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Clean Tech » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program
Powered by the Ocean – Clean Energy from Motion to Power fishing Vessels and Ferries
October 2024 – September 2025
Most current marine vessels run on bunker fuel, which is the worst fuel on the planet from an emission perspective.
Clean Tech » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program
Harnessing Poultry Manure for Energy: A Strategy for Net Zero Emissions and Cost Reduction
October 2024 – August 2025
This project aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the chicken and egg industry in Nova Scotia through waste valorization while concurrently proposing a sustainable energy source for the sector.
Clean Tech » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program
Aggregation of Distributed Residential Energy Storage for Enhanced Grid Resilience and Renewable Energy Growth
October 2024 – August 2025
Distributed residential energy storage is a scalable path to enable renewable energy generation growth and increase grid resilience.
Clean Tech » Wind
Assessment of Atlantic Canadian Ports to Support Offshore Wind Development
July 2024 – June 2025
Status of study: In progress
Clean Tech » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program
Moisture Tolerance Testing of Novel Perovskite Solar Cells
October 2024 – June 2025
Rayleigh Solar Tech produces lightweight, flexible solar panels made with a revolutionary material called perovskite. Perovskite solar panels have the potential to cost half as much as traditional silicon panels, and even less in the long term.
Clean Tech » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program
Advancement of Net-Zero Marine Technologies: Development of Long-lifetime Battery Prototype with Vessel-to-Grid (V2G) Functionality for Electric Marine Transportation in Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada
December 2023 – March 2025
Specifically, the project aims to:
Clean Tech » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program
Piloting Acuicy Software to Incentivize Decarbonization of Agriculture Supply Chains in Nova Scotia
December 2023 – March 2025
The agrifood sector is one of Nova Scotia’s largest carbon emitters.
Clean Tech » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program
Novel high-performance opto-chromic sensing technology for visible detection of hydrogen leaks in pipelines and storage
December 2023 – March 2025
Hydrogen is a high-in-demand carbon-free alternative to fossil fuels. However, the low heat of combustion and flammability of hydrogen, compounded by lack of odor, endanger storage and transportation.
Clean Tech » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program
Sustainable Hydrogen Generation Using Novel Heterogeneous Nanocomposites
December 2023 – March 2025
Green chemical pathways are indeed desirable in alternative fuel generation. Solar, wind and hydrogen (H2)-derived methods afford a means of capitalizing on environmentally advantageous resources that limit GHG emissions during power-generation.
Clean Tech » Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program
Towards a Net Zero and Resilient New Brunswick Grid via Vehicle to X Technology
December 2023 – March 2025
Efforts to boost intermittent renewables and electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the New Brunswick (NB) grid will indeed reduce emissions, however, it will also result in irregular electricity patterns that are highly localized and volatile, thus threatening grid stability and slowing emission redu