A key component of the Cleantech Commons research park at Trent University has received a $4.8-milllion boost from the federal government. The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) announced funding for a cleantech accelerator, to be known as the Trent Enterprise Centre…
A future Cleantech Commons tenant, Rainmaker Worldwide Inc., has been announced as the winner of a significant international award for sustainability. Rainmaker was given the award for “Best Community Impact Water Solutions Global 2020” by U.K.-based CFI.co. Congratulations! In making the award, CFI.co said…
“Cleantech Commons,” says our executive director, Martin Yuill in a recent “Update to the Community“, “is designed to host a clustered community of growth companies, spin-out & startup ventures, and corporate accelerators & ‘innovation outposts’.” Pointing out that Cleantech Commons is co-located with the…
A potential future Cleantech Commons tenant, Rainmaker Worldwide Inc., has announced the signing of a Water-as-a-Service (WaaS) agreement with Jamaica’s Northern Caribbean University (NCU). Rainmaker will supply up to 5,000 litres of water per day for 3 years through their established Air-to-Water technology (See video…
A future Cleantech Commons tenant, Carbonix, has been profiled by Alberta Innovates, which says that the cleantech company “has been working to help forestry, mining, and oil and gas industries remediate their residues and return land and water to its original, natural state“. Carbonix…
Aclarus Ozone, a Peterborough-based ozone water system technology company and John Gillis, President of the Innovation Cluster: Peterborough & the Kawarthas, were both winners in their respective categories at June 11th’s 2020 Water’s Next Awards. The awards ceremony took place at the annual Canadian…
Despite the interruptions that resulted from COVID-19 – and with comprehensive new health & safety measures in place to protect our contractors, construction crews and visitors – the provision of municipal services to Cleantech Commons on Trent University’s East Bank has continued to make…
PKA SoftTouch micro-needle technology could solve large-scale vaccination delivery issues to under-served populations worldwide A future Cleantech Commons tenant, PKA SoftTouch Corp., has launched a public equity crowdfunding campaign for its globally patented micro-needle technology that could play a key role in delivering a…
Future Cleantech Commons tenant, PKA SoftTouch, has launched a FrontFundr campaign that invites investment into the company. PKA has launched a public equity crowdfunding campaign for its globally patented micro-needle technology that, it says, can play a role in delivering a vaccine to battle…
The Cleantech Commons Virtual Concierge Service (VCS) is designed to curate relevant and timely information for members of the Cleantech Commons community. We understand that the amount of information about assistance programs can sometimes be overwhelming and difficult to navigate. Our VCS helps point entrepreneurs,…
The Cleantech Commons “Virtual Concierge Service” (VCS) is designed to curate relevant and timely information for members of the Cleantech Commons community. We understand that the amount of information about assistance programs can sometimes be overwhelming and difficult to navigate. Our VCS helps point entrepreneurs, startup…
Cleantech Commons has partnered with youngStartup Ventures for the VENTURE SUMMIT | WEST 2020 Venture Capital Summit, now taking place as an online “digital edition” in May 2020. The Cleantech Commons community 20% discount code for registration is CTCOMMONSVIP. To register now and lock…
Peterborough Mayor, Diane Therrien, says that Cleantech Commons will help position Peterborough as a “leader and cutting edge community” when it comes to building “a more sustainable and green future“. Quoted by Business View Magazine in an article titled “Peterborough, Ontario: Innovation and invention“,…
FoodDive.com has featured future Cleantech Commons tenant, Noblegen Inc., a cleantech nutritional ingredient company, in an extensive online profile. You can read that article in full here! Titled “Ancient nutrition: Why Noblegen thinks one-celled euglena is the ingredient of the future“, FoodDive.com writes: “With its…
Future Cleantech Commons tenant, Noblegen Inc., a cleantech nutritional ingredient company, has emerged as the big winner at the annual World Food Innovation Awards which took place in London earlier this year. Noblegen won in two key categories: Best food concept and Best plant-based…
Future Cleantech Commons tenant, Carbonix, has been profiled in Northern Ontario Business magazine, which says that the cleantech company is “ready to tackle mining legacy sites” by using wood waste residue to trap industrial contaminants. Northern Ontario Business writes that Carbonix “has a green…
Recently, Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) outlined a series of new programming and funding opportunities clean technology ventures at an event hosted by Cleantech Commons in Peterborough. Read that story here! Éric-Aimé Patry, the Manager of Outreach and Engagement at Innovative Solutions Canada & Build in Canada Innovation…
Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC), a funding program focused on R&D and prototype testing, outlined a series of new programming and funding opportunities for startups and early-stage ventures at an event hosted by Cleantech Commons in Peterborough on Friday, February 14, 2020. Éric-Aimé Patry, the…
Future Cleantech Commons tenant, Noblegen Inc., an advanced nutritional ingredient company, was selected to join the Canadian government’s recent delegation to the 2020 Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, California. Noblegen is a cleantech nutritional ingredient company that produces plant-based ingredients using the sustainable microorganism Euglena…
Kicking off 2020 in style, Cleantech Commons partnered with our friends at the Innovation Cluster to present a talk by Jason Wight of OPG. Read more about that event here! Jason is Director of Engineering at Ontario Power Generation‘s Pickering Nuclear Generating Station and…
Future Cleantech Commons tenant, Noblegen Inc., an advanced nutritional ingredient company, has announced the launch of its first direct-to-consumer product, a plant-based “whole egg” powder. The product is named, “the egg”, and it’s exclusively available on their Eunite™ website. (Learn more – way more –…
Future Cleantech Commons tenant, Noblegen Inc., an advanced nutritional ingredient company, has achieved “self-GRAS” regulatory status for their protein-rich flour sourced from dried whole cell Euglena gracilis. This is a major breakthrough for the company and means that Noblegen’s protein-rich euglena flour will be available…
Anyone who regularly uses Pioneer Road on Trent University’s East Bank will know that the site of Cleantech Commons is currently a hive of activity! Municipal services – previously provided to the entrance of the research park – are now being extended into Cleantech…
Cleantech Commons received several positive media reviews at the end of 2019. In an Editorial published on December 09, Peterborough Examiner writes that “Cleantech Commons is based on ‘green’ expertise that already exists at Trent and is well on the way to having real,…
The reputation of Cleantech Commons partner and host institution, Trent University, as a world-leading environmental university was highlighted when it was named among the top 100 most sustainable university campuses around the world in the 2019 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings. The latest annual…
Clean technology sector leaders have come together to launch the Ontario Clean Technology Industry Association (OCTIA), a not-for-profit organization that will champion Ontario’s cleantech sector. (According to MaRS Data Catalyst, 131 Ontario-based cleantech ventures collectively reached revenue figures of nearly CAD $500 million in…
Peterborough City Council declared a climate emergency this fall. It underscores ongoing work at Cleantech Commons, which promises to bring together a community of big-thinking energy, environment and climate problem solvers. In the face of today’s global environmental challenges, Cleantech Commons represents a timely…
The Cleantech Commons Management Committee has released a list of “Tenant Criteria” for our 85-acre clean & green technology research park. Learn more about the sectors that are a core focus of Cleantech Commons, our tenant criteria, and the tenant evaluation and assessment process…
Trails, roads, sewers and water services are being installed to support the creation of Cleantech Commons – an innovation park focusing on green and clean technology through a partnership between Trent University and the City of Peterborough. Work will resume on providing services for…
Peterborough This Week reports that “After a summer of preparing Cleantech Commons’ main access road, work is being done to prepare for construction of the city’s upcoming green-tech business park.” Read the full article here! Martin Yuill, Cleantech Commons executive director is quoted as saying that…