Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01037, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Leonenko, Yuri (University of Waterloo), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Sigma Energy Storage is developing sustainable technologies to access the methane trapped in permafrost_x000D_
(clathrate form) and use it as an energy source for remote northern communities. There is no known existing_x000D_
methodologies allowing to utilize such resources of methane due to potentially high costs of production and_x000D_
lack of knowledge on how it can be done. Many Canadian northern regions, especially remote communities_x000D_
have very high costs of transporting fuel. Therefore, methane production from clathrate may be economically_x000D_
feasible and more sustainable than transporting fossil fuels._x000D_
Prof. Leonenko is collaborating with Sigma Energy Storage to investigate approaches to produce methane from_x000D_
clathrate. This involves feasibility study of using geothermal energy to locally heat and melt permafrost in a_x000D_
controlled way to release, produce and capture methane. Sigma Energy Storage will integrate these new_x000D_
developed techniques to its portfolio of technologies addressing new and sustainable forms of energy_x000D_
production and storage, yielding more cost effective and environmentally friendly energy systems in the_x000D_
Canadian economic, climatic, and geological context., program purpose french : Sigma Energy Storage is developing sustainable technologies to access the methane trapped in permafrost_x000D_
(clathrate form) and use it as an energy source for remote northern communities. There is no known existing_x000D_
methodologies allowing to utilize such resources of methane due to potentially high costs of production and_x000D_
lack of knowledge on how it can be done. Many Canadian northern regions, especially remote communities_x000D_
have very high costs of transporting fuel. Therefore, methane production from clathrate may be economically_x000D_
feasible and more sustainable than transporting fossil fuels._x000D_
Prof. Leonenko is collaborating with Sigma Energy Storage to investigate approaches to produce methane from_x000D_
clathrate. This involves feasibility study of using geothermal energy to locally heat and melt permafrost in a_x000D_
controlled way to release, produce and capture methane. Sigma Energy Storage will integrate these new_x000D_
developed techniques to its portfolio of technologies addressing new and sustainable forms of energy_x000D_
production and storage, yielding more cost effective and environmentally friendly energy systems in the_x000D_
Canadian economic, climatic, and geological context., agreement title english : Permafrost thermosyphon, agreement title french : Permafrost thermosyphon, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, 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