On March 27, 2026, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced $28.9 million in federal funding for 12 projects across Canada that will accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy technologies. These investments will reduce emissions, strengthen Canada锟絪 energy systems and continue to position the country as a global leader in clean energy.
Energy Innovation Program 锟� Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage
These projects advance early-stage CCUS research and development activities across the focus areas of capture, storage and transportation, and utilization.
Recipient: Carbon Alpha Corp., a Svante Company
Location: Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Funding amount: $10,000,000
Description: This project will test a new way to design seismic surveys for carbon capture and storage measurement, monitoring and verification. It combines two- and three-dimensional seismic data, aiming to lower environmental impact and costs while maintaining integrity.
Recipient: Petroleum Technology Research Centre
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
Funding amount: $4,915,000
Description: This project will help us analyze how a CO2 plume moves and changes deep underground in rock formations. Project activities include drilling a new test well, collecting samples and monitoring data (core samples, fluid samples and well logs). This information will help lower the technical, environmental and financial risks of geological CO2 storage projects and storage hubs.
Recipient: CarbiCrete Inc.
Location: Lachine, Quebec
Funding amount: $700,000
Description: This project will develop a new concrete curing process with the potential to use industrial waste streams, such as low CO2 or flue-gas emissions, in decarbonized concrete.
Recipient: York University
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Funding amount: $695,000
Description: This project will advance an innovative CO2 capture technology that avoids the high heat normally used in conventional carbon capture systems. Instead, the technology uses electrochemical regeneration and processes using light, such as solar or LED, and advanced materials to lower energy use, reduce operating costs and improve the overall performance of carbon capture technology.
Recipient: CO2L Technologies Inc.
Location: Kingston, Ontario
Funding amount: $580,000
Description: The proponent will scale up electrochemical technology to a tonne-scale system that turns CO2 into useful products such as formate salts, formic acid and desiccants. These products are used in everyday industries like cement, de-icing, chemical manufacturing, agriculture and humidity control.
Energy Innovation Program 锟� Renewable Energy Demonstration call for proposals
Renewable Energy Demonstration projects advance innovative renewable heat or power generation and/or integration.
Recipient: Earthworks Geo Corp.
Location: Perth, Ontario
Funding amount: $4,000,000
Description: This project will show, at a large, 5-MW scale, that solar panels and crops can successfully coexist on the same parcel of farmland in Ontario. It will demonstrate techniques that allow solar energy production without taking land out of crop production, thereby addressing concerns about land use.
Recipient: SolarSteam Inc.
Location: Ontario
Funding amount: $4,000,000
Description: This project will demonstrate a solar thermal system for phosphate processing to support KAP Minerals锟� low-carbon fertilizer production in northern Ontario and strengthen domestic phosphate supply.
Recipient: Red Deer Polytechnic
Location: Red Deer, Alberta
Funding amount: $1,245,000
Description: This project will demonstrate how 125-kW solar panels and crops can share the same land, even in cold weather. The team will analyze their data using AI so landowners, utility providers, small businesses and governments can make clearer, faster decisions about using solar power on farmland.
Energy Innovation Program 锟� Smart Grid Regulatory Innovation Capacity Building call for proposals
Smart Grid Regulatory Innovation Capacity Building projects support innovation in the economic regulation of Canada锟絪 electricity systems.
Recipient: CAMPUT
Location: National
Funding amount: $900,000
Description: This project will support Canadian energy regulators and their stakeholders as they carry out their critical roles in the shift to cleaner energy and new technologies by providing education, training and resources so smaller organizations can take part in regulatory and energy decisions.
Recipient: Carleton University
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Funding amount: $865,725
Description: This project will publish practical reports to help regulators and program leaders manage electricity demand, including how to assess programs, improve demand flexibility and support equity and inclusion.
Recipient: Simon Fraser University
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Funding amount: $614,792
Description: This project will help accelerate the use of distributed energy resources like managed EV charging, smart thermostats and battery storage. It will identify barriers in rules and markets in British Columbia and Ontario and work with partners across Canada to develop solutions that support better policy, planning and investment decisions.
Recipient: Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation Networks
Location: Oshawa, Ontario
Funding amount: $400,000
Description: This project will support Oshawa PUC锟絪 modernization of its electricity distribution system (including allowing for solar, storage and smart loads) to manage growing demand more efficiently and affordably.