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One of Canada's leading clean energy think tanks. Based at Simon Fraser University. We share stories tracking the technologies and policies accelerating Canada's transition to a clean-powered economy.

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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 29/09/2026
🪨💰🔋 Clean Energy Canada, in a recent report, urged Canadian decision-makers to move toward investments, offtake agreements, and joint financing for critical minerals with European partners “while building out more refined and processed value chains at home."
theenergymix.com
EU Connection Could Pull Canada Closer to Clean Climate Economy
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s overtures to the European Union about associate membership status may be the next prompt for Canada to move toward decarbonizing its energy system and high-emitting indust...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 28/09/2026
In this week's Clean Energy Review: Volkswagen’s EV demand picks up as Germany backs electrification, solar and wind hit new milestones in Australia and India, and new research puts #EV range and reliability worries to rest. #cdnpoli
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The electric shift gathers speed
Volkswagen’s EV demand picks up as Germany backs electrification, solar and wind hit new milestones in Australia and India, and new research puts EV range and reliability worries to rest
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 28/09/2026
🔌 “If you can snap up a cheap golf course, which is nice and flat, gentle slopes, not mountainous, it’s probably cheap land. So it makes a lot of sense," Kyushu University professor Andrew Chapman told Bloomberg. Former golf courses currently host about 9% of Japan’s utility-scale #solar capacity.
e360.yale.edu
Short on Land, Japan Is Building Solar Farms on Old Golf Courses
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 25/09/2026
🔌✅ Today's EVs—even the lower-range ones—are ready for road trips. On a 365-kilometre route, all 22 models tested never had to stop for a top-up charge. Plus, when an EV does need recharging, one can plug in and head to the bathroom or store—no minutes wasted "just holding a nozzle."
ctvnews.ca
‘It’s really hit a milestone’: CAA tests how EVs fare on road trips
CAA recently tested 22 of the most popular EVs to see how they perform on a typical leg of a road trip.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 25/09/2026
🔋📈 "In Germany, Volkswagen’s home market and the heart of the European auto industry, orders for pure electric cars now exceed those of internal combustion engine vehicles."
electrek.co
Volkswagen's new EVs are so popular that the company is now cutting ICE shifts
Volkswagen’s new family of entry-level electric cars is proving to be more popular than its internal combustion engine vehicles. Volkswagen’s...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 25/09/2026
🔋 A fully electric Toyota Corolla could be on offer as early as next year, according to Car and Driver. The auto magazine expects it to offer "at least 250 miles of driving range" with a starting price of around US$30,000—though it may not sell in the U.S. at all.
gizmodo.com
The Toyota Corolla Is Reportedly Going Electric
Toyota’s best-selling car of all time is expected to get a fully electric version for the first time.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 24/09/2026
🇬🇧💰🔌🚗 When charged during cheaper off-peak hours, EVs are nine times cheaper to 'fuel' compared to a gas car. But even during peak hours, when electricity is most expensive, they are still three times cheaper. See the full analysis and charts from @carbonbrief.org 📊👇
carbonbrief.org
Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK  - Carbon Brief
The latest surge in fossil-fuel prices means it is now up to nine times cheaper in the UK to drive an electric vehicle (EV) than a petrol or diesel car, shows Carbon Brief analysis.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 24/09/2026
🔋🔌 In Brooklyn, 10 new electric school buses—two of which draw solar power from their roofs—are now skipping the pump and giving students safer, emissions-free rides. #uspoli #ev
canarymedia.com
A new fleet of electric school buses hits New York City streets
Bus operator First Student and utility Con Edison are advancing a $9 million pilot that offers a cleaner commute for students and a power boost to the…
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 23/09/2026
🇩🇪⚡️ Germany has committed to "transitioning away" from fossil fuels by 2045, joining France and the Netherlands as among the first nations to adopt a national roadmap of this kind. #climateaction #energytransition #energysky
