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How Summit Lithium's Amanda Hall emerged from the investment "valley of death
11+ hour, 17+ min ago (329+ words) Eleven words changed the way Amanda Hall thought about her career, and her budding startup: "Why are you doing this? It's too big for you." That's what the Summit Lithium Technologies founder and geophysicist says she was told eight years…...
NORAM Electrolysis Systems nabs $5. 6 million to scale up lithium refining
1+ mon, 10+ hour ago (312+ words) Beta Kit Vancouver-based electrochemical lithium refining company NORAM Electrolysis Systems Inc. (NESI) has secured $5. 6 million in federal and provincial funding to scale up its operations. The news: NESI announced on Tuesday that it received $3 million in funding from the Government…...
Calgary's Sensor Up closes growth financing led by Pender Ventures
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (232+ words) Calgary-based cleantech software company Sensor Up announced today it has closed a growth financing round." The news:"The round was led by Pender Ventures, with participation from Climate Investment, Evok Innovations, and US-based petroleum company and Sensor Up client, Occidental....
Q&A: Why cleantech might not be as clean as it seems
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (417+ words) Until the AI boom, the renewable energy transition was perhaps humanity's most talked about technological breakthrough, positioning clean, electrified tech as the world's best bet to fend off the existential threat of climate change. But as global powers race to…...
The next-generation software powering GM's vehicles is being built in the GTA
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (903+ words) Regan Dixon has spent nearly 30 years working on how vehicles are built. Now, she oversees a network of Canadian engineering centres focused on what happens after they leave the factory. Dixon is Senior Manager of Canadian Technical Centre Operations at…...
Serenity Power announces $1 million pre-seed investment
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (494+ words) Cleantech startup Serenity Power announced today it has closed a $1. 16-million CAD pre-seed funding round to validate its remote power technology and expand its employee base. Operating out of both Calgary and Toronto, Serenity Power develops solid oxide fuel cells…...
U of A partners with City of Edmonton to study hydrogen-powered vehicles
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (557+ words) The University of Alberta is the latest entity to join the City of Edmonton's longstanding work to reduce emissions on its fleet of city vehicles. On Jan. 27, the university announced a partnership with the City and Diesel Tech Industries (DTI),…...
Flo shutters Shawinigan EV charger plant, lays off 80 employees citing trade tensions and shifting political dynamics
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (506+ words) Qu'bec City-based Flo (styled as FLO) is closing its manufacturing plant in Shawinigan, Que. and laying off approximately 80 employees as the electric vehicle (EV) charging tech firm says it's experiencing difficulties with shifting regulations and ongoing trade tensions." The company…...
Federal government invests $8 million into six Qu'bec EV battery and charging projects
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (278+ words) The federal government is investing $8 million into six commercial electric vehicle (EV) battery and charging projects from Qu'bec companies through Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) Energy Innovation Program (EIP). The innovation projects are meant to address operational challenges for electric work…...
Waabi hires Uber Freight CEO to lead commercialization of self-driving trucks
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (444+ words) Lior Ron, the co-founder and CEO of Uber's freight operations arm, is joining Toronto-based Waabi as the Canadian startup targets human-free deployment of its AI-powered, self-driving trucks by the end of the year. The executive told Beta Kit in an…...