MP Darren Fisher announces $510,000 for Dartmouth company

This investment in CarbonCure, a clean technology company based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, will lead to well-paying middle-class jobs and new business opportunities for Canadians. It will also lead to cleaner technologies that result in less air pollution and healthier communities.

The announcement was made today by Darren Fisher, Member of Parliament for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.

The funding will support CarbonCure’s efforts to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that is released into the environment during the process of producing concrete used to construct buildings. The company has developed a technology that traps and stores carbon dioxide emissions inside concrete. The concrete is then used to retrofit buildings. CarbonCure’s technology results in stronger concrete that turns a harmful greenhouse gas into an ingredient for a value-added commodity.

This project is being funded through Sustainable Development Technology Canada, which works with Canadian companies to bring early-stage clean technologies to market.

Investments in clean technology are part of the Government’s Innovation and Skills Plan, a multi-year strategy to create well-paying jobs for the middle class and those working hard to join it.

Quotes

Our government’s investments in clean technology reflect our commitment to protecting the planet. But they also point to a clear and strategic direction for economic development through innovation. That’s because innovations in clean tech will lead to products and services that have an impact on all sectors of the economy. And clean tech has the potential to create thousands of well-paying jobs for Canadians. That’s how innovation leads to a better Canada.”

– The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development

“CarbonCure’s game-changing technology means lower emissions and reduced water usage across the construction sector, and that means real environmental and economic benefits for Canadians.”

– Leah Lawrence, President and CEO, Sustainable Development Technology Canada

“Canada has a disproportionately strong position in the global race to develop CO₂-utilization solutions. These are technologies that actually use CO₂emissions as ingredients to make better products. That could be plastic, chemicals or concrete.We are grateful to receive this support from SDTC. This funding will be invaluable for creating the next generation of CO₂-utilization technologies that enable win-win scenarios for both industry and the planet.”

– Robert Niven, CEO and Founder, CarbonCure

Quick Facts

• To help clean technology firms grow and expand, the Innovation and Skills Plan includes investments of nearly $1.4 billion in new financing on a cash basis, starting in 2017–18. That funding will be allocated through the Business Development Bank of Canada and Export Development Canada as follows:
  • $380 million in equity financing to support clean technology producers
  • $570 million in working capital to support clean technology producers
  • $450 million in additional project finance for clean technology producers
• Budget 2017 also commits $400 million to recapitalize Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s SD Tech Fund, which supports the development and demonstration of early-stage clean technology projects.