NorthX Announces Early-stage Investment for Emerging University Ventures

Bridging the support gap between early solution validation and commercialization   VANCOUVER, BC, May 23, 2024 – The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (NorthX) has awarded the first two recipients of a new non-dilutive investment avenue for emerging B.C.-based ventures that have recently graduated from university entrepreneurship programs. Vancouver-based VulcanX

Powering the Future with Energy Storage: New Report Released

New study identifies how energy storage advancements can accelerate renewable energy adoption, grid reliability, and broader electrification VANCOUVER, B.C., May 21, 2024 – The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (NorthX) released a comprehensive analysis today of how advancements in energy storage can facilitate higher levels of renewable energy

Powering the Future with Energy Storage Report

The role of energy storage in enabling electrification and grid decarbonization Report summary Powering the Future with Energy Storage identifies how energy storage advancements can accelerate renewable energy adoption, grid reliability and broader electrification. It answers three urgent questions surrounding the future of electricity systems and grid decarbonization: This report was

NorthX Announces $3 Million Investment Opportunity for Wildfire Technology Innovators

British Columbia can lead the rapid advancement of innovative solutions to destructive wildfires VANCOUVER, BC, May 16, 2024 – On May 30th, 2024, the BC Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (NorthX) is launching Canada’s first call for innovation focused on wildfire technologies. Up to $3 million in non-dilutive investment will

The Potential for Methane Pyrolysis in B.C. Webinar

This webinar hosted by NorthX, Orion Projects and Sky Point Resources explores low carbon hydrogen opportunities in British Columbia, from the business case for methane pyrolysis to the most promising pathways for innovation. Discover key findings from The Potential for Methane Pyrolysis in B.C. report, including how methane pyrolysis could:

The Globe and Mail: Energy, storage solutions key to green, reliable electricity

First published as part of the advancing Canada’s net-zero goals report featured in the May 2nd, 2024 Globe and Mail, produced by Randall Anthony Communications. This past winter, a cold snap in Alberta saw temperatures drop to minus 45 degrees Celsius. Electricity demand increased while renewable energy availability plummeted. Due

Hydra Energy: Delivering hydrogen-diesel, co-combustion trucks for cleaner transport

Hydra Energy retrofits heavy-duty trucks to run on dual fuel – hydrogen and diesel. Hear how this Delta-based company accelerates the transition to cleaner transport by being the first to deliver commercial hydrogen-diesel, co-combustion trucks on the road – and displacing up to 40% of diesel with its unique Hydrogen-as-a-Service™

Miraterra: A completely new way to look at soil

Traditional soil lab analysis that underpins precision agriculture and trust in carbon markets is expensive, slow, and often incomplete. So it doesn’t happen very often. Or at scale. The solution lies with Miraterra, a Vancouver-based company revolutionizing soil testing using novel proximal sensing technology that is unprecedentedly accurate, fast, and

Mangrove Lithium: Producing battery-grade lithium with zero waste products

Lithium is a critical element in the global transition to renewable energy. David Novitski and Meredith Adler explain how Mangrove Lithium is helping Canada build a secure and sustainable domestic battery supply chain by using its patented electrochemical lithium refining technology to produce battery-grade lithium – with zero waste products.

The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) is now NorthX