The Ultimate Guide to Clean technologies
A curated Canadian edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Clean technologies.
What to know about Clean technologies
CleanTech is a dynamic field dedicated to advancing technologies and innovations that promote environmental sustainability and reduce carbon footprints. This sector encompasses a broad range of initiatives, from renewable energy and energy-efficient data centers to sustainable manufacturing practices and AI-driven environmental solutions.
Exploring our CleanTech stories reveals how governments, enterprises, and startups are harnessing technology to address pressing climate challenges. Readers will find insights into AI-powered tools accelerating green assessments, breakthroughs in solar and battery storage, advancements in eco-friendly data centers, and initiatives driving the transition to low-carbon economies globally.
By following CleanTech developments, readers can learn about the intersection of technology and sustainability, understand emerging trends such as green financing, electric vehicle infrastructure expansion, and smart energy management, and discover practical approaches to achieving net-zero targets. This collection underscores the critical role of innovation in shaping a sustainable future and offers valuable knowledge for anyone interested in the evolving landscape of clean technologies.
Canadian Clean technologies News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
NorthX invests CAD $2.5 million in women-led climate tech
The funding aims to help five Canadian ventures move from lab validation to market-ready production, tackling emissions, waste and climate risks.
Canada launches drone marketplace in Ukraine support push
Ottawa is deepening defence ties with Kyiv through new drone, energy and reconstruction funding as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Canada.
Ottawa backs SmartGRO indoor farming light research
Federal funding will help SmartGRO test indoor lighting that could cut electricity use by up to 80% without reducing harvests.
Ribbit is bringing autonomy to aircraft cargo in Canada
Food and medicine deliveries to remote communities could become cheaper as Ribbit trials autonomous cargo flights from retrofitted aircraft.
Ontario playbook proposes data centres to pay for power
Households should avoid higher power bills as Ontario proposes a playbook, including new data centres, to cover the full cost of electricity.
Tempel Canada to build CAD $132 million Burlington plant
The Burlington project is set to sustain more than 200 jobs and add nearly 100 more as demand for transformer equipment rises across North America.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Clean technologies
Data centre market set to hit USD $1.08 trillion by 2034
Conflow wins Frost & Sullivan award for AI streetlights
Why brand visibility is the most critical metric in today's AI-driven world
Understanding the value of virtual power plants as grid resources
Ricoh named Leader in IDC high-speed inkjet ranking
Featured News
Expert Columns
Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres
Tariffs and sustainability: Why master data is a supply chain game-changer
5 eCommerce trends set to define 2026
Bridging the sustainability gap: how data centers can balance growth with environmental responsibility
Style, substance, and strategy: Drawing similarities between pageantry and PR
How women can build influence in critical tech roles
What women actually want from the future of work (Hint: It's not ping-pong tables)
Optimizing performance. Forgetting meaning
Creating a bridge between STEM and tech
How resilient currency infrastructure supports access and trust
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Clean technologies News
Hitachi Vantara gets science-backed net-zero target
Validation by the Science Based Targets initiative adds credibility as data-centre power demand and cooling costs face closer scrutiny from buyers.
AI data centres make grid access key to power deals
Grid congestion is adding risk and a scarcity premium to data centre deals as AI demand drives electricity needs sharply higher.
Logicalis cuts emissions & boosts community spending
Customers and suppliers are feeling the effect as Logicalis lifts renewable power use and raises community funding in FY26.
AtkinsRéalis names Steve Vincent as Global Market Lead
Rising electricity demand from AI and electrification is intensifying competition for power infrastructure talent, with AtkinsRéalis expanding its senior team.
Ottawa funds CAD $10.9M for EV chargers & education
More public chargers and practical guidance are set to ease one of the biggest barriers to electric vehicle uptake across Canada.
Schneider Electric reports 3.69 sustainability Impact score
Its 2026 sustainability score of 3.69 keeps the group on track for a 4.20 target, as emissions and customer savings improved.
Gravity launches AI sustainability agent & buyer guide
Sustainability teams could cut reporting and data-migration work by more than 70% as Gravity seeks to prove its AI agent can handle real workflows.
Piq Energy raises USD $5 million to speed grid studies
Utilities and developers could cut months from grid-connection studies as new funding backs software to tackle a growing interconnection backlog.
Asuene buys Secaro in GBP £87 million funding push
The deal and new funding will help ASUENE expand its supply chain emissions tools as disclosure rules tighten across Europe and the UK.
BluWave-ai launches Ontario EV charging grid project
Managed EV charging across Ontario could defer grid upgrades as utilities test AI to cut evening peaks and local congestion.
Mobile industry needs more renewable power to cut emissions
Greater access to clean electricity is now seen as crucial if operators are to keep emissions falling while data use keeps rising.
Meta to build its first Canadian data centre in Alberta
The 1GW project will bring about 3,000 construction jobs to Sturgeon County and add more than 300 permanent roles once operational.
BCIT launches digital twin hub for critical infrastructure
Industry can now test grid, EV charging and cybersecurity systems in a virtual setting before risking outages on live networks.
Gyre Energy wins funding for larger cold chain rollout
Funding will help Gyre Energy prove its cooling software can cut costs at a 140,000 sq ft cold chain site run by a global operator.
Sijbrandij launches data centre power coalition for AI
AI data centre developers may gain faster power access as a new coalition seeks to ease grid delays and speed site planning.
Visa predicts 2.4% global growth as online shopping rises
Higher energy costs are squeezing household budgets, but digital commerce and brisk business investment are helping keep growth steady at 2.4% in 2026.
AlpSemi raises EUR €17m to scale solid-state breakers
The Grenoble startup will use the funding to industrialise its breaker technology as AI data centres and electrified buildings strain power networks.
Canada's early-stage startup funding falls 40% in Q1: RBCx
Fewer Canadian founders are getting backed as venture capital tightens, leaving pre-seed and seed-stage startups struggling to secure cash.
Schneider Electric named world's most sustainable company
The top ranking underscores Schneider Electric's push to cut emissions and expand clean energy access as it rolls out its Impact 2030 roadmap.
Ant Group posts record USD $5.17 billion R&D spend
The record outlay underscores the group's push into AI, health and payments as emissions fell and carbon neutrality continued for a fifth year.