{"id":568042,"date":"2026-03-29T05:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T05:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/568042\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T05:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T05:50:12","slug":"ottawa-allocates-29-million-from-energy-innovation-program-for-carbon-capture-clean-tech-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/568042\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa allocates $29-million from Energy Innovation Program for carbon capture, clean tech projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/4GJLWQQTP5BWDG7BEJ7R456YQE.jpg?auth=c62e6c1c6581515146fc3ff0aed7e22c60c1a26995bf67b02a2289d5f5a35fc8&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Energy Minister Tim Hodgson in the House of Commons on Tuesday.Spencer Colby\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is doling out $28.9-million in funding for a series of carbon capture and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/topics\/renewable-energy\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/topics\/renewable-energy\/\">renewable energy<\/a> projects across Canada today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The money is coming from Canada\u2019s Energy Innovation Program, which the federal government says in a news release promotes clean tech and looks to keep Canadian energy reliable and competitive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The biggest share of the funding will go toward five projects for carbon capture, utilization and storage technology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text mv-16 l-inset text-pb-8\" data-sophi-feature=\"interstitial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/business\/article-brookfield-and-caisse-to-acquire-renewable-power-producer-boralex-for\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brookfield and Caisse to acquire renewable power producer Boralex for $3.8-billion<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Two Saskatchewan organizations will receive a combined nearly $15-million through the funding to help design and understand carbon-capture processes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">More than $9-million of the funding will go toward renewable energy projects, specifically in solar power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The remainder of the money announced today will fund projects for smart grid technologies that aim to improve the efficiency of electricity flows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Energy Minister Tim Hodgson in the House of Commons on Tuesday.Spencer Colby\/The 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