Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00438, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Berlinguette, Curtis (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Our research group is manufacturing groundbreaking systems to convert air-captured carbon dioxide (CO2)_x000D_
into useful products. Rising CO2 levels are one of the major causes of climate change, and a significant_x000D_
reduction in carbon emissions is crucial to avoiding major economic and environmental catastrophe. Carbon_x000D_
Engineering (Squamish, BC) is commercializing systems to remove CO2 directly from the atmosphere on a_x000D_
multi-tonne scale. We will evaluate the feasibility of propagating a carbon value chain through electrocatalytic_x000D_
reduction of CO2 into fuel and material precursors with great economic value. Technology resulting from this_x000D_
collaboration has the potential for deep penetration into the $1 trillion-dollar market that is CO2 utilization,_x000D_
positioning both CE and Canada as global leaders in transformative clean technology. This project enables us_x000D_
to fully understand the technical challenges of CO2 capture-conversion integration, and develop our technology_x000D_
accordingly., program purpose french : Our research group is manufacturing groundbreaking systems to convert air-captured carbon dioxide (CO2)_x000D_
into useful products. Rising CO2 levels are one of the major causes of climate change, and a significant_x000D_
reduction in carbon emissions is crucial to avoiding major economic and environmental catastrophe. Carbon_x000D_
Engineering (Squamish, BC) is commercializing systems to remove CO2 directly from the atmosphere on a_x000D_
multi-tonne scale. We will evaluate the feasibility of propagating a carbon value chain through electrocatalytic_x000D_
reduction of CO2 into fuel and material precursors with great economic value. Technology resulting from this_x000D_
collaboration has the potential for deep penetration into the $1 trillion-dollar market that is CO2 utilization,_x000D_
positioning both CE and Canada as global leaders in transformative clean technology. This project enables us_x000D_
to fully understand the technical challenges of CO2 capture-conversion integration, and develop our technology_x000D_
accordingly., agreement title english : Integrating electrocatalytic carbon reduction with direct air-capture of CO2, agreement title french : Integrating electrocatalytic carbon reduction with direct air-capture of CO2, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada