With a 2040 net-zero emissions goal in sight, Innovation PEI and Net Zero Atlantic are inviting researchers and entrepreneurs to invent, prove, and scale up solutions to reach commercial availability. Come here when you want the latest information on the program.
Objectives
The primary objective of the ECT-PEI Clean Technology Challenge is to encourage and fund the research and innovation community - in both private and academic sectors - to identify and develop a suite of promising, emerging clean technologies, approaches, and practices.
The ECT Research Program has the following objectives:
- Identify knowledge gaps to eliminate or offset the hard to abate GHG emissions (post 2030).
- Advance promising technologies and approaches that can address the gaps to net zero.
- Encourage collaborative research among Atlantic Canadian universities and community colleges, Indigenous-led institutions, the private sector and others.
- Generate intellectual property that has the potential to address global demands for low-carbon solutions.
- Foster collaborative and thematic research networks that attract national and foreign investment.
Priority Research Themes
- Cleantech Implementation in Marine Applications
- Cleantech Implementation in Agricultural Applications
- Grid Modernization
- Battery Development & Long-Term Energy Storage
- Hydrogen as an Alternative Fuel
Program Benefits
- Grants up to $100,000
- Atlantic Canadian Networking
- Applicant Guidelines and Templates
- Project Consultations
Projects Underway
Projects supported by the ECT-PEI program will be listed here once awarded and announced.
Support for the Program
The program is supported by the Government of Prince Edward Island.
Questions? Comments?
Please send any inquiries about the ECT Research Program to info@netzeroatlantic.ca.