Date
April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2026
Notice: A call for submissions is now open for Nova Scotia-based research. Proposals are due November 29, 2024, 3 p.m. AST.
An overview: from laboratory to market
Many of the solutions needed to achieve 2050 net-zero emissions goals must still be invented, proven and scaled up to commercial availability. Significant knowledge and technology gaps remain, and these must be identified and addressed to tackle the most hard-to-abate greenhouse gas emissions in the 2030-2050 period.
About the program
The Net Zero Emerging Concepts and Technologies (ECT) Research Program will help to expedite the process of bringing critical, emerging technologies and concepts from the laboratory to the market. This program seeks to identify gaps in carbon-reduction pathways for hard-to-abate emissions and to support made-in-New Brunswick solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions required to achieve net-zero by 2050.
Please read the ECT Research Program’s objectives before preparing your application.
The ECT-NB Research Program is an open call program that will make R&D investments in two areas:
- fostering conceptual, early-stage genesis of novel technologies in New Brunswick, and
- evaluating the suitability of technologies emerging in other jurisdictions for New Brunswick.
The primary objective is to encourage and fund the New Brunswick research and innovation community (both private and academic sectors) to identify and develop a suite of promising, emerging clean technologies, approaches and practices that warrant continued funding from New Brunswick’s technology incubation ecosystem. Priority Research Themes are included in the Applicant Guide available below.
Please send any inquiries about the ECT-NB Research Program to info@netzeroatlantic.ca.
Call for submissions
The second call for submissions is now open, running from October 22 to November 29, 2024, for New Brunswick-based research. To prepare, review the resources below and subscribe to our mailing list for the latest news and notices of opportunities.
How-to apply
ECT-NB applications can review the projects underway from previous calls for New Brunswick and read the press release announcing the projects from November 2023 to become more familiar with the program.
Before applying, we recommend reviewing the following list of resources.
- Watch the recording of the Net Zero ECT Research Program information webinar here.
- Read Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Last updated November 19, 2024. The Fall 2024 question period ends on November 22, 2024.
To apply, please use the following resources:
- ECT-NB Applicant Guide (October-November 2024)
- ECT-NB Proposal Submission Template rev (October-November 2024)
- ECT-NB Budget Submission Template (October-November 2024)
Support for the program
The Net Zero ECT-NB Research Program is led by Net Zero Atlantic and is partially supported by $250,000 in funding provided through the Energy Innovation Program managed by the Office of Energy Research and Development at Natural Resources Canada and $250,000 in funding provided by the Opportunities New Brunswick and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation.
“Wild cards” (high-risk, high-reward solutions that are still in early stages of development) have an important role to play in Canada’s transition to net-zero. Wild cards have the potential to fundamentally change Canada’s path to net-zero, and action is required now to ensure these solutions are ready when Canada needs them.”