Grants and Contributions:

Title:
Zinc-Ion Battery Demonstration
Agreement Number:
1029612
Agreement Value:
$300,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 4, 2025 - Apr 2, 2025
Description:
Salient has developed a replacement for the lithium-ion battery that uses cheap and abundant zinc instead of scarce and expensive metals like lithium or cobalt.
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:
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CA B2Y 4M9
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q4-1029612
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
747746725
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
Salient Energy Inc.
Federal Riding Name:
Dartmouth--Cole Harbour
Federal Riding Number:
12004
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.