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Title:

Youth - Biochemical Engineers

Agreement Number:

1030432

Agreement Value:

$60,000.00

Agreement Date:

May 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025

Description:

This project will allow the hiring of two youth employees to participate in Gaia's "10 Stack" project. The objective of the project is to perform technical derisking of acetate fuel cell stacks with each cell at full commercial size (aka ‘10-stack’). Gaia Refinery introduces an innovative approach to carbon dioxide removal (CDR). One of this approach's key components is using an acetate fuel cell. We aim to upscale the 10 stack to its fully commercial size, which represents a near-desired configuration. This 10-stack will be optimized in a simulated operational environment to achieve comparable performance with bench scale.

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

The purpose of IRAP’s Youth Employment Program is to assist in increasing the supply of highly qualified people, promoting the benefits of advanced studies, demonstrating federal leadership by investing in the skills required to meet the needs of the knowledge economy and facilitating the transition of highly skilled young people to a rapidly changing labour market.

Location:

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1G 5H9

Reference Number:

172-2025-2026-Q1-1030432

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

717830137

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Recipient's Operating Name:

Gaia Refinery

Recipient's Legal Name:

12272580 Canada Inc.

Federal Riding Name:

Ottawa South

Federal Riding Number:

35077

Program:

Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program

Program Purpose:

Coverage:

IRAP Youth Employment Program projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation.

NAICS Code:

541620