Grants and Contributions

Our novel technology platform unlocks new advances in strength and durability for cement replacements. By permanently storing CO2 in industrial byproducts and natural materials—from coal plants, glass manufacturing, mine sites, and more—we are improving performance and lower emissions. We work directly with cement and concrete producers to utilize the CO2 they’re already capturing onsite for our processes. We also reduce second-order CO2 emissions by removing the need to import expensive SCM feedstocks from overseas and we use local wastes instead, such as steel slag. Carbon Upcycling’s SCMs decrease the amount of cement used in the production of concrete by up to 20%.

Specifically, in this project we will deploy our 50 tonne per day reactor with the goal to scale up to a 200 tonne per day reactor which utilizes waste steel slag, and CO2 emissions for permanent storage. This creates a stronger and more durable supplementary cementitious material (SCM). SDTC’s support of this project will expedite Canada's cement and concrete industry on reaching their goal of being net-zero by 2050. With the support of SDTC we are well on our way to deploying at all 16 concrete plants in Canada which would result in a 39.4MT CO2e savings. The support of SDTC means a healthier and cleaner environment for all Canadians.

Carbonova Corp. is a technology company commercializing a chemical process that uses greenhouse gasses and natural gas as a feedstock to produce sustainable and economical carbon nanofibers.

Cascadia Seaweed aims to build a large-scale seaweed farm to deliver a sustainable agrifeed product.

This project will result in three key innovations:
1. Deploy a large-scale ocean farm in Canada to grow enough seaweed for a minimum viable agrifeed product
2. Cost effective, low energy, high throughput seaweed processing technologies
3. A tested sustainable agrifeed product

With access to high volumes of cost-effective seaweed, Canada is able to start addressing the increasing demand for raw material without reliance on foreign markets. Canada currently imports >90% of seaweed and the annual demand increases by ~8-14%. The project outcomes enable Canadian companies to be cost competitive with larger foreign markets while addressing climate change, food insecurity, and economic instability within Canada. Seaweed growth provides significant environmental benefits such as carbon capture and habitat creation, and these benefits scale-up with the amount of seaweed cultivated. There are additional benefits to utilizing the crop as an agrifeed solution; by increasing the resiliency of the livestock industry though a myriad of impacts, such as improved feed conversion ratio (5%), reduction of enteric methane (15%), and reduced reliance of land based crops for livestock feed. The improved feed conversion and improved product quality also make this solution economically viable by farmers.

Challenger Technical Service’s MCDIS project is designed to eliminate fugitive GHG emissions that occur on existing oil and gas wells. The system will offer a dramatic improvement in the success rate and lifetime of a gas migration repair by introducing new intervention equipment and methods. Two materials are injected separately into a leaking wellbore, where they react and form a permanent seal which blocks gas migration to surface. Challenger will deploy its technology with major Calgary based operators on existing wells across Alberta. The technology is projected to eliminate 35,102 tonnes of CO2e per year by the year 2030. Challenger has received funding from ERA along with assistance from PTAC and CanERIC to develop and commercialize the GHG reduction project.

Founded in 2019, CRT is a Pending B Corp, Canadian clean tech startup with a mission to enable infinite reuse of the world’s rubber. Globally, 20 million tonnes of rubber is used annually to make new tires, and the majority is ultimately landfilled or used in low grade applications at the end of their life. CRT’s proprietary process converts end-of-life industrial tires into high quality natural rubber reclaim that can be substituted for natural virgin rubber. A truly circular Tire-to-Tire Solution. Our high quality product, clean process, global supply chain network, and fully traceable solution provides tire manufacturers with a sustainable alternative to virgin rubber at stable lower cost levels with a significantly lower carbon footprint.   In 2023, CRT is constructing its first commercial facility in Alberta whilst continuing to innovate and scale its global operations to achieve significant growth.

