Grants and Contributions:
Title:
300 t/y AdvEn Super Activated Carbon Commercial Demonstration Plant
Agreement Number:
1029445
Agreement Value:
$1,440,224.37
Agreement Date:
Mar 4, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
AdvEn has developed a proprietary recipe and production process for high-performance activated carbon trademarked “ASAC” (AdvEn Super Activated Carbon). It has record-breaking performance characteristics coupled with competitive cost efficiency, compared to current leading commercial products. It has many applications, the immediate of which is to build energy storage device such as supercapacitors (SCs). In 2011, Elon Musk predicted that “SCs, not batteries, would be the breakthrough for EVs (Electric Vehicles)”. Our pilot plant has been operational for 4 years, producing ASAC at an equivalent annual capacity of 5 to 10 tons, from asphaltenes and refinery residues (LC Finer Bottom – by-products from bitumen’s partial upgrading), agricultural wastes, plastic wastes and even raw bitumen. In the current project, AdvEn seeks government support to build its first commercial demo plant with a capacity of 300 tons/year.The ASAC technology is the most sustainable method to produce high end AC. It has a greatly reduced GHG footprint and has much lower overall energy intensity. Specifically the benefits results from: (1) no direct CO2 emission; (2) reduced production temperatures and elimination of highly hazardous strong acids/base that are typically used in all other AC manufacturing processes today; (3) reduced pollutant generation and GHG emission by capturing and utilizing hydrocarbon by-products/residues, scrubbing residual emissions and recycling process chemicals and water.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
The expected results and outcomes of NRC Industrial Research Assistance Program is focused on growing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through innovation and wealth creation for Canada.
Location:
Nisku, Alberta, CA T9E 1C6
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q4-1029445
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
822227286
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 2 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 90 days.
Amendment Date
Jun 23, 2026
Recipient's Legal Name:
AdvEn Industries Inc.
Federal Riding Name:
Edmonton--Wetaskiwin
Federal Riding Number:
48021
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of Industrial Research Assistance Program Contributions to Firms is to provide support that assists small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to advance their innovation knowledge and ability to innovate, grow through innovation and stimulate wealth creation for Canada.
Coverage:
Industrial Research Assistance Program projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation and strengthen Canadian innovation ecosystem by creating new industrial capacity.
NAICS Code:
32519
Amendments: