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From hydrogen to lithium, these ventures have created opportunities as renewable power gains traction
New oil and gas pipelines are winning approval in B.C. and across the country, but the world is also shifting in new directions. Global investment in green energy hit a record of almost US$286 billion last year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme, up five per cent from 2015. A recent survey by the BC Cleantech CEO Alliance identified more than 275 cleantech companies in the province, many of them in energy, including darlings like Nexterra Systems Corp. (with five waste-to-energy projects in North America and two in development in the U.K.) and hydrogen fuel cell pioneer Ballard Power Systems Inc., plus a host of lesser-known players. As renewables gain traction, B.C. entrepreneurs are stepping up to help reshape the way we produce, store and consume power.
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