Our Earth has been around for 4.6 billion years. Humans have been here for only a scant fraction of that time. And yet in the past 250 years we’ve destroyed more than 50 per cent of the Earth’s forests and tipped the scale beyond sustainability.
It needn’t be all about sacrifice: cleantech entrepreneurs are building a future that’s more sustainable, more convenient and maybe even more lucrative for the average person.
Peak Power was founded by self-described energy nerds in 2015 and is the only company operating battery storage, grid interactive buildings, and bi-directional electric vehicles with a single platform for partners to achieve net-zero goals, cut operating expenses, and unlock new revenue opportunities.
Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and Ontario Energy Board (OEB) recently announced several project collaborations with local electricity distributors and technology companies to “accelerate the adoption of local energy projects to help communities play an increasing role in providing for their own energy needs
Peak Power, a Canadian climate tech company with a core focus in energy management and energy storage, announces that it is partnering with Oshawa Power to develop and execute an energy platform that demonstrates how disparate distributed energy resources (DERs) can improve the reliability of a local grid.
Each Green Economy Hero podcast features someone you’ll enjoy getting to know. Leading environmental lawyer, Dianne Saxe, will explore who they are, what their business are doing, and how it is making a difference in facing our climate crisis. We will hear about their challenges, their successes, and their dreams. And we’ll learn their advice on how you too can build a green business in Canada.
Electric vehicle owners in Ontario may one day be able to use the electricity in their EVs instead of loud diesel or gas generators to provide emergency power during blackouts. They could potentially also sell back the energy in their cars to the grid when needed.
Jennifer Keesmaat is one of the founding partners behind Markee Developments, which designs, finances, builds, and affordable housing in Toronto. To learn more, follow this link. To check out some of the projects that Toderian UrbanWorks has been involved in around the world, check out Brent’s website here.
For years, the concept of sustainability in commercial real estate was argued to be a complex and competing interest with the financial goals and fiscal realities of a property.
Many industry experts thought that both sets of priorities would not work together, but now see there is a viable business case to be made.
A world-class project in grid innovation is taking place underground, beneath the streets of Toronto. Launched in two underground garages, Peak Power’s demonstration of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is just the kind of future-forward thinking that could revolutionize the green energy landscape.
Contact us to book your free virtual site assessment to determine if distributed energy resources could contribute to your financial and environmental goals.
