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We’re Fighting the Global Climate Crisis, One Challenge at a Time

From agriculture to water to oil and gas, our Innovation Challenges are generating cleantech solutions to sustainability hurdles across regions and sectors.

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CHALLENGE IMPACT
$ 31.5 M
In Funding to Challenge Winners
57
Challenges Run
68.9 Mt
Projected Emission Reductions

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Check out the current industry challenges we’re looking to solve: 

FortisBC Compact Carbon Capture Challenge - <span>carbonNEXT and FortisBC are seeking solutions for capturing relatively small amounts of CO</span>2<span> (e.g. less than 10,000 tonne CO</span>2<span>e/year) from a variety of geographic areas within Canada and dealing with it in an economic manner (sequestration or use).</span> FortisBC Compact Carbon Capture Challenge carbonNEXT and FortisBC are seeking solutions for capturing relatively small amounts of CO2 (e.g. less than 10,000 tonne CO2e/year) from a variety of geographic areas within Canada and dealing with it in an economic manner (sequestration or use). Learn More
Low Water, Blue Stain-Free Wood Challenge - <span>CMPC, one of the biggest worldwide pulp and paper companies, is seeking solutions to help fight the blue staining in wood caused by the </span><em>Ceratocystis Pilífera</em><span> fungus. This stain is currently prevented with high water use throughout the processing stage.</span> Low Water, Blue Stain-Free Wood Challenge CMPC, one of the biggest worldwide pulp and paper companies, is seeking solutions to help fight the blue staining in wood caused by the Ceratocystis Pilífera fungus. This stain is currently prevented with high water use throughout the processing stage. Learn More

Thanks to Project Green Light, Novion had the opportunity to partner with the City of Vancouver to design and deliver our Climate Intelligence Platform. With this powerful tool, cities can now effectively design, plan, monitor, and manage their green stormwater infrastructure and mitigate issues like urban flooding while improving water quality. This partnership allowed us to expand our reach across Canada to establish best practices that will shape the future of green infrastructure management.

John Nguyen Founder - Operations Lead, Novion
<span>John Nguyen</span>

Challenge History

The list of made-in-Canada climate solutions continues to grow as cleantech ventures from across the country solve unique sustainability hurdles through our Innovation Challenge program.

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Project Greenlight Zero Waste Demonstration Site Challenge - The City of Vancouver and Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) sought innovators to pilot their zero-waste solutions at a new, living Zero Waste Demonstration Site. Project Greenlight Zero Waste Demonstration Site Challenge The City of Vancouver and Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) sought innovators to pilot their zero-waste solutions at a new, living Zero Waste Demonstration Site. Learn More
Soil Health & Nutrient Management - The Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario (IFAO) sought innovative solutions that improved farmers’ ability to implement better nutrient management while improving soil health. Soil Health & Nutrient Management The Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario (IFAO) sought innovative solutions that improved farmers’ ability to implement better nutrient management while improving soil health. Learn More
SDG Connect Challenge: Sasol DAC to the Future - Sasol sought innovative, cost-effective DAC technologies that enabled the implementation of direct air capture (DAC) and integration into the feedstock value chain at their Secunda facilities. SDG Connect Challenge: Sasol DAC to the Future Sasol sought innovative, cost-effective DAC technologies that enabled the implementation of direct air capture (DAC) and integration into the feedstock value chain at their Secunda facilities. Learn More
COSIA: Low Energy Water Treatment Technology Challenge - Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) and the University of Alberta sought innovative solutions to improve the environmental performance of the mineable oil sands industry through low-energy treatment of dissolved organic compounds present in Oil Sands Process Water (OSPW). COSIA: Low Energy Water Treatment Technology Challenge Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA) and the University of Alberta sought innovative solutions to improve the environmental performance of the mineable oil sands industry through low-energy treatment of dissolved organic compounds present in Oil Sands Process Water (OSPW). Learn More

The Soil Health and Nutrient Management Challenge has given us the opportunity to collaborate with other innovators and bring the FARMEYE platform to new audiences. Our software platform will help Ontario farmers measure and manage large-scale natural capital datasets to achieve Science Based Targets initiatives (SBTis) and use the most advanced Technology-Stack and accreditation to verify Natural Capital datasets, including soil health, soil carbon, water quality, and biodiversity.

Stephen Coen Corporate Program Manager, FARMEYE
<span>Stephen Coen</span>

Foresight also offers the SDG Connect Challenge service. We connect Canadian businesses to global market opportunities by running innovation Challenges with international partners and local companies looking to overcome barriers to sustainability. There's no cost to companies other than their time. Each challenge takes five months to complete.