Month: December 2023

Cleantech Innovation Webinar: Iceland and Newfoundland and Labrador

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Join econext and the Embassy of Iceland in Ottawa for a webinar on January 16 to explore cleantech innovation collaboration opportunities between Newfoundland and Labrador and Iceland.

Building on the visit to St. John’s, NL by Iceland’s President and First Lady in May of 2023, this free webinar will feature presentations from a series of Icelandic cleantech and renewable energy companies and highlight an existing partnership between Iceland’s national power company and Newfoundland’s own Growler Energy.

Featuring presentations from:


Landsvirkjun is the National Power Company of Iceland and operates 18 power stations in Iceland concentrated on five main areas of operation.


Carbon Recycling International is the globally-recognixed leader in CO2 to methanol technology, operating at industrial scale since 2012.


IceWind develops robust vertical axis wind turbines, designed to withstand all weather conditions and be installed in even the most remote locations.


Carbfix provides a natural and permanent storage solution by turning CO2 into stone underground in less than two years.


Laki Power creates line-powered monitoring systems for overhead power lines, offering innovative solutions to some of today’s most pressing challenges faced by power grid operators.


The Iceland Renewable Energy Cluster is the cluster organization for the whole energy industry in Iceland, a joint platform for both public and private entities and institutions of the whole value chain.


Growler Energy is a Newfoundland and Labrador based company focused on unlocking the unlimited potential of renewable resources and clean energy.


econext accelerates clean growth in Newfoundland and Labrador, working on behalf of over 200 members to foster environmentally sustainable economic development.

Registration

Date: January 16, 2024
Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm NST

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Webinar Agenda

Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • econext (NL)
  • Embassy of Iceland in Ottawa (IS)

Renewable Energy

  • Landsvirkjun (IS) & Growler Energy (NL)
  • IceWind (IS)
  • Q&A

Clean Technology

  • Carbfix (IS)
  • Carbon Recycling International (IS)
  • Laki Power (IS)
  • Q&A

The Power of Cluster Collaboration

  • Iceland Renewable Energy Cluster (IS)

Closing Remarks

WEBINAR: Newfoundland and Labrador’s Green Technology Tax Credit

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Are you interested in learning about the tax credit available for green technology in Newfoundland and Labrador? Tune in to our free webinar!

Date: Thursday January 11, 2024
Time: 10:30 – 11:30 AM NST
Cost: FREE!

econext welcomes Mark Hatfield from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Department of Finance to chat about the green technology tax credit which was introduced in Budget 2022. The webinar will delve into a number of topics including qualified investments, eligibility, financial aspects of the tax credit, and the application process.

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If you have any questions about this webinar, please contact Jenny Mallard by email at jenny@econext.ca.

Website Training

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TODAY’S AGENDA

  • Login details
  • How the website is made
  • The difference between pages and posts
  • Adding a new post
  • The editor and basic code
  • The importance of categories
  • Special Fields
  • Feature Images
  • Format
  • Hard Coded and Harder to Change (design, menu)
  • Sticking to Pages and Posts
  • Great flexibility in how things are presented
  • Online and On-Demand

econext, Harris Centre, CLIMAtlantic partner on regional climate workshops throughout Newfoundland and Labrador

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For Immediate Release
December 7, 2023

Throughout 2023, econext – in partnership with Memorial University’s Harris Centre and CLIMAtlantic – organized a series of regional climate workshops throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.

“Climate change is impacting communities across Newfoundland and Labrador, but depending on where you live and how your area has evolved, we all see it affecting us in different ways,” said Kieran Hanley, econext’s CEO. “These regional climate workshops are helping us to gain a better understanding of what is most important in specific areas of the province, which in turn will help us to do our work to advance adaptation efforts and grow Newfoundland and Labrador’s green economy.”

Workshops took place in Grand Falls-Windsor, Port Rexton, Trinity, Port aux Basques, Codroy Valley, and Pasadena between April and November 2023.

NL Climate Services Specialist Sepehr Khosravi – Courtesy of The Gazette

“We have only scratched the surface in terms of our province’s geography,” recognized Hanley. “We are keen to explore opportunities to host workshops in other areas in 2024 and would be happy to explore ideas with any region or community that expresses interest.”

“econext regularly engages with municipalities and communities across the province to define climate change challenges and opportunities, helping in the pursuit of funding to address them,” said Hanley. The regional climate workshops will allow econext to identify specific initiatives that can be pursued on a regional basis and communicate them to other stakeholders who can help.

“We are grateful for our partnership with The Harris Centre and CLIMAtlantic for this initiative.”

econext approached the Harris Centre to organize, host and facilitate the workshops due to their long standing connections with communities and regions across the province. At each workshop CLIMAtlantic offered practical resources ranging from risk assessment to possible climate change adaptation options.

econext is an association of businesses that accelerate clean growth in Newfoundland and Labrador and work on behalf of over 200 members to foster environmentally sustainable economic development. More information can be found at https://econext.ca.

Media Contact:
Kieran Hanley
kieran@econext.ca