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Canada Centre for Minerals and Energy Technology (CANMET) Energy Technology Centre – Varennes
Read about the ways that the Varennes centre works with two industry-related R&D areas, process integration and process engineering, to implement energy efficient technologies in industry.
Advanced Combustion Technologies Group
Learn how the Advanced Combustion Technologies Group assists industry to develop cleaner, more energy-efficient combustion processes.
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Link to information about the nuclear technology and engineering company that designs and develops the CANDU® nuclear power reactor, as well as other advanced energy products and services.
Biodiesel
Discover biodiesel, a new fuel that is better for the environment than gasoline and is made from renewable sources such as soybeans or used french fry oil.
Bioenergy
Learn about research being done on bioenergy, which could reduce the negative environmental impacts that result when fossil fuels are used to obtain energy.
Bioenergy
Access information about bioenergy, produced by the release of stored chemical energy contained in fuels made from biomass, a product of solar energy that is stored by the photosynthetic activity of plants.
Buildings Centre - Canada Centre for Minerals and Energy Technology Energy Technology Centre - Varennes
Learn how the Varennes Centre can provide building managers with tools for decreasing energy consumption, improving indoor comfort and reducing building energy and maintenance costs.
Buildings Group - CANMET Energy Technology Centre
Visit the Buildings Group, which develops and deploys building technologies and innovations to reduce energy consumption and lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Canadian Clean Coal Technology Roadmap
Learn about efforts to develop and implement technologies that can allow coal-fired electricity generating plants to be retrofitted or built so that they produce low to zero emissions.
Canadian CO2 Capture and Storage Technology Network (CCCSTN)
Access information from a network established to respond to increasing interest in the technology to capture and store carbon dioxide in order to reduce emissions.
Canadian Space Agency – Down to Earth Robots
Find out why efficient energy use and energy management systems are considered essential elements of good robotic design.
CO2 Capture and Storage
Learn about cutting-edge Government of Canada research at a massive facility in western Canada where carbon dioxide emissions are safely buried underground, protecting the atmosphere.
CO2 Capture and Storage Technology Roadmap
Read about the development of a technology to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions by capturing carbon dioxide and storing it underground in geological formations.
Coproducts and Near Coproducts of Fuel Ethanol Fermentation from Grain
Learn about the fuel ethanol industry and discover how ethanol can be produced from wheat, corn, oats and barley.
Earth and Geothermal Energy
Find information about the two types of energy that can be obtained from the earth, earth energy and geothermal energy.
Energy - The Currency of Space Flight
Learn about the different types of energy that influence bodies as they move through space. Read about the balance between potential and kinetic energy and about gravitational binding energy.
Energy Efficient Homes Built to R2000 Standard
Learn about R2000 standards for house construction to find out how leading edge, Canadian, clean technology is used to build energy efficient and environmentally responsible homes (text and video).
Energy Generation From Agricultural and Municipal Wastes
Review research projects to develop technologies that generate energy from agricultural and municipal waste.
Energy Technologies for High Temperature Processes Group
Find out what research is being conducted to support Canadian coal producers and ironmakers, in areas including coal injection into blast furnaces, extending the life of coke ovens and improving the quality of coke.
Flexible Materials Capture Solar Energy
Learn how Canadian scientists are using tiny silicon spheres to efficiently convert sunlight into electricity without the use of fossil fuels (text and video).
Fuel Cell Research - NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation
Read about the four strategic areas that are the focus of the Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation's research program, that are important in advancing fuel cell science and technology and facilitating the commercialization of fuel cells.
Hibernia Drill Wastes
Discover how researchers are determining the potential environmental damage caused by offshore oil drilling (text and video).
Hydroelectric Energy
Learn about hydroelectric energy, a renewable energy source dependent upon the hydrologic cycle of water, which involves evaporation, precipitation and the flow of water due to gravity.
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Learn about how Government of Canada research and development is helping manufacturers produce hydrogen fuel-cell-powered vehicles and tools for industry, home and commercial markets.
Improved Flaring of Gases
Discover how Canadian research is helping to improve flaring from drill rigs and refineries to reduce their environmental impacts (text and video).
Industrial Combustion Sources
Learn how industrial process and manufacturing equipment in Canada uses about 1/3 of all energy consumed by burning oil, natural gas, woodwaste or waste fuels to produce thermal or mechanical energy.
Initiative on the Potential Impact of Sulphur in Gasoline on Motor Vehicle Pollution Control and Monitoring Technologies
Discover the findings reached by a task group regarding the effect of sulphur in gasoline on the emission control and monitoring technologies of Low Emission Vehicles.
Office of Energy Research and Development
Link to information about the Office of Energy Research and Development, the Government of Canada's co-ordinator of energy research and development activities.
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
Learn about the Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells Program, whose research is aimed at increasing reliability and durability while improving performance, manufacturability and operational flexibility while decreasing costs.
Publications - Canada Centre for Minerals and Energy Technology Energy Technology Centre – Varennes
Link to publications about energy from the buildings, industry and renewable energy sectors to find information on topics such as refrigeration and waste gas recovery.
Renewable Energy - Canada Centre for Minerals and Energy Technology Energy Technology Centre – Varennes
Find information on renewable energy, such as solar heating, wind energy and alternative fuels from sources including water, biomass, wind, sunlight, earth and waste.
Renewable Energy Technologies Group
Learn about the Renewable Energy Technologies Program, which supports Canadian industry's efforts to develop and deploy renewable energy technologies.
Solar Energy
Read about solar energy, and find out how it can be used effectively for heating and cooling, electricity production and chemical processes.
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Find information on research of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC), which is aimed at improving durability and lowering costs by reducing operating temperatures and system complexity.
Stationary Gas Turbines
Read about gas turbines, which are thermodynamic engines that create a high pressure mixture of fuel to generate output power for thrust in an aircraft engine, for marine propulsion, or as shaft power for stationary energy applications.
Transportation Energy Technologies Program
Read about the program that works with industry to develop and deploy transportation technologies that minimize environmental impacts, increase job potential and wealth creation and extend the lifespan of our energy resource base.
Wind Energy
Find information on wind energy, a pollution-free, infinitely sustainable form of energy that converts kinetic energy present in the wind into more useful forms such as mechanical energy or electricity.
Wind Power
Find out how wind power is fast becoming a clean part of the energy source in both large and small communities.