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New energy innovation projects announced in Canada

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture), are given a tour of the CO2 Solutions Inc. facility by Mr. Glenn Kelly, President and CEO of CO2 Solutions Inc. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada.

May 9, 2013 - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced support for 55 innovative new projects aimed at producing and using energy in a cleaner, more efficient way.

Support is being provided through the Government of Canada’s ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative, which was introduced in Budget 2011, and is being led by Natural Resources Canada. The Prime Minister was joined by Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture), and Steven Blaney, Minister of Veteran Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie.

“Our Government is positioning Canada as a global leader in the clean energy sector by supporting innovative projects across the country aimed at producing and using energy in a cleaner and more efficient way,” said the Prime Minister. “The research and development generated by the projects being announced today will also maintain and create jobs, while benefitting the environment.” 

Of the 55 projects receiving support, 15 will be pre-commercialisation demonstration projects to test the feasibility of various technologies, and 40 will be research and development projects to address knowledge gaps and bring technologies from the conceptual stage to the ready-to-be-tested stage of development. The projects will be undertaken in seven provinces and two territories and will focus on research in the following areas: energy efficiency; clean electricity and renewables; bioenergy; electrification of transportation; and, unconventional oil and gas. 

For a complete list of the projects focusing on research & development click here, for those pertaining to demonstration projects, click here.

The Prime Minister met with representatives of several of the companies receiving funding, including CO₂ Solutions and AddÉnergie Technologies, both based in Quebec City. CO₂ Solutions is receiving funding to support the research and development of an innovative method to more efficiently capture carbon dioxide in the oil sands, and AddÉnergie is receiving support for the development of its electrical vehicle charging infrastructure.

More information about the Government of Canada’s ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative can be found here: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/energy/science/2003

May 9, 2013  By The Office of the Prime Minister of Canada