What is Canada's battery Innovation Program?

This project, funded through Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program, will also enable Canada’s battery innovators, including stakeholders across industry, academia and government, to advance their priorities for a sustainable battery ecosystem while cementing Canadian battery innovation leadership in the global marketplace.

Can Canada lead the charge in next-generation batteries?

Batteries can be improved both through incremental advances and through breakthroughs. Now more than ever, Canada has the opportunity to build on its historic contributions to battery technology and lead the charge in next-generation batteries.”

How many vs3-022 flow batteries are in a VfB solar array?

Above: The full array is shown with 38 VS3-022 flow batteries – April 2023 In a Canadian first, the solar array will be coupled directly with the VFB, improving plant efficiency, operating flexibility and costs.

How can EV batteries be made in Canada?

Creating an integrated battery materials manufacturing industry—in which Canadian-mined minerals are refined and processed into EV battery materials, and recycling hubs are clustered nearby to form a closed-loop system—is one of Canada’s biggest and most unique opportunities. Battery materials are high-value and easy to export.

Why does Canada need a battery supply chain?

Developing Canada’s battery supply chain is vital to maintaining the competitiveness of Canada’s major economic sectors—automotive, critical minerals, and advanced manufacturing—and ensuring Canada captures the jobs and value created in the transition to net-zero, while supporting the growth of new jobs and industries in the clean energy economy.

What is the Energy Futures Lab?

The Energy Futures Lab was created to address a growing sense of polarization in Canada. Since its inception in 2015, the EFL has brought together stakeholders from across the energy system to collaboratively develop solutions for a low-emissions energy future.