Canada opens CAD 25m call for clean energy technologies

The Government of Canada on Thursday announced it is opening a call for projects under its CAD 25-million (USD 19m/EUR 17m) Clean Energy Innovation Program.

The programme will seek to bring clean energy technologies closer to market roll-out.

The initiative will help Canada meet its Mission Innovation goal to double its 2014–2015 funding of CAD 387 million for clean energy and clean technology research and development to CAD 775 million by 2020.

Under Mission Innovation, Canada stands with 20 governments and the European Commission, which agreed to double their respective investments in transformative, clean energy research and development over five years, encourage private sector investment in clean energy technology and increase collaboration among participating countries.

"We know the important role clean technology will play in our transition to a lower carbon economy. Through Mission Innovation, we’re making important investments to help our entrepreneurs research, develop and demonstrate the use of clean energy technologies", said Jim Carr Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources.

(CAD 1 = USD 0.759/ EUR 0.690)

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