Natural Gas Technology Centre

Apr 14, 1994

IC-TOP-NATURAL GAS TECHNOLOGY CENTRE (NGTC)

SPONSORING DEPARTMENT:

Funded in part by Industry Canada's Technology Outreach Program

BASIC DESCRIPTION:

The Natural Gas Technology Centre (NGTC) is a not-for-profit corporation which was established October 1, 1991. Its mandate is to promote the use of natural gas via gas technology research and development. The Centre has a 15-member staff made up primarily of energy engineers and specialized technicians.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

N/A

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Canadian companies and organizations involved in the commercial, institutional, and industrial use of natural gas, as gas distributors, equipment manufacturers, major consumers of natural gas, universities, and governments.

FULL DESCRIPTION:

Objectives:

• Through gas research and development, to increase the productivity and competitiveness of Canadian industry by facilitating the dissemination, acquisition, and use of advanced technologies
• To develop a manufacturing infrastructure for Canadian gas technologies
• To provide training on existing technologies and on new gas technologies
• To help clean up the environment

Areas of activity:

• Research and development on the use of natural gas as an energy source and as a raw material
• Gas technologies

Services:

On behalf of its partners, its members and the private sector, the Centre performs the following activities:

• Applied research and development in areas such as combustion, heating, industrial processes, use of natural gas as a raw material, electrical power generation, etc.
• Demonstration of new technologies, including their adaptation to Canadian standards
• Transfer of foreign technologies to Canada
• Provision of training to engineering and architectural firms as well as to users of new technologies
• Documentation and information on new technologies
• Preparation of seminars and colloquia on gas technologies

Major Achievements:

• Development of a low-power oxy-gas burner
• Development of a new type of connector for flexible pipe
• Major achievement in the natural gas storage project (Adsorption Process). This discovery has been patented. Partners in this project are UQTR, SOQUIP and CANMET.
• Development of a natural gas conversion kit for city buses

Relationship and link with other scientific institutions:

The Centre has developed relations with several institutions and organizations involved in natural gas research and development.
Chief among these are:

• The Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
• Concordia University
• The Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada (PAPRICAN)
• The Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET)
• The Canadian Gas Research Institute (CGRI)
• The Gas Research Institute (GRI)

The Centre also maintains international contacts with Gaz de France, Osaka Gas, and British Gas, in order to make their technologies available to Canada.

PRIMARY CONTACT:

Chief Executive Officer
Centre des technologies du gaz naturel (GTGN)
7 Lauzon Street, Suite 35
Boucherville, Quebec
J4B 1E7
Tel.: (514) 449-4774
Fax: (514) 449-4994

THIS CONTACT SERVES ALL REGIONS

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