BLOOM is pleased to announce that grant funding has been approved to support the completion of seven clean technology demonstration projects. The projects are diverse and represent key sectors of Ontario's economy. The funding for the projects is being provided by the Government of Ontario.
The demonstrations are unique collaborative projects involving both a cleantech solution provider as well as an end-use customer 'host' who is representative of the broader target sector. In addition, each project includes other strategic partners to support the roll-out and market adoption of the low-carbon cleantech solution, following completion of the demonstration.
The following seven demonstration projects are being supported:
- CarbonCure Technologies and Lafarge Canada – to recycle carbon dioxide by permanently sequestering it as part of the cement manufacturing process to lower operating costs with the added benefit of increased concrete strength
- Trojan Technologies and the City of London – to apply an innovative solids management technology to optimize the primary treatment of filtration process in municipal wastewater treatment plants resulting in reduced costs and GHG emissions
- iGEN Technologies and GreenSaver – to test a ‘next generation’ smart furnace in residential homes to improve the performance and reduce costs and GHG emissions of the home heating platform
- Wayside Energy and Harcolm Farms – to test a small-scale anaerobic bio-digester system and demonstrate the energy and resource self-sufficiency for the carbon neutral farm of the future
- Cricket Energy and Jama Property Management – to demonstrate the performance, cost, and emission reduction savings of the ductless mini-split air source heat pump in multi-unit residential buildings dependent on electrical HVAC
- Neelands Group and Longo Brothers Fruit Markets – to demonstrate the performance, cost-savings, and emissions reduction potential possible through migration to CO2 refrigeration technology
- APS Dineen Farms – to show how a modern heat pump technology can be used in place of traditional fossil-fuel production to effectively dry grain while reducing costs and GHG emissions
The outcomes and results of the demonstration projects will be used to:
-Inform sector stakeholders that viable cleantech and low carbon solutions are commercially available
-Reduce the perceived environmental , economic, and business risks of adopting cleantech solutions
-Bridge the ‘adoption gap’ and increase the market demand for cleantech solutions
-Quantify the economic, GHG emission reduction and other environmental and societal benefits from the widespread adoption of cleantech solutions in Ontario
All of the cleantech demonstration projects are to be completed by March 31, 2018.
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"Reducing carbon emissions is central to our government's commitment to address climate change in Ontario," says Reza Moridi, Minister of Research, Innovation and Science. "These seven targeted technology demonstration projects will play a vital role by partnering innovators with industries in urban or rural locations across Ontario, to test and accelerate cleantech solutions, and deliver economic, market adoption and environmental breakthroughs."
"We are very pleased with the high level of interest and demand for our Cleantech Demonstration Program," says Kevin Jones, President and CEO, BLOOM. "These projects will increase market adoption of cleantech solutions, reduce GHG emissions and help transition Ontario to a low carbon economy."
"These are exciting projects that not only highlight innovative cleantech approaches to reduce GHG impact, they are also structured to use real performance data to show that the solutions make sense," says Michael Fagan, Senior VP, BLOOM.
For further information contact:
Kevin Jones
President and CEO, BLOOM
Tel: 905-842-1115, ext. 227
E: kjones@bloomcentre.com
This program is an initiative of the Bloom Centre for Sustainability with support of the Government of Ontario.
About BLOOM: Making it Easier. Clean and Simple. BLOOM is a recognized and trusted authority on sustainability and resource management practices in Ontario. BLOOM works actively with Ontario industries to find practical and affordable cleantech business solutions that deliver economic, environmental, and social benefits.
