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tentious, political issue in Ontario. In early
June, 2018, the newly elected Ontario govern-
ment cut the Green Energy Act and 758 renew-
able-power contracts, creating a very different
landscape for “organizations and companies
and even homeowners, in addressing energy
issues with the cancellation of Cap and Trade
and GreenON,” says Goldberger, citing a sig-
nificant lose of skilled jobs this move created.
“Energy Efficiency is the single most valuable
thing one can do to reduce energy demand,
and to train and advance job creation and
economic growth through comprehensive
building retrofits,” says Goldberger. “Our so-
cial housing, academic institutions, hospitals,
businesses and homes are all in need of en-
ergy upgrades. These programs are always
self-financing or “pay from savings”, meaning
the retrofits payback the cost over a period of
years while installing leading edge technolo-
gies like LED lights, Advanced Energy Manage-
ment Controls, Combined Heat and Power, So-
lar and Geothermal etc., resulting in reducing
energy costs. The main opportunity remaining
now, beyond further electrification of trans-
port and buildings, is to support the export of
Ontario-based knowledge in these technolo-
gies and project services like legal, accounting,
financing, engineering and green architectural
skills to global markets.”
PARTNERSHIPS
In order to facilitate reaching global markets,
OSEA has strategically partnered with MAG-
NET Export Business Portal (“Portal”). “The
goal of this new partnership between OSEA
and the Portal is to ensure that partners are
provided the technology to best match their
businesses to the right trade missions, fund-
ing programs, and events to support these en-
deavours,” says Goldberger. “OSEA is excited to
get its members involved and educated about
how the Portal can support a launch of their
businesses and clean tech firms to advance
sustainability in our global markets.”
“For example, we are leveraging the expertise
of one of OSEA’s Board members which is Bio-
mass North Development Centre, and Dawn
Lambe, the ED, who has just been appointed
to the World Bioenergy Association. OSEA will
be better poised to partner with global com-
panies in this growing segment of the renew-
