Sustainable Development Technology Canada recently expanded its reach by piloting seed funding to find and support Canada’s most promising early-stage cleantech entrepreneurs. To do so,…
Nova Scotia’s Department of Energy and Mines has issued a licence to Sustainable Marine Energy Canada for a tidal electricity project. The 1.26-megawatt marine renewable…
Jon Dogterom has been named senior vice president of venture services at MaRS Discovery District. “Jon was instrumental in helping Canada’s cleantech sector grow both…
Andrew Vitaterna joined Clearford as its new vice president of business development when the company acquired ASI Water. “As VP of Business Development at Clearford, my focus…
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has announced that it is joining forces with Aqua Forum to bring, for the first time, the national AquaHacking…
The Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP) ceased its operations on June 30, 2019. The organization had been receiving funding from Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development,…
A new white paper provides utility decision makers with actionable learnings to accelerate their adoption of digital solutions and address critical water challenges. The paper…
Ontario’s Newterra Group Ltd. has announced that StormwateRx LLC (StormwateRx) has joined the company effective June 10, 2019. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, StormwateRx designs, manufactures,…
XPV Water Partners announced that it has invested in Metron-Farnier, which offers a line of residential and commercial water meters augmented with smart meter technologies.…
The Corix Group of Companies (Corix) announced that Lisa Sparrow has been appointed as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO) effective July 2,…
BDC Capital is launching a $250 million Industrial Innovation Venture Fund to invest in tech companies and entrepreneurs accelerating the transformation of core Canadian industries. “BDC Capital is excited to…
The 2019 Canadian Water Summit played host to the Water’s Next Awards Gala, celebrating the people, projects, and technology that are making substantial contributions…
Bruno Puiatti joined Clearford as the company’s new vice president of business development in March 2019. Puiatti sees enormous potential in delivering comprehensive turnkey solutions…
Carla Qualtrough, minister of public services and procurement and accessibility, announced an investment of $2.1 million in Vancouver, B.C.-based Mangrove Water Technologies. “Innovative projects like…
Clearford Water Systems Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase the water and wastewater assets (ASI Water) of ASI Group Ltd., an Ontario-based water…
Bishop Water Technologies and Neo Chemicals & Oxides have launched a new rare earth-based coagulant in Canada. According to Bishop Water Technologies, this solution can…
Research by PwC UK estimates the economic and emissions impact of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in the water, agriculture, energy, and transport sectors. PwC UK’s…
Saltworks Technologies Inc. has received an investment of $4.4 million from the Government of Canada. This investment in Saltworks Technologies Inc. supports AirBreather, a technology…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a FedDev Ontario investment of $52.4 million to bring together three innovation hubs—Communitech, MaRS Discovery District, and Invest Ottawa. Together, they will…
United Utilities has launched its second accelerator programme to help innovative businesses grow and develop their solutions through a collaborative approach. Following last year’s successful…
A comparison of seven European countries shows that the amount of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater reflects the prevalence of clinical antibiotic resistance in the…
Aqua America Inc., the second-largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility based in the United States, will receive an approximately $750 million investment by Canada…
Xylem Inc. – a global water technology company with offices in Saskatoon, Edmonton, and Calgary – announced that Jorge M. Gomez has been elected to…
BLOOM is winding down its operations in April 2019, according to an announcement by the president and chief executive officer, Kevin Jones. Jones made the…