Tag: green technology
Kingston Featured in Sustainable Energy Commercials
This week, the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) is releasing two television ads that profile the benefits of an Ontario-made green energy economy. The TV advertisements (one embedded below) will run from September 16th until October 4th and were shot on location in Kingston and the surrounding area, including Seeley’s Bay and Tweed. The ads [...]
McGuinty Gov’t & Magna Int. to Develop Electric Vehicle Technologies
The Ontario Liberal Government is joining Magna International Inc. and Magna E-Car to develop the next generation of clean vehicle technologies. Magna International is spending $430 million to research and develop electric vehicle technology in the province, and the Ontario government will invest $48 million towards 19 research and development projects over the next six [...]
Ontario Liberals Create 50 Solar Jobs in Kingston
The Ontario Liberal Party is funding Centennial Global Technology to grow its Kingston solar manufacturing business and creating 50 new jobs in Kingston. This is in addition to the 10 new jobs created earlier this year by Centennial Global Technology, which announced its expansion into Kingston in late 2010. This provincial government support will enable [...]
Tonight, Kingstonians Can “Stand Up for Solar”
Tonight, Thursday July 21, Kingston area residents are invited to participate in an important discussion that directly impacts the local community. SWITCH (bringing new life to energy) is hosting a presentation and discussion given by Stand Up for SOLAR, an initiative of The Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA), about the positive benefits and impacts of [...]
Queen’s Developed Solar Technology Certified in U.S. and Canada
A breakthrough solar photovoltaic technology has been awarded certification for use in Canada and the United States. The technology, a compact solar microinverter, enables more reliable, efficient power generation from solar PV systems. Microinverters are the heart of solar installations, converting direct current, harvested by the panel, into alternating current compatible with the electric utility [...]
Plastics Recycling Plant Opens Using Green Technology
A “green” research discovery by Queen’s University chemistry professor Philip Jessop underlies the new technology to be used at a plastics recycling company launched today in Mississauga, Ontario. Unlike conventional systems, the green solvent technology developed by Dr. Jessop, Canada Research Chair in Green Chemistry, does not require energy-intensive distillation. The new plant will be [...]
Researchers to Grow Tomatoes with Industrial Waste Heat
Waste heat produced by Canada’s industrial plants could be harnessed to heat greenhouses for growing fresh fruit and vegetables, according to Queen’s University researchers. Necessary measures for ensuring the cleanliness of the heat and carbon dioxide emissions for greenhouse use also has the potential to reduce the cost of industries’ emissions compliance for future legislation. [...]
Queen’s Students Win Eco-Friendly House Design Competition
Students from the Queen’s Solar Design Team (QSDT) have won the first-ever Home Sweet Home Student Challenge, a provincial sustainable home design competition. “We wanted to design a home that was beautiful, very simplistic, and required very low energy input,” says team member Adrian Brett (School of Urban and Regional Planning). “We wanted to go [...]
Queen’s University Developing Solar Panel Testing Facility
Sustainable energy experts from Queen’s University are leading a multi-partner project aimed at finding out how different weather conditions, including heavy snowfall, impact the effectiveness of solar panels. “The solar photovoltaic industry around the world is growing at an unprecedented rate, but there’s very little available information shared about the performance of solar cells in [...]
Kingston’s Invista Centre Received LEED Gold Certification
The INVISTA Centre aimed for silver, but got the gold – the building has received LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification, one level higher than expected. “We are proud that the attention we put in to making the INVISTA Centre a truly sustainable facility have been recognized with this Gold Certification by [...]
