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Illinois-based steel tubular manufacturer TMK IPSCO announced that it will open a sales office in Calgary, Alberta. The new office will serve as TMK IPSCO's Canadian headquarters for sales and will support TMK IPSCO's commitment to better service its cross border customers with value added sophisticated products for both conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon exploration and development.
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Renovalia Energy SA, the Spanish solar and wind power producer said it plans a $258 million wind park in Alberta. The facility will have an electricity generating capacity of 120 megawatts, and construction will begin the first quarter of 2011, Renovalia said.
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New Jersey-based Nautilus Solar Energy has expanded its operations in Ontario, Canada, with the formation of Nautilus Solar Canada that has an initial portfolio of 2.75MW AC of rooftop projects under contract from the Ontario Power Authority. Nautilus is also partnering with Bright Power, an Ontario-based solar developer, to develop and finance 10MW of rooftop solar projects in Ontario in 2010.
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According to a recent Ernst & Young's survey, Canada ranks as the ninth most attractive location in which to invest in renewable energy projects. "Canada is holding firm while some others have slipped in an uncertain economic and regulatory environment," said Stephen Lewis, leader of Ernst & Young's Renewable Energy Advisory practice in Canada.
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The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade promoted free and open trade and investment with Europe during a recent visit. In particular, he urged European Union countries to lend their support to the successful conclusion of a comprehensive economic and trade agreement with Canada. A comprehensive economic and trade agreement could boost Canadian GDP by $12 billion annually, and two-way trade with Europe could increase by 20%.
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Liebherr Group of Switzerland, whose specialties include aeronautics equipment, will be expanding its facilities in Laval to accommodate the assembly and testing of the landing gear for Bombardier's CSeries aircraft. Liebherr-Aerospace Canada plans on hiring about 35 employees. The announcement of this investment, valued at more than $9 million over the next three years was made at the Farnborough International Airshow in England.
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Asola, the German affiliate of Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, has announced a joint venture manufacturing plant in Ontario, Canada, to enable production and distribution of solar modules in Canada. The Canadian partner, Evergreen Power, is a developer of renewable energy projects. The planned initial production capacity is 30MW per year of solar modules with a potential to generate revenues in excess of $60 million annually.
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According to this article, the video game industry is competitive and growing, and Canada is a world leader, trailing only Japan and the U.S. in terms of jobs. At last week's Develop conference in Brighton, England, people from the Canadian gaming industry were handing out pamphlets disguised as Canadian passports, lauding the opportunities Canada has to offer budding game developers. According to an ESAC report, the gaming industry in Canada is responsible for up to 14,000 jobs and generates $1.7 billion in direct economic activity.
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The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, addressed Canadian companies at the 2010 Farnborough International Airshow. Minister Clement outlined how Canada is building on its strengths in the aerospace industry to help position Canadian firms as suppliers of choice to major aircraft platforms. While at the air show, Minister Clement will be meeting with many key aerospace stakeholders to promote the innovation and technological capabilities of the Canadian aerospace sector. It is expected that many Canadian aerospace companies will be announcing key business transactions at the show.
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Florida based Accel Networks announced the expansion of its network coverage area across Canada. Through its relationship with TELUS, this expansion gives Accel the broadest fixed cellular broadband network in North America. Accel said it plans to establish a Canadian-based reseller network will make Accel’s services more readily available to all broadband users in the country by the end of 2010. "There's a tremendous need for the fixed wireless broadband services we provide all across Canada," commented Mark Gianinni, CEO of Accel Networks.
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U.S.-based Netflix Inc., announced plans to soon bring its video services to Canada. Netflix wants to expand to Canada "sometimes this fall." Netflix's Canadian expansion would mark the company's first foray outside of the United States. In the U.S., the service is available through video game consoles such as Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3, certain set top boxes as well as Web-connected Blu-ray and DVD players.
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Software vendor Maplesoft, University of Waterloo and the Canadian Space Agency are collaborating to build unmanned land rovers destined for planetary exploration. The software from Maplesoft, called MapleSim, is being used to simulate the possible outcomes of a land rover moving from point A to B with respect to energy use, risk and safety.
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Canada is among the world's top video game developers, with creative talent and government tax breaks attracting both global and independent studios whose products appeal to casual gamers. For example, French-based Ubisoft first arrived in Montreal in 1997 and now has 2,300 employees in Canada. Canada is said to be ranked as the third-largest video game developer behind Japan and the United States, says the Entertainment Software Association of Canada.
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The Nova Scotia government and Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Inc. have finalized a deal to build a wind turbine plant at the former TrentonWorks railcar factory. The government says 120 staff are expected to be hired within the plant's first year and up to 500 could be employed within three years.
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Canada-based Canasia Solar Corp. is planning a solar module manufacturing plant around London, Ontario that will initially produce 50MW of energy annually, and ultimately 200MW each year. The first project phase will create more than 100 jobs, and a total of 500 jobs at full capacity.
