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Emerging Concepts and Technologies Research Program Prince Edward Island (ECT-PEI): Clean Technology Challenge
August 2024 – December 2026
From Laboratory to Market
Prince Edward Island (PEI) will get to net-zero by 2040 with proven renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.
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Mobile DC-Microgrid with integrated energy storage as a resilient and sustainable energy source for Nova Scotia
March 2025 – September 2026
Energy reliability and grid capacity are the greatest challenges facing Canadians. Increases in extreme weather events and power demand, resulting from the growth of electric vehicles and data centres, are creating situations where a secure and resilient energy supply is critical.
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AI-Driven Determination of available Forest Biomass and Harvester Efficiency for GHG Reduction in New Brunswick
March 2025 – September 2026
New Brunswick’s forestry sector currently relies on traditional harvesting methods that consume approximately over 50 million litres of fossil fuel annually to harvest 14 million cubic metres (m³) of timber.
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Remote sensing of above- and below-ground carbon sequestration in trees
March 2025 – September 2026
Forests are a major contributor to the global carbon cycle with the ability to sequester carbon via uptake (photosynthesis) and storage (growth). Short-term carbon storage is tied to foliar biomass.
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Testing and Validation of Two-stage, High temperature, Air-to-water Heat Pumps for the Nova Scotia Environment
March 2025 – September 2026
From the Nova Scotia Department of Finance Statistics, in 2021, fuel oil accounted for 32% of residential home heating in Nova Scotia, with roughly 20% of residences using oil furnaces and radiators (water-based) in conjunction with the fuel oil. In July 2024, the Federal Energy Minister Mr.
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Innovative Solutions for Eelgrass Monitoring: Bridging Ecology and Economy
March 2025 – September 2026
Eelgrass (Zostera marina) is an important component of Nova Scotia’s (NS) blue carbon ecosystem, storing significant amounts of CO2. Eelgrass is vital to NS’s economy, supporting fisheries, improving water quality, and protecting against coastal erosion.
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Toolset scale-up and development to evaluate and optimize carbon sequestration in New Brunswick tidal flats
March 2025 – September 2026
Tidal flats are expansive intertidal sandy-muddy areas, and globally prevalent. They are vulnerable to degradation and fragmentation from coastal development, sea-level rise, and reduced fluvial deposition.
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Adapting the Cool Farm Tool for Achieving Net-Zero Emissions in Nova Scotia's Agriculture
January 2025 – June 2026
This project aims to bring the Cool Farm Tool (CFT) to Nova Scotia, helping local farmers achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
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Evaluating the Potential of Stationary and Mobile Energy Storage to Improve Energy Flexibility in Nova Scotia
November 2024 – June 2026
The post-2030 Nova Scotia (NS) grid faces two significant challenges: (1) Building firm capacity to offset the loss of coal-fired generation and reliance on natural gas (total 74% of NS electricity generation) and (2) maximizing the use of private sector wind farms and solar generation.
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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.