reuters.com
Germany maps out fossil fuel exit, backing EVs, heat pumps
Germany's cabinet approved a roadmap on Wednesday to phase out coal, oil and gas ​by 2045, reaffirming a climate strategy focused on ‌electrification despite a minister's call for more flexibility on ...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 22/09/2026
🔋✅ Contrary to a common misconception, a new study of used vehicles finds that "EVs were about 25% less likely to fail than petrol models of the same age (based on a failure rate of 16.5% versus 22.1%)." #EVs
theguardian.com
High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 22/09/2026
☀️🔌📈 "Sunshine and wind met 80.4% of demand on Australia’s main power grid on Saturday, setting a new high bar for renewable electricity... Fossil fuels, coal and gas, contributed 20%." #energytransition #solar
theguardian.com
Solar and wind generation meet record 80% of power demand on Australia’s national grid
Rooftop solar alone generates more than half of all power used, as clear sunny days and low demand drive record-breaking surge
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 22/09/2026
🚗🔋✅ "All 22 vehicles that we put through that circuit made it to that 230-kilometre mark only using about 40% of the available battery on average," says the Canadian Automobile Association's Kaitlynn Furse. #cdnpoli #EV
globalnews.ca
‘Range anxiety’ shouldn’t be among main concerns of EV’s: CAA study | Watch News Videos Online
Watch ‘Range anxiety’ shouldn’t be among main concerns of EV’s: CAA study Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 21/09/2026
🇨🇦🇪🇺⛏️ “Critical minerals are really the new oil,” says Clean Energy Canada's Rachel Doran. Our recent report recommends that Canada focus on cobalt, copper, graphite, lithium, nickel, and rare earth elements. #cdnpoli
ctvnews.ca
What would a Canada-EU energy alliance look like?
Canada has the potential to bolster Europe’s energy security through a new alliance, but experts say it doesn’t necessarily mean tankers crossing the Atlantic Ocean laden with oil or liquefied natural...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 21/09/2026
🍁⚡️💰 Our new white paper outlines the barriers in the way of distributed energy resources deployment in Ontario and the three changes governments and utilities could make to unlock massive savings. Read it here👇 #onpoli
cleanenergycanada.org
Advancing Virtual Power Plants in Ontario
By removing existing barriers to deploying distributed energy resources, Ontario can realize $3.5 billion in potential savings on the distribution system, ultimately lowering costs for utilities and r...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 21/09/2026
🇨🇦🇪🇺 In this week's Clean Energy Review: Canada and Europe eye a much closer economic alliance, clean energy leaders call on Canada to “double, double, double” by 2050, and clean energy projects continue to grow from Saskatchewan to P.E.I. #cdnpoli
mailchi.mp
Canada looks beyond the U.S.
Canada and Europe eye a much closer economic alliance, clean energy leaders call on Canada to “double, double, double” by 2050, and clean energy projects continue to grow from Saskatchewan to P.E.I.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 17/09/2026
💪🇨🇦 Clean Energy Canada sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney today calling for a broader approach in Canada's national electricity strategy. In short, Canada must "double, double, double" electricity supply, electrification, and energy efficiency by 2050 to realize the full benefits.
pembina.org
Clean energy leaders call on Canada to “double, double, double” by 2050 | Pembina Institute
OTTAWA — Leading Canadian clean energy industry associations and think tanks have submitted a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney calling on the federal government to expand its emerging national ele...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 17/09/2026
🔋🇨🇦📈 While electric powertrains accounted for only 1% to 2% of all trucks and buses registered in Canada last year, battery-electric buses were a bright spot, with sales up 188% from 2024. #cdnpoli #ev
electricautonomy.ca
Number of Canadian ZEV buses nearly doubled in 2025: report | Electric Autonomy Canada
Sales of ZE-MHDVs, however, only made up 1 per cent of overall fleet, according to the International Council on Clean Transportation
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 15/09/2026
🔋🏠 In Australia, grid-connected batteries are rapidly reducing the country's dependence on gas-fired power—and household energy bills as a result. “Batteries have taken the evening peak, and they’re not giving it back."
