Program Partners

Seizing the Carbontech Challenge

There is an urgent demand for clean technology solutions as heavy industry sets its sights on the bold goal of net-zero emissions by 2050. Despite growing consensus of their importance in decarbonization, deployment of CCUS technologies has been too slow. The primary reasons: policy uncertainty and most CCUS technologies are not ready for broad deployment at industrial scale.

As policy signals align and investors mobilize, this country’s first generation of CCUS startups are gaining traction. The next generation of Canadian CCUS innovators needs a different kind of support to more rapidly identify markets, derisk technologies, enable pilots, capital, and scale. Their partners in Canadian heavy industry need support to engage in the innovation ecosystem, to efficiently source and validate solutions, and to ensure “fit” in real operating environments.

Accelerator Cohort

Foresight is running special sessions of our Launch and Deliver programs for carbon tech innovators in Winter 2022. In response to industry needs, we are looking for emerging ventures with solutions in five areas:

Methane pyrolysis
Technology and methods for electrochem conversion of CO2 to fuel
DAC w/ low energy input &/or NETS
New lower-cost carbon capture tech that replaces amine or is an amine hybrid
Systems engineering & integration for small/medium scale carbon capture (cement, fertilizer, steel)

Connect with other innovators in the carbon tech space while accelerating the growth of your business. Deadline to apply: January 7, 2022.

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Canada’s Carbontech Commercialization Hub

As Canada’s carbontech commercialization hub, carbonNEXT streamlines this journey for innovators and industry partners. We leverage the country’s largest pipeline of emerging cleantech solutions providers through Foresight Canada. Founding Partner Carbon Management Canada provides valuable knowledge, connections, access to test bed facilities, and experience supporting industrial emissions reduction solution validation and commercial deployment.

Canada as a Global Leader

Guided by a Steering Committee with representatives across Canada’s heavy industries, carbonNEXT is positioning Canada as a global leader in industrial carbon reduction technologies by:

Building a Collaborative Pan-Canadian Ecosystem

focused on the needs of Canada’s heavy industry and on CCUS-specific applications and innovation gaps

Growing the Number & Quality

of CCUS companies operating in Canada

Driving Domestic & International Adoption

of Canadian carbontech by heavy emitters

carbonNEXT Activities

Industry- Driven

Innovation Challenges to focus innovators on the needs of industry and accelerate carbontech adoption

Wetlab & Testbed Access

to provide the lab facilities and equipment to progress & validate innovations while preserving IP

Global Market Connections

to engage and align with international carbontech customers and networks

Training & Mentorship

that's sector-specific to support ventures in scaling their venture and meeting the needs of customers

Events & Thought Leadership

to connect innovators with investors and industrial partners, and amplify Canada’s profile globally

What’s Next for carbonNEXT

carbonNEXT is laying the foundations for this sector-specific innovation hub by:

Engaging additional industry advisory partners
Executing Innovation Challenges driven by industry partners
Hosting roundtables and other events
Providing sector-specific training and mentorship to emerging CCUS ventures
Offering access to wetlab makerspace to advance CCUS technologies
Creating a global CCUS venture resource map
Hosting investor and corporate partner matchmaking events
Engaging with Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service to provide market intelligence and connections to international markets, networks, and events