OCETA CleanTech e-News
February 2008
OCETA is pleased to announce that we will be offering a free e-news service on Clean Technologies. This service was previously provided by the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation to raise awareness and knowledge on CleanTech innovation.

Clean Technologies "encompasses knowledge-based technologies, products and services which optimize use of natural resources while reducing ecological impact, and add economic value by significantly lowering cost and improving profitability".

The OCETA CleanTech e-News Service will distribute articles from a variety of sources in Ontario and internationally. The initial focus will be on innovative applications of clean technologies, announcements on initiatives to research, develop and commercialize clean technologies, and news related to clean technology businesses and investments in Ontario and global markets.


Biofuels and Bioenergy

BIOCAP to Help Launch New Bioeconomy Initiative at Queen's University
As one of its last decisions before dissolving the Foundation, the BIOCAP Board of Directors has approved a $70,000 contribution towards the establishment of a new bioeconomy initiative at Queens University...[ Details ]

E. Coli Fuels New Energy Research
Two ongoing research projects are using E. coli to create two very different types of fuel...[ Details ]

Energy - Efficiency

Turning Buildings into Powerhouses
NRCan's CANMET Energy Technology Centre helps buildings generate as much energy as they use...[ Details ]

Energy - Generation

Ontario Centres of Excellence Injects $28 Million Into Breakthrough Clean Energy Technologies
Major investment in groundbreaking clean energy technologies promises to reshape the way Ontarians use and think about energy...[ Details ]

Ireland launches wave power initiative
The country jumps on the ocean power bandwagon with $38 million for research and facilities and a new feed-in tariff...[ Details ]

Flexible, Nanowire Solar Cells
Exotic materials and cheaper substrates could lead to better photovoltaics...[ Details ]

Manufacturing/Industrial

High-temperature manufacturing furnaces get "greener"
New microwave-based devices can save energy and reduce carbon footprints, says Spheric Technologies...[ Details ]

Water and Wastewater

Siemens Creates Innovative Sequencing Batch Reactor System
Siemens Water Technologies' innovative OMNIFLO interchange sequencing batch reactor (ISBR) system provides the most energy-efficient and the lowest sludge yield of any SBR on the market today...[ Details ]

Municipality of the District of Chester Launches New Environmental Technology
Residents in the Municipality of the District of Chester will benefit both economically and environmentally because of technology that was unveiled Feb. 7...[ Details ]

Other News

TRRA Environment and Energy Database: A Core Resource for Sector Growth
The inventory of Toronto Region environment and energy R&D in companies will be complete by the end of January. The inventory of the region's R&D in universities and colleges will be complete in February, 2008...[ Details ]

Stocks that make others green with envy
Environmental and energy investments may provide some good opportunities for those looking for a new place to put their money...[ Details ]

California scores nearly half of North American green tech capital
North American companies that create eco-friendly products raked in $3.95 billion in venture capital during 2007, up 38 percent from the year before, according to data an industry group will release today...[ Details ]

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