theguardian.com
Australia’s dependence on gas generation during evening energy peak falls by almost 70%
Batteries now meet almost half of the grid’s dispatchable power needs during hours of highest demand
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 15/09/2026
🇨🇦🔋 “I felt like, of all the ways I can demonstrate love for my grandchild, one of them is to really take a strong message to Ottawa,” says caravan organizer Michael Polanyi. #cdnpoli #EV
ctvnews.ca
These Canadian seniors are driving EVs to Parliament Hill. Here’s why
A caravan of EV-driving seniors is on its way to Ottawa to push the federal government to enact greener policies.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 14/09/2026
⚡️ "Clean Energy Canada, using a more conservative sort, puts the clean share at roughly half.... This is not a fossil-fuel dealbook with a green appendix, and it may be closer to the reverse." Full story in @forbes.com 👇 #cdnpoli
forbes.com
Why Canada’s Investment Summit Is Actually A Climatetech Summit
Carney's investment summit dealbook lists 167 projects. Only 12 are fossil fuels. The rest quietly build a decarbonized Canada that no longer routes through the U.S.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 14/09/2026
In this week's Clean Energy Review: A new analysis from the Canadian Climate Institute's net-zero tracking project 440 Megatonnes finds that Canada is now “more than 20 years behind its 2030 target, with net zero nowhere in sight.” #cdnpoli
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Canada’s new climate gap
We’re now 20 years behind on our 2030 climate target, Canada’s huge but mostly untapped potential to be a clean energy superpower, and a sub-$35,000 EV hits the market
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 11/09/2026
🇨🇦☀️🔌 "Annually, Summerside is (now) meeting about 62% of its energy needs with renewable sources."
begiant.ca
This P.E.I. city is closing in on 100% renewable power
Wind and solar provide most of Summerside’s energy needs. Here’s how it plans to get the rest of the way there
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Canadian Climate Institute @climateinstitute.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW: Canada’s emissions are now more than 20 years behind on the country’s 2030 target. Our latest analysis shows the policy choices that have Canada lagging and explains how to get back on track. 👇 440megatonnes.ca/insight/net-zero-c…
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 10/09/2026
🇨🇦🔌 The modern world's first EV is coming back in 2027, better and cheaper than before. At $37,900 after sales taxes and the federal rebate, "it's a lot of car for the money—electric or not." #cdnpoli #EV
driving.ca
Canada's cheapest new EV is now the $35k 2027 Nissan Leaf S
2027 Nissan Leaf S is a bargain trim with an estimated range of up to 341 km and only available in Canada, not US
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 09/09/2026
🇨🇦🌋⚡️ Winnipeggers could one day be living in a 1,000-home neighbourhood heated and cooled entirely by geothermal energy. #mbpoli #cdnpoli
cbc.ca
Winnipeg's 1st geothermal district being developed beside U of M | CBC News
The first Winnipeg neighbourhood to be entirely serviced by geothermal energy will be Southwood Circle, a development underway by the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry campus.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 08/09/2026
🔌🚙📉 EVs have helped China reduce its oil consumption by 9% in the past year, leading to a reduction in the country's total emissions that's, for the first time, driven by oil—not coal. “This trend is unlikely to be reversed.”
bloomberg.com
China’s Waning Appetite for Oil Is Keeping Emissions in Check
The millions of Chinese drivers who turned to charging stations over gas pumps as the Iran War drove up fuel prices have helped shift the country’s climate trajectory.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 08/09/2026
This time next week, Canada’s first “Investment Summit” will be underway in Toronto, where Prime Minister Carney, along with a host of Canadian business leaders, hopes to woo international interest in key Canadian industries. #cdnpoli
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A summit and a mine
Plus: Canada has been changed ‘irreversibly’ by climate change, how solar outshone coal in the world’s biggest country, and why cleaner air creates smarter toddlers
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 04/09/2026
☀️🔌 Wind, nuclear, gas, and coal power all experienced reduced output during Europe's summer of heat waves—but not solar, which actually performed better than normal. Together with batteries, #solar "helped supply thousands of AC units during historic hot conditions," according to @grist.org.
grist.org
Solar buoyed Europe's grid amid record-breaking heat and drought this summer
The season of extreme weather holds lessons for how the continent can climate-proof its energy systems.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 04/09/2026
☀️🔋🌏 "Peanut butter and jelly. Batman and Robin. Solar and storage. Some things just go together," writes @canarymedia.com. New BloombergNEF analysis finds that the magic of that last pairing, solar-plus-storage, is driving record investment in colocated renewable energy projects globally.
