ecoENERGY Technology Initiative

Brief description:

The ecoENERGY Technology Initiative is a component ofecoACTION, the government's actions towards clean air and greenhouse gas emission reductions.

The $230-million ecoENERGY Technology initiative was launched in 2007 to support the development of technologies to increase Canada’s supply of clean energy, reduce energy waste and reduce the environmental impact of the production and use of conventional energy. It is one of a series of ecoENERGY initiatives through which the Government of Canada is investing a total of $3.6 billion to work with Canadians to increase production of cleaner energy and cleaner fuels and increase energy efficiency. 

The eight successful projects were selected in response to a call for proposals issued by the Government of Canada in April of 2008. Under the ecoENERGY Technology initiative, up to $140 million will be invested in these projects to support industry-led research, development and demonstration of CCS technologies. The funding amounts are expected to range from $3 million to $30 million for each project.