May 24, 2012 - Manitoba Hydro claims its new head office at 360 Portage Avenue in downtown Winnipeg—Manitoba Hydro Place—is the most energy-efficient office tower in North America, and the only office tower in Canada to achieve LEED Platinum certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC).

May 22, 2012 - Centrosolar Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of Centrosolar Group AG, has introduced its T-Series photovoltaic (PV) modules to Canadian solar developers and installers for residential and commercial applications. The module comes in 60 cell and 72 cell to provide a power output per module of up to 255Wp and 300Wp, and are designed to resist different climatic conditions, such as ice, hail, snow, storm and high humidity.

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It has been one week since Siliken Canada Corp., a solar module manufacturer, announced it will be closing the doors of its Windsor, Ont., manufacturing plant, citing a drought of six months without new contracts as the primary reason for closure. But are other players in the industry also feeling the heat?

EBMag is back from CanSIA (Canadian Solar Industries Association)'s eventful Solar Ontario Conference in London, Ont. This year's two-day event doubled in size from last year - pulling 100 booths and 1000 attendees. This gallery contains photos from a tour of London Transit's new solar installation (sponsored by Schletter, Siliken and Solsmart), opening reception, panel speakers, and the tradeshow floor. (Photos A. Dalton.)

May 3, 2012 - Some 700 delegates from across the country will gather in London, Ont., May 14-15, for CanSIA’s Solar Ontario 2012 Conference & Tradeshow, and EBMag will be there! Industry experts can connect with government officials and decision-makers to understand the implications of the new Ontario FIT Program and explore opportunities for Canada’s growing solar industry in Ontario.

April 27, 2012 - Aecon Group Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiary, Miwel Construction Ltd., has been awarded a contract by Northland Power to construct six 10-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) generation projects in Ontario.

April 25, 2012 - As part of its SunShot Initiative, U.S. energy secretary Steven Chu announced up to $5 million available this year to develop plug-n-play photovoltaic (PV) systems that can be purchased, installed and operational in just one day. This effort is part of the Department of Energy’s (DoE’s) broader strategy to spur solar power deployment by reducing non-hardware (i.e. soft) costs, such as installation, permitting and interconnection.

April 25, 2012 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DoE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed and launched new tools to test underutilized sites and contaminated land for solar and wind energy potential. The tools aim to give local communities and landowners ways to evaluate sites for renewable energy potential without the need for technical expertise.

April 25, 2012 - JCM Capital has launched a $10-million solar development capital fund that will invest in early-stage photovoltaic (PV) projects installed on large commercial and industrial buildings across Ontario, leveraging the province’s Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program.

April 17, 2012 - Today, Canadian Solar Inc. and SkyPower Ltd. entered into a purchase and international joint venture agreement, which creates a team “comprising one of the world’s largest solar companies and Canada’s largest owner and developer of solar projects” to build and deploy solar energy solutions in Ontario, and jointly develop solar projects internationally in “select emerging markets”.