Semiconductors: the forgotten (but essential) green technology

The ubiquitous microchips that power applications ranging from your smartphone to telecommunications and defence infrastructure can also be instrumental in getting us to green and clean.

Project Arrow, Canada’s first zero-emissions concept vehicle, sits on display outside of West Block on June 14. Electric vehicles are semiconductors on wheels and are probably the most accessible, practical greentech investments consumers can make, writes Gordon Harling.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GORDON HARLING

July 24, 2023

The Government of Canada placed a big bet on green technologies and clean power in the 2023 budget. “Green technology” is a broad definition. We all know what being green and clean looks like, but which innovations get us there? The backbone of any technology that will g...

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