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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.

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.

Learn how the Advanced Combustion Technologies Group assists industry to develop cleaner, more energy-efficient combustion processes.

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.

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 (text and video).

Learn about research being done on bioenergy, which could reduce the negative environmental impacts that result when fossil fuels are used to obtain energy.

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.

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.

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.

Find out why efficient energy use and energy management systems are considered essential elements of good robotic design.

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 (text and video).

Find information on renewable energy, with a focus on solar energy and the photovoltaic technology that produces electricity from sunlight. This site includes success stories, pictures, news and a list of related publications on the topic of solar energy.

Learn about the fuel ethanol industry and discover how ethanol can be produced from wheat, corn, oats and barley.

Find information about the two types of energy that can be obtained from the earth, earth energy and geothermal energy.

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.

Review research projects to develop technologies that generate energy from agricultural and municipal waste.

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.

Discover how Canadian research is helping to improve flaring from drill rigs and refineries to reduce their environmental impacts (text and video).

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.

Discover how researchers are determining the potential environmental damage caused by offshore oil drilling (text and video).

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.

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.

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.

Link to information about the Office of Energy Research and Development, the Government of Canada's co-ordinator of energy research and development activities.

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.

Learn about the Renewable Energy Technologies Program, which supports Canadian industry's efforts to develop and deploy renewable energy technologies.

Read about solar energy, and find out how it can be used effectively for heating and cooling, electricity production and chemical processes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Find out how wind power is fast becoming a clean part of the energy source in both large and small communities (text and video).