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International Technology Pilot and Demonstration Program — Cleantech

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maximum total funding amount of $300,000 CAD over 6 to 12 months

Description

The International Technology Pilot and Demonstration (ITPD) program is designed to help Canadian SMEs validate, adapt and integrate their clean technologies with foreign corporate partners and end-users in international markets, and help SMEs break the barriers of entry, accelerate the commercialization of Canadian clean technologies and improve bankability. Successful applicants that can develop a technology piloting or demonstration project with their foreign partners may be eligible to receive NRC IRAP funding support to execute the project.

This program is divided in 2 streams:

  1. Indo Pacific Stream: South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, South East Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand
  2. Rest of the World Stream: The United States of America, Europe and other potential lucrative markets

Eligible Applicants

  • The Canadian SME applicant must:
    • be an incorporated, profit oriented small or medium-sized business in Canada
    • have 500 or fewer full time equivalent employees
    • pursue growth and profit by developing and commercializing innovative, technology driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada
    • have a differentiated and protectable technology with commercial potential in global markets
    • have sufficient working capital (e.g. revenue, investment, etc.) and resources to undertake technology piloting or demonstration and commercialize the results
    • be committed to significant growth through international market expansion
    • have solid go to market strategy, production, supply chain management and post sale service plans and ability to execute the strategies in order to capitalize on potential successful technology piloting or demonstration
  • Preference may be given to SME applicants who:
    • have a minimum of 15 full-time equivalent employees
    • have commercialized 1 or more products domestically or internationally
    • have greater than $500,000 CAD in annual revenue
    • have met the technology readiness level (TRL) 7 or greater
    • have prior experience in domestic technology piloting or demonstration

Eligible Expenses

Through this program, projects must focus on any areas of clean technologies with impact on greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction or other environmental impact including:

  • clean energy: solar, wind, hydro, hydrogen and fuel cells, and other forms of clean energy, energy storage, energy efficiency or improvement, clean fuels, smart grid, combined heat and power (CHP)
  • carbon management: carbon capture, utilization and storage
  • environmental technologies: water, waste water, soil, solid waste and air pollution
  • circular economy: reuse or recycling of materials or resources
  • efficiency improvements
  • waste reduction

Deadline Date

Canadian registration deadline: May 22, 2024; Canadian expression of interest submission deadline: May 31, 2024; Project proposal submission deadline: August 29, 2024

Contact

Contact Name: NRC IRAP International Office or Qing Yu (NRC IRAP Clean Technology Program Coordinator)

Phone Number: 1‑877‑994‑4727

E-mail Address: IRAP.International.PARI@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca or Qing.Yu@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Website: https://nrc.canada.ca/en/irap/about/international/index.html?action=view&id=189

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