canarymedia.com
Solar-plus-storage is having a global growth spurt
Investors spent a record amount in the first half of 2026 on projects that combine renewable energy — mostly solar — with batteries.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 03/09/2026
🍁 Both Ottawa and B.C. should be "laser-focused" on leveraging this clean electricity to unlock growth industries like critical minerals, says Clean Energy Canada's Evan Pivnick. Read our full response👇 #bcpoli #cdnpoli
cleanenergycanada.org
Response: North Coast Transmission Line builds Canada’s competitive advantage. What we power could build it further - Clean Energy Canada
VICTORIA — Evan Pivnick, associate director of public affairs at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to today’s announcement of construction starting on the North Coast Trans...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 03/09/2026
"Having our utilities decrease significantly, being able to put energy back into (our mission)... that all feels great," says the trades training non-profit's executive director, Sean Hogan. #Indigenous #energytransition #solar #climateaction
ctvnews.ca
How a new solar project will help a Winnipeg non-profit train more tradespeople
A Winnipeg non-profit unveiled a new way to help power their operations on Wednesday.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 02/09/2026
🇨🇦💰 Canada is extending its pause on the federal gas tax, which will save drivers a bit of money. But the tax holiday won't amount to anything close to what switching to an EV would, according to Clean Energy Canada's calculations. #cdnpoli
nationalobserver.com
A gas tax holiday may give drivers temporary relief, but an EV eliminates the root problem
Temporary relief from the fuel excise tax will help consumers save $17 a month for a few months. An EV would help them save closer to $200 a month now, or $146 a month indefinitely.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 02/09/2026
🔌🚙📈 The fact that we’re seeing EV sales rise significantly this year—even in Ontario, where there hasn't been a rebate in years—is "a barometer" for how mainstream drivers are thinking about EVs, says Clean Energy Canada's Joanna Kyriazis. #cdnpoli #onpoli #EV
thepointer.com
Rebate sparks strong Canadian EV sales with record highs in Ontario but a move by Ottawa could slow the gains
Rebate sparks strong Canadian EV sales with record highs in Ontario but a move by Ottawa could slow the gains.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 01/09/2026
☀️ Solar has officially surpassed coal as China's top source of power capacity. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 01/09/2026
🇬🇧🔌 "In areas with the fewest sunny days, solar panels could bring annual savings of about £450 a year on the average household electricity bill. In areas with the brightest skies, this figure could climb to more than £600," according to a new analysis. #energytransition #solar
theguardian.com
Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’
Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis finds
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 31/08/2026
In this week's Clean Energy Review: How current trade tensions could be a catalyst to speed up the energy transition, the ultimate economic opportunity right below our feet, and a new report shows how data centres could increase household bills. #cdnpoli
mailchi.mp
Follow the money
How current trade tensions could be a catalyst to speed up the energy transition, the ultimate economic opportunity right below our feet, and a new report shows how data centres could increase househo...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 28/08/2026
🇨🇦🪨⛏️ "Prime Minister Mark Carney was quick to assure Canadians he “would never give exclusive access” to our critical minerals. That’s as it should be," writes Rachel Doran. Read our new op-ed👇 #cdnpoli
thestar.com
These six critical minerals give Canada an economic opportunity we can’t afford to waste
They say geography is destiny — and Canada is a big country with an abundance of natural resources.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 27/08/2026
🇺🇸💰 In Texas, where solar recently made up 36% of the grid during a demand peak, renewables and batteries are keeping both the grid—and electricity prices—more boringly stable than would be without them. #uspoli #energytransition #solar
heatmap.news
The Texas Grid Has Had a Boring Summer Thanks to Batteries
Temperatures are high, but electricity drama is low.
