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Net Zero Emerging Concepts and Technologies (ECT) Research Program - Nova Scotia

April 2023 – March 2026

Nova Scotia won’t get to net-zero by 2050 with proven renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. There are still significant knowledge and technology gaps that must be identified and addressed to tackle the most hard-to-abate greenhouse gas emissions in the 2030-2050 period. 

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Programme de recherche du Nouveau-Brunswick sur les nouveaux concepts et technologies (NCT) zéro émissions nettes

April 2023 – March 2026

Un grand nombre des solutions nécessaires à l’atteinte de la carboneutralité d’ici 2050 devront être inventées, mises à l’essai puis mises en œuvre.

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Net Zero Emerging Concepts and Technologies (ECT) Research Program – New Brunswick

April 2023 – March 2026

Many of the solutions needed to achieve 2050 net-zero emissions goals must still be invented, proven and scaled up to commercial availability.

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Developing a C-budget model for balsam fir Christmas tree orchards and enhancing carbon drawdown.

December 2023 – March 2025

Nova Scotia is one of the largest producers of Christmas trees in Canada with over 5,000 hectares currently in production growing millions of trees. The Nova Scotian industry harvests over 1 million trees each year.

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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

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AI-Driven Benchmarking Tool for Emission Reduction in Canadian Dairy Farms

December 2023 – March 2025

Central to our project is the development of the Sustainable Dairy Farming Navigator (SDFN). This tool, leveraging artificial intelligence, is tailored to address the complexities of dairy farming.

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Photocatalyts for sunlight driven simultaneous hydrogen generation and plastic degradation.

December 2023 – March 2025

Hydrogen is an important feedstock for various chemical processes and a promising green energy source for producing electricity and heat. However, its production via steam-methane reforming releases ~8.6 tons of carbon dioxide per ton of hydrogen manufactured.

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Developing a toolset to evaluate carbon sequestration in New Brunswick mudflats

December 2023 – March 2025

Mudflats are a globally common intertidal ecosystem, typically located seaward of salt marshes and beaches.

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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.

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IoT-Driven Modeling System for Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Canadian Agriculture Sector

December 2023 – March 2025

"Agriculture significantly fuels anthropogenic global warming and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could play a significant role in mitigating climate change. In 2020, agriculture contributed about 8.2% (55 Mt CO2 eq) to Canada's total GHG emissions.