Although energy storage comes in different shapes and sizes, the lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) is the fastest emerging technology in North America and is planned to be deployed in the City of Ottawa with the Ottawa BESS 2 Project. . Today, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, announced $6 million in federal funding. . Ottawa, Canada – September 18, 2025 – Invest Ottawa is celebrating a collaboration between BluWave-ai, a leading Canadian artificial intelligence company, and Area X. O, Canada's all-season R&D complex for next-generation technologies, operated by Invest Ottawa. The recently announced groundbreaking. . The Ottawa BESS 2 Project, among other electricity storage sites, will help address emerging global and regional electricity needs for the coming decades. Ottawa's rapidly evolving energy landscape is driving homeowners, commercial property owners, and construction firms to rethink their. .