Energy Science and Technology

• Clean Energy
• Energy Efficiency
• Oil Sands and Heavy Oil
• Renewable Energy

Clean Energy

ecoENERGY Technology Initiative

The ecoENERGY Technology Initiative will accelerate the development and market readiness of technology solutions in clean energy.

Clean Energy Portal

Get information about clean energy firms, financing resources, key technologies and climate change initiatives.

Clean Coal Technology Roadmap

The Roadmap identifies technology pathways needed to allow coal to be used as a competitive, environmentally clean energy resource for the production of electricity.

Canadian CO₂ Capture and Storage

Discover the initiatives underway for the implementation of CO₂ capture and storage technologies.

Generation IV nuclear technologies

The Canadian National Program on Generation IV Energy Technologies (Gen IV National Program) is currently in the planning phase.

Energy Efficiency

Sustainable Building and Communities

Sustainable building technologies can help reduce energy consumption and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Industrial processes

Research and development (R&D) aimed at the optimisation of industrial processes.

Intelligent buildings

These technologies focus on the automated operation of a building’s mechanical systems.

Refrigeration Action Program for Buildings

Technological solutions to reduce energy consumption from refrigeration systems in the supermarket, ice rink, and curling rink sectors.

Oil Sands and Heavy Oil

Advanced separation technologies

Fundamental and applied research is designed to develop and implement multiphase separation technologies for the petroleum and environmental industries.

National Centre for Upgrading Technology

The Centre promotes research on the conversion of heavy oil and bitumen to synthetic crude oil.

Renewable Energy

Canadian Renewable Energy Network (CanREN)

CanREN is dedicated to the development and commercialization of hydro, solar, wind, earth and bioenergy technologies.

RETScreen^® Clean Energy Project Analysis Software

Evaluates the technical and financial viability of various Renewable-energy and Energy-efficient Technologies (RETs).

Office of Energy Research and Development

Manages and funds the Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD), the ecoENERGY Technology Initiative, the Technology and Innovation Research and Development (T&I R&D) Initiative, and the Technology Early Action Measures (TEAM) program.