Located in the small community of Hillsborough, about 25 kilometres south of Moncton, the school hopes its geothermal greenhouse will provide students with a hands-on learning opportunity.

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A retired Dalhousie University professor says a community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality could be a hub for producing green energy. Larry Hughes and a former student have released a paper outlining the possibility of developing thermal energy in Glace Bay from idle mines.

Canada has the ingredients to be a leader in the geothermal energy industry, a report from RBC suggests, but needs a unified national strategy and support for young companies to tap into the opportunity.

1. A mini drill that retrofits old buildings with green energy

Just two metres tall, the compact tool can drill boreholes from the lowest level of a parking garage.

Maritime Geothermal Ltd., manufacturer of the Nordic heat pump brand, receives $1.6 million to expand its Petitcodiac, N.B., facility. With this expansion, the facility will add 15,000 sq. ft., bringing the total to 45,000 sq. ft. This expansion will help meet the growing demand for Canadian geothermal and air-source heat pump solutions, according to the press release.

Fund invests in projects that help the environment or Indigenous people. Previous investments have included capital sent to First Nations or Indigenous social enterprises to retrofit homes and to make energy use more efficient by installing new geothermal units.