bioproducts sector.
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June 19 2006
Bacteria Protects Metal Could the future of rustproofing your car lie in a tiny bacterium?
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February 27 2006
Bacterium Could Help Reduce Waste A common recycling problem could be overcome using a special strain of soil bacterium, according to a recent study from researchers at University College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland).
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September 27 2005
Nature Provides Example of Improved Microdevice Fabrication Research sponsored by the American Ceramic Society (Westerville, OH) may lead to dramatic improvements in the manufacturing of nanostructured microdevices.
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September 13 2005
Researchers Create Tiny Magnetic Diamonds Diamonds may soon be a scientist's best friend.
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August 29 2005
"Switchable" Solvents Are a Friend to the Environment New solvents developed by researchers at Queen's University (Kingston, ON) and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) may make chemical manufacturing much more environmentally friendly.
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August 08 2005
Protein Discovery Sheds Light on Biopolymer Degradation A newly discovered molecule essential to the degradation of the biopolymer chitin may lead to the engineering of fungi-resistant plants and could result in similar discoveries key to cellulose ethanol processing.
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June 14 2005
Bioseparation: The Power of Affinity Purification By John Curling Separation and purification sciences are intrinsically linked with the development of high-purity therapeutic proteins.
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May 25 2005
Marine Sponge Used for Nanoscale Materials Research A simple marine sponge is being used to advance innovative research into the design of nanomaterials.
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May 17 2005
Engineers Link Plastic to Biological Materials Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin College of Engineering (Austin, TX) have made a discovery that could allow for successful nerve regeneration, blood vessel growth or other biological processes.
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April 25 2005
New Fuel Cell Offers Increased Hydrogen Production Researchers at Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) say they have broken the "fermentation barrier," a problem that plagues the efficient production of hydrogen from biomass.
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August 30 2004
Window Coating Resists Heat Covering glass with a newly designed veneer, researchers from University College London (London, U.K.) have created windows that allow light, but not heat to pass through.
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August 09 2004
Nanocables Created From New Substance Class An engineer from the University of Southern California (USC) (Los Angeles, CA), along with colleagues, has developed composite "nanocables" from a new class of substances called transition metal oxides (TMOs).
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May 10 2004
DynaMotive Signs Manufacturing Agreement for Pyrolysis Plants DynaMotive Energy Systems Corp. (Vancouver, BC) has signed a manufacturing agreement that establishes Ramsay Machine Works Ltd. (Sidney, BC) as the North American manufacturer of pyrolysis plants.
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May 03 2004
Novel Buckyball Form Created Scientists from China have created the world's first miniature "buckyballs."
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April 05 2004
New Form of Carbon Created Researchers from the Australian National University (Canberra, Australia) have created a new - and fifth - form of carbon.
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September 01 2003
Got Your Goat By Patricia Nicholson Nexia Biotechnologies CEO Jeffrey Turner, PhD is working on something big
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