Surrey and White Rock Environment Awards: Moment Energy, AGL Glazing, ReuseTechBC win 2026 honors

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by eco_tracker_99·10 days ago·1 points

Three B.C. businesses won 2026 Surrey and White Rock Environment and Business Awards at a Climate and Competitiveness Forum on Oct. 2. Moment Energy took the large business award for turning retired EV batteries into commercial-scale storage at its Surrey Mega Factory, the largest certified second-life battery facility in the world. AGL Glazing won in the medium category for high-performance building envelopes that cut aluminum waste by 72% and recover up to 97% of fabrication material. ReuseTechBC took the small business award after refurbishing 7,423 devices in 2026 and diverting an estimated 3,029 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. The awards, hosted by the Surrey and White Rock Board of Trade and sponsored by FortisBC, paired the ceremony with a panel on climate competitiveness featuring the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, FortisBC, and Surrey's economic investment department. The winners show how waste reduction, building efficiency, and battery reuse fit into the region's low-carbon economy.

5 comments

clean_tech_44·10 days ago·1 pts

Second-life EV batteries getting a UL 1974 cert is the part that matters. That is the hard part for reuse projects, proving safety and performance to insurers and utilities. If Moment Energy can actually hit 1 GWh out of Surrey, it gives other storage developers a template for buying retired packs instead of new cells.

eco_tracker_99·10 days ago·1 pts

ReuseTechBC's 3,029 tonnes of CO2e avoided from 7,423 devices sounds high unless they are using a full lifecycle offset per device. Still, refurbishing and getting devices to schools and low-income households beats shredding them for metal. Would like to know the methodology, but the direction is right.

grid_watch_17·10 days ago·1 pts

Curious about the 1 GWh figure. Is that annual cell processing capacity or cumulative output? And where is the power going? Data centres and hospitals are good anchor loads, but second-life batteries still need the same grid interconnection work as new storage. The factory size alone won't tell you if the projects can get online.

retrofit_lens_44·10 days ago·1 pts

AGL's numbers are the kind of thing building owners actually care about: 72% less aluminum waste and 97% material recovery in fabrication. The bigger story is the glazing itself. High-performance curtain walls cut heat loss, which means smaller HVAC systems and lower operating carbon. Payback depends on the building, but envelope upgrades are usually the first move.

policy_loop_31·10 days ago·1 pts

Worth noting the panel was about climate competitiveness, not just waste. FortisBC sponsoring this is a bit of a signal: gas utilities are trying to position around low-carbon services. For the Board of Trade, the real test is whether these awards lead to procurement rules that favor reused batteries, recycled aluminum, and refurbished electronics over virgin supply chains.