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 Items tagged: energyItems Found: 14Savings at the PumpDecember 9, 2011 - 4:08 pm In a recent University of Toronto publication discussing the water-energy nexus, Bryan W. Karney writes: “…if you are thinking about big challenges, and big threats, and those topics that are likely to dominate humanity over this century, you might want to think of water and energy.” In the context... Categories: Features Good VibrationsOctober 24, 2011 - 11:17 am Crumbling asets. Rusting pipes. Leaking watermains. Musings about the state of our civil infrastructure usually come around to this type of talk. It may seem overwhelming to consider the thousands of kilometres of pipe that need replacing—or at least serious upgrading. But any asset manager will... Categories: Features Cenovus Invests $2.5M in SaltworksMay 31, 2011 - 9:22 am Cenovus Energy Inc., the Calgary-based integrated oil company, is investing $2.5 million in Vancouver's Saltworks Technologies Inc. through its Environmental Opportunity Fund (EOF), which enables environmental innovations in energy and technology. Saltworks has developed an energy efficient way... Categories: News, Western Canada Wasted EnergyOctober 29, 2010 - 8:42 am Across the country, provinces are updating Building Code standards—or implementing policies that would allow provincial ministries to change standards. Canada’s new building code, coming in 2012, will enshrine energy efficiency in its objectives, making the standard for all new homes much better... Categories: Features Report Looks at Water-Energy LinkApril 29, 2010 - 12:11 pm The POLIS Water Sustainability Project has released a new research report that looks at the link between water and energy use. The report, entitled Ontario’s Water-Energy Nexus: Will We Find Ourselves in Hot Water…or Tap into Opportunity?, details Canada’s first estimate of the energy required... SDTC Funds Low-Energy Desal ProjectApril 9, 2010 - 11:36 am A project led by Vancouver-based Saltworks Technologies Inc. to develop a low-energy water desalination system that has the potential to greatly improve the affordability and accessibility of clean water will receive up to $580,000 in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). "Access... Categories: National, News, Western Canada Canadian Conservation Efforts Declining: StudyMarch 17, 2010 - 8:45 am Canadians' efforts to save water appear to be going down the drain despite their reported concern about its availability, according to the third annual Canadian Water Attitudes Study, commissioned by RBC and Unilever and endorsed by the Canadian Partnership Initiative of the United Nations Water for... EDC Report Highlights Water TreatmentNovember 25, 2009 - 10:20 am Canadian companies are uniquely well-positioned to respond to the global infrastructure boom because of their experience in finding infrastructure solutions in some of the harshest climate conditions in the world, according to a new report from Export Development Canada (EDC). "Environmental concerns... Categories: International, National, News A Lesson in UVSeptember 29, 2009 - 12:36 pm Although many people think that treating water with ultraviolet light is a new idea, the ability of ultraviolet light to disinfect microbes was discovered at the turn of the 20th century. The first installation using ultraviolet (UV) light to disinfect public drinking water was in Marseille, France... Categories: Blog Climate Change Will Decrease Alberta’s Water Supply: ReportFebruary 10, 2009 - 9:47 am With available fresh water resources expected to decrease as a result of climate change, Alberta faces the challenge of meeting its growing demand for water in a sustainable manner, according to a new report by the Pembina Institute. "We need to plan ahead and consider the impact that climate change... Categories: National, News, Western Canada Advertisement
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