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Innovation Profiles: Energy & Environment

The Toronto Region is a dynamic hub of innovation activity in energy and the environment. Find out about our research partnerships and R&D excellence.

One of North America's Most Powerful Geothermal Energy Installations
Toronto Region Research Alliance profiles the University of Ontario Institute of Technology's thermal energy storage system and innovative renewable energy research.

Biorem Technologies
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation invests in this Guelph-based designer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly air pollution control systems.

Ford Motor Company of Canada
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade shows how Ford's Oakville, Ontario fuel cell R&D centre is working on the first large-scale application of its innovative fumes-to-fuel technology.

General Motors of Canada

Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade tells how GM tapped its Canadian Engineering Centre to integrate its advanced fuel cell technology.  

Green Power: Air Quaity Systems
Ontario Centres of Excellence showcases the Naturaire technology created by Guelph University's Dr Alan Darlington.

Honda of Canada

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada profiles this automotive leader's expansion of its state-of-the- art green manufacturing plant in Allison, Ontario. 

Turning Good Ideas Into New Economic Opportunities
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation tells how the Ontario BioAuto Council is investing $2.5 million in The Woodbridge Group, Canadian General-Tower Limited and GreenCore Composites Inc.

Powering the Solar Industry

Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade showcases 6N Silicon's revolutionary process to purify silicon for the solar power industry.

Taking Solar Power Mainstream
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation highlights the research partnership between Arise Technologies and Dr Nazir Kherani of the University of Toronto and their plan to develop a prototype of a high efficiency silicon photovoltaic solar cell.
Protecting Our Water Supply
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation spotlights the new Centre For The Control Of Emerging Contaminants which is bringing together the world-class expertise of five Ontario universities. 

Early Warning
Canada's Technology Triangle profiles this Waterloo-based developer of early warning systems that detect E.coli and other biohazards.

Fuel Cell Research Surging Ahead to Make Clean, Green Fuel a Reality Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation introduces Ontario's Fuel Cell Research and Innovation Network, a partnership between industry and eight universities that is harnessing the potential of fuel cell technology.
Coming Soon To Your Grocery Store: "Intelligent" Food Packaging
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation tells how Dr Loong-Tak Lim at the University of Guelph is developing better food packaging with fewer environmental impacts.
U of T Research Team Aims to Harness the Wind to Produce Clean Energy  Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation describes the ground-breaking research by Dr Reza Iravani and his research team at the University of Toronto's Centre for Applied Power Electronics.
Farm and Forestry Fueling Green Car of the Future
Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation tells how Dr Mohini Sain of the Centre for Biocomposites and Biomaterials Processing at the University of Toronto is transforming renewable agricultural and forest products and by-products into high-tech auto parts.

Cleanfield Energy
Ontario Centres of Excellence highlights Ancaster-based Cleanfield Energy's compact wind turbines designed for city buildings.

REGEN
Ontario Centres of Excellence sparks interest in REGEN's energy saving technology that helps large industrial facilities slash their peak demand charge by up to 30%.

Stormfisher Biogas
Ontario Centres of Excellence shows how Toronto's StormFisher Biogas is building Ontario's biogas industry.

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