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Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 26/08/2026
The new Meta data centre, once it comes online, could add $270–$460 a year to household electricity bills. Our analysis shows that Alberta’s planned data centre policy creates risks of further electricity bill increases. Here's what you need to know ➡️ buff.ly/cVuvKy7
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Saint John Energy @sjenergy.ca · 20/08/2026
Quick one for anyone who filled up this week. How long do you think it takes an EV to pay back its higher sticker price in fuel savings? @cleanenergycanada.org's answer: about 2 years, 4 months. Down from 5 - and that's on gas cheaper than what you just paid. 👉 sj.energy/save-EV #MakeTheSwitch
sj.energy
Canadian households can save hundreds a month by electrifying as Canada’s EV market course corrects: study - Clean Energy Canada
TORONTO/VANCOUVER — Canadians are once again facing higher costs at the pump. But a new Clean Energy Canada report and online calculator finds they don’t have to—and that switching to clean energy cou...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 26/08/2026
🇺🇸☀️🔌 California is set to soon become the "ninth (U.S.) state to legalize plug-in solar since 2025." #uspoli #solar #energytransition
bloomberg.com
California Moves Closer to Approve Plug-in Solar
States across the country are letting residents install small solar systems without utility permission.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 26/08/2026
🇨🇦🔋♻️ "By addressing the gaps, Canada stops acting purely as a raw material extractor or end-value battery market, but instead creates a self-sustaining loop that enables greater potential for investments and job creation," writes NATO DIANA's Donald MacCallum. #cdnpoli #energytransition #EV
electricautonomy.ca
Why Canada needs an EV battery recycling strategy
Feds have invested heavily in mining and manufacturing, but repurposing and recycling could turn waste into a domestic industry, writes Donald MacCallum
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 25/08/2026
🇨🇦🔌🚙 Canadian EV drivers concerned about limited home electrical capacity now have a new option for Level 2 charging—no panel upgrade needed. #cdnpoli #EV
chargedevs.com
Schneider Electric’s new Level 2 residential EV charger has built-in load management
Schneider Electric launches Schneider Charge, a Level 2 residential EV charger with built-in load management for easier home EV charging.
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 25/08/2026
🇨🇦💰 Growing Canada's clean energy exports and access to clean technologies is "key" to this country's long-term economic competitiveness, says Clean Energy Canada's @evanpivnick.bsky.social. #cdnpoli
theenergymix.com
Trump Trade War Could Be a Catalyst to Speed Canada’s Energy Transition, Experts Say
Donald Trump’s expanding trade war could be a catalyst for Canada to speed up its energy transition, diversify its trade, and reinforce its economic sovereignty—as long as federal and provincial gover...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 24/08/2026
🇺🇸📈 U.S. clean energy additions are on track for another record this year—25% above the record set in 2024. "There was a campaign promise to go against renewables, but at the same time (the administration is) realizing that you can’t do without it," says one expert. #uspoli #energytransition
ft.com
Trump tried to curb clean energy. It’s booming anyway
Capacity will rise by a record 45GW this year, according to S&P Global Energy
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 24/08/2026
🇨🇦 This week's Clean Energy Review breaks down why the $70 billion trilateral agreement is significant for Quebec and N.L.—and Canada's nation-building efforts. #cdnpoli #qcpoli
linkly.link
North America's largest-ever clean energy deal
Why Churchill Falls is a big deal for Canada, an airline-sized electric plane takes flight, and how a heat pump saved one Barrie couple $60 a month this winter
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 20/08/2026
🔋⚡️ The world's "largest electric battery-powered aircraft" has completed its maiden flight in New York—a journey that cost all of US$5 in energy. #energytransition #EV #cleantech
theweathernetwork.com
World's largest electric battery-powered aircraft completes first flight - The Weather Network
A maiden flight from the world's largest electric battery-powered aircraft was completed at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York on Aug. 12. The energy consumed during the test flight only co...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 20/08/2026
A new Simon Fraser University study finds that firefighting costs in B.C. have more than doubled this decade compared to last, with the past two years alone costing $1.3 billion. vancouversun.com/news/annual-... #bcpoli #climateaction #climateactionnow
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 19/08/2026
☀️📈 Global #solar capacity has reached a new milestone.
pv-magazine.com
Solar crosses 3 TW threshold - pv magazine Global
Global solar capacity has surpassed 3 TW, with China driving much of the recent expansion and emerging markets increasingly contributing to growth. As deployment accelerates, grid infrastructure, ener...
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 18/08/2026
⚡️💰 "Canadians are being deprived of (affordable EV) options and exposed to volatile gas prices that are just exacerbating their cost of living challenges," Clean Energy Canada's @joannakyriazis.bsky.social tells CTV. #cdnpoli
ctvnews.ca
Feds move to repeal EV sales mandate without new stringent emission rules in place
The federal government moved last week to formally repeal the electric vehicle sales mandate, but the more stringent emission standards Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to replace it with is not cl...
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