Clir Renewables’ data and analytics software provides intelligence on performance and risk to investors in utility-scale wind and solar projects, improving returns and encouraging further investment in clean energy. The company's wind platform is already an established leader and is used by owners on more than 20 GW of wind farms across four continents. With the rapid development of large-scale solar projects, and the limited experience in the workforce, Clir’s enhanced solar platform will give investors and asset management teams the insights and tools they need to optimize solar project returns.

Perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyls, better known by their acronym “PFAS”, have always been used and released into the environment, mainly through the use of fire-fighting foams. Worldwide, the potential effects of PFAS on humans and the environment, and their ability to migrate, have given rise to considerable concern. Studies have already shown their potential harmful effects on humans. Some PFAS (PFOA and PFOS) are now regulated in several countries around the world. More standards are to come, as governments work on tighter criteria that will affect more compounds.
At present, there is no economically viable technology with minimal environmental impact to address this issue.
An electro-oxidation process has been developed by E2Metrix to degrade persistent refractory contaminants (known as “emerging contaminants”), including PFAS. Electro-oxidation with ECOTHOR-AOP uses highly conductive, chemically inert electrodes to effectively destroy these contaminants. The system is powered by solar energy. The system is controlled remotely and parameters are adjusted automatically using the integrated E2net platform (IOT).
E2metrix offers a new, efficient turnkey approach that will cut costs by 90-95%.

L'objectif du projet est de commercialiser de nouveaux biocapteurs spécifiques aux souches capables de distinguer de faibles concentrations de bactéries pathogènes en temps quasi réel, de mettre en œuvre une méthodologie de fabrication évolutive pour les capteurs de détection rapide des pathogènes et de piloter les systèmes complets de détection des pathogènes avec 4 à 5 premiers adeptes.  La technologie des capteurs sera développée parallèlement à une plate-forme automatisée d'échantillonnage et de traitement capable de fonctionner de manière indépendante dans une usine de transformation alimentaire et de traitement des eaux. À l'issue du projet, le système automatisé Kraken sera capable de prélever, d'analyser, de stocker, de transmettre des données et de détecter des bactéries pathogènes à de faibles concentrations, le tout en temps réel et avec une intervention humaine minime, voire inexistante. La technologie d'Ecoli Sense permettra d'éviter les rappels d'aliments liés à des pathogènes tout au long de la chaîne d'approvisionnement en identifiant la contamination par des pathogènes au cours de la transformation des aliments et en disposant d'informations sur la qualité des aliments en temps réel. Ecoli Sense prévoit de commercialiser sa technologie dans le secteur de la transformation des protéines et des légumes au Canada et dans le monde à partir de 2022. Les avantages environnementaux cumulatifs, au Canada seulement, sur une période de 10 ans, sont estimés à une réduction des émissions de GES de plus de 22 mégatonnes de CO2e, à des économies d'eau de plus de 6 milliards de m3, à un évitement de la mise en décharge de plus de 330 kilotonnes et à une réduction de l'utilisation des terres agricoles de plus de 10 millions d'hectares.

Ecopia leverages AI to convert high resolution images of the earth into HD vector maps. This digital representation of the real world offers unique insight for decision-making at-scale.

Enedym is a Canadian company at the cutting edge of electric motors and controls. Its proprietary technology will revolutionize the deployment of electric motors in clean energy production, transportation and industrial drives. The company’s patented Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM) technology offers robust, highly reliable and low-cost solutions to many sectors from clean energy production, to transportation, to industrial applications. SRMs do not use permanent magnets, which are sensitive to operating temperature and require rare earth materials with their associated challenges in global supply chains.
The technology will be demonstrated first in wind energy applications, through a partnership with windmill operators, manufacturers and installers. It will validate its robustness and reliability in the control of the wind pitch turbine blades, considered a harsh environment and where operational reliability is critical. The increased reliability of wind turbines significantly cuts GHG emissions by displacing fossil fuel generated electricity with clean energy from existing and future installations. The potential use of these motors in other sectors is enormous offering substantial climate change benefits.