Grants and Contributions:
Title:
PozGlassTM 100G: a waste glass to cement replacement product with CO2 sequestration
Agreement Number:
1029583
Agreement Value:
$3,080,786.08
Agreement Date:
Mar 4, 2025 - Aug 31, 2028
Description:
Cement is a critical infrastructure material that is both energy and carbon intensive to produce. Unlike fossil fuels, cement cannot be easily phased out and currently accounts for approximately 5-7% of all GHG emissions. Additionally, most of the glass collected for recycling ends up in landfills, with the highest volume use of both glass and cement being in major cities.
PLAN’s project, “PozGlassTM 100G: a waste glass to cement replacement product with CO2 sequestration” will demonstrate a pilot scale, continuous manufacturing process, using patent-pending technology and Canadian waste glass feedstock, that can be duplicated in major cities across Canada and the globe. The production process uses waste glass diverted from landfill and sequesters existing plant emissions, to create a high value product that:
-mitigates the emissions of cement,
-provides superior structural capabilities compared to competitors,
-promotes a sustainable, circular economy, and
-eliminates overseas or out of province sourcing due to existing shortage, reducing fuel usage and lowering GHGs.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
The NRC-IRAP Clean Technology Program will support Canadian SMEs in the research and development of sustainable development technologies, up to their commercialization, with the potential to deliver economic and environmental outcomes.
Location:
Kamloops, British Columbia, CA V2H 1E7
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q4-1029583
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
835000324
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
Progressive Planet Solutions Inc
Federal Riding Name:
Kamloops--Thompson--Cariboo
Federal Riding Number:
59013
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
Program Purpose:
The NRC-IRAP Clean Technology Program will support Canadian SMEs in the research and development of sustainable development technologies, up to their commercialization, with the potential to deliver economic and environmental outcomes.
Coverage:
NRC-IRAP Clean Technology projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through sustainable development technological innovation, while improving Canada’s environmental indicators related to greenhouse gas emissions (GCG), waste management, air quality or drinking water based on the types of sustainable development technologies that will be supported.│Les projets de technologies propres du PARI-CNRC stimulent la création de richesse pour le Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique en matière de développement durable, tout en améliorant les indicateurs environnementaux du Canada liés aux émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES), à la gestion des déchets, à la qualité de l’air ou à l’eau potable en fonction des types de technologies de développement durable qui seront soutenues.