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Industry News
BC Hydro Supports Cariboo Pulp and Paper's Clean Energy Plans - Cariboo Pulp and Paper Company and BC Hydro have reached an agreement that will allow the mill to upgrade its systems to create 160 gigawatt hours of steam-generated clean electricity to sell to BC Hydro each year - enough to power more than 14,500 homes annually. Read more...
Now Available - Québec Electrical Code 2010 Edition
The 2010 edition of the Québec Construction Code, Chapter V - Electricity (C22.10-10) incorporates the 2009 Canadian Electrical Code Part I, with additional amendments and requirements for the Québec market. Read more...
Updated Elevator Safety Code Now Available for Pre-Order - ASME A17.1 / CSA B44 covers design, construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of: hoisting and lowering mechanisms, (such as elevators and dumbwaiters); and power driven stairways and walkways (such as escalators). Read more...
Boralex's First Solar Park in France Gets Underway with Help of Q-Cells
Boralex Inc., a Canadian electricity producer whose core business is the development and operation of power stations that generate renewable energy, and Q-Cells, a world leader in the photovoltaic industry, announced that they have started building a solar energy park in southern France. Read more...
NEMA Launches Vids for Grids with Smart Grid Educational Videos
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has launched its "Vids for Grids: New Media for the New Energy Workforce" (V4G) program with the first two videos of a 12-video series that demonstrates a best practice in integrating new media into engineering core curricula. Read more...
SaskPower Fires Up Yellowhead Power Station
SaskPower has boosted its generating capacity to meet the needs of a growing province with the addition of the Yellowhead Power Station in North Battleford. Read more...
SAIT - New Year Brings New Trades Programs
Five new full-time pre-apprenticeship programs launch at SAIT this month in response to a changing landscape in industry. Read more...
Plutonic Power Agrees to Buy 50 MW Portfolio from First Solar in Partnership with GE Energy Financial Services; Plutonic Expands into Ontario Market - Plutonic Power Corporation and GE Energy Financial Services have agreed to acquire a 50-MW (alternating current) portfolio of three photovoltaic solar facilities to be built in Ontario from First Solar, Inc., marking Plutonic's expansion into solar power and Ontario. Read more...
Ontario Solar Academy's 5-Day Solar PV Design and Installation Training Goes Mobile!
Ontario Solar Academy unveiled its 2011 upcoming course schedule at CanSIA's Solar Canada 2010 Conference in December, which features 8 Ontario trainings outside of the GTA from January to April alone! Read more...
Boralex, Partnered with Two RCMs, is Awarded Two Community Wind Project Contracts Boralex Inc. has been awarded two wind projects of 25 MW each, in partnership with two regional county municipalities - La Côte-de-Beaupré and Témiscouata - respectively, as part of the call for tenders for 250 MW of wind energy produced through community projects. Read more...
Trilliant's Latest Smart Grid Contracts Lead to Job Creation in Granby
Trilliant Incorporated, a Smart Grid communications provider and leader in delivering solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration, has won several major contracts that have led to high-tech job creation in its Granby, Quebec engineering facility.Read more...
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Product Showcase
 Flextherm Expands its Green Cable Mat™ Range
Flextherm is introducing its newly expanded Green Cable Mat™ range that will cover any project. Designed for obstacle-free square or rectangular rooms, the heating mat can be easily installed under ceramic or natural stone floor coverings thanks to its self-adhesive backing. Read more...
Arlington's Wire Grabber™ Drop Wire Support Holds Fixtures and More, up to 100 lbs
Wire Grabber™ delivers secure hanging support of static loads like fixtures, boxes, cable tray, requiring drop wire support. For dry or wet locations, Wire Grabber's hold on .080" galvanized braided wire is unaffected by oil or grease. Read more...
All-In-One PAC RTU Controller Module
Schneider Electric's M340 PAC now features a new module with embedded RTU features such as an embedded DNP3 communications protocol and battery-free, extended temperature range operation, making it ideally suited to applications in mining, oil & gas, water treatment and substation automation. Read more... |
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