solar power – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Caisse acquires 80% stake in Japanese solar power plant, AIMCo opens New York office https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/alts/caisse-acquires-80-stake-in-japanese-solar-power-plant-invests-125-million-in-digital-consultants-expansion-plans/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 20:00:04 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=151839 The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is acquiring an 80 per cent stake in a Japanese solar power generation plant alongside its portfolio company Shizen Energy Inc. The solar power plant generates 31 megawatts, or enough energy to power 7,850 homes, according to a press release. The Caisse first invested $186 million in the energy […]

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]]> 2023 GIC coverage: Key stakeholders urged to consider energy ROI, productivity in the sprint towards decarbonization https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2023-gic-coverage-investors-urged-to-consider-energy-roi-productivity-in-the-sprint-towards-decarbonization/ Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:47:23 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=137653 When key stakeholders are examining sustainability solutions, they aren’t spending enough time on whether these solutions are actually capital efficient from energy return on investment and productivity perspectives, said Patrick Kent, portfolio manager and head of the small-cap equities team at Newton Investment Management Group, during the Canadian Investment Review‘s 2023 Global Investment Conference. The […]

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]]> Electrical grids require massive investments to reach net-zero targets: Ontario Teachers’ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/electrical-grids-require-massive-investments-to-reach-net-zero-targets-ontario-teachers/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:15:54 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=125270 The world’s electrical grids require massive investments if countries are to meet net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 goals, according to a new report from the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. “In many countries, including the world’s most advanced economies, aging grids are not yet ready for the expected surge in demand,” noted the report. “Nor were […]

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]]> CCL Goes Solar https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/ccl-goes-solar/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/cir-news/ccl-goes-solar/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2013 08:21:19 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/ccl-goes-solar/ Private equity funding for Ontario solar project.

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