Sustainability
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ABB, Nova Bus collaborate on electric transportation
Nova Bus will collaborate to help deliver the first ABB electric bus opportunity charger in North America.Read more → -
End-of-life Design
Diverting e-waste from local landfills and toxic “backyard” operations in developing nations begins with product designers.Read more → -
Renewable energy becomes largest source of installed power
International Energy Agency report says renewables reached 153GW in 2015 and will grow by 13 percent by 2021.Read more → -
Aquatic UFO lets owners live off the grid
Jet Capsule designed a "living floating house" sea craft.Read more → -
Mechanical engineering researchers propose metal powder as fossil fuel alternative
McGill study suggests recyclable metal powders could be as power, energy dense as gasoline.Read more → -
Ontario offers $20 million to build EV charging stations
Province announces fast-charging charging network strategy at climate change talks in Paris.Read more → -
Canadian researchers discover inexpensive oil sands wastewater cleaning process
University of Waterloo technique combines nano-particles and sunlight to remove naphthenic acid from tailing ponds.Read more → -
Toyota aims to largely phase out gas engine cars by 2050
Japanese automaker to focus on hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.Read more → -
Calgary’s Carbon Engineering unveils groundbreaking carbon capture project
Squamish, B.C.-based pilot project to remove up to one tonne of CO2 per day.Read more → -
Porsche unveils all electric concept sports car
Mission E features 600hp, 0-60 in 3.5 seconds and 500km range, company says.Read more →
