Canada

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has thrown his support behind Canadian clean tech company CarbonCure Technologies.

Inventys Inc., the Canadian carbon capture technology company, has changed its name to Svante Inc., effective immediately.

The British Columbia Government has joined Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and FortisBC to establish the first ship-to-ship LNG marine refuelling – or bunkering – facility on the west coast of North America.

Carbon Engineering, a British Columbia-based clean energy company, is expanding the capacity of the design for its first commercial Direct Air Capture (DAC) plant.

CMC Research Institutes (CMCRI) has partnered with Foresight Cleantech Accelerator to develop Canada’s carbon capture and conversion industry.

Cummins Inc. has completed the acquisition of Hydrogenics, a Canadian fuel cell and hydrogen production technologies provider.

Royal Helium Ltd. has completed the first phase of exploration at its Climax property in southwest Saskatchewan, Canada, and identified drill targets for primary helium production.

Desert Mountain Energy (DME), which is involved in helium exploration in Southwestern US, has received permits to drill two wells on its Oklahoma Kight-Gilcrease property.

Montreal, Canada, will host this year’s IIR International Congress of Refrigeration between 24th-30th August (2019). The event will bring together engineers, technicians, and researchers from across the globe.

BESIX Canada, together with its joint venture partner Vancouver Pile Driving (Vanpile), will build an LNG export facility in Kitimat, in the North Coast region of British Columbia, Canada.