Materials for Clean Fuels Challenge program

Overview of the Materials for Clean Fuels Challenge program program:

The Materials for Clean Fuels Challenge Program by the National Research Council Canada (NRC) is an active program that runs from 2019 to 2026. It focuses on developing innovative materials and technologies to decarbonize Canada’s oil, gas, and petrochemical sectors. The program is part of Canada's broader effort to transition to a low-carbon economy, and it aims to develop scalable technologies for producing zero-emission industrial chemicals and transportation fuels.

Benefits of the Materials for Clean Fuels Challenge program program:

• The program supports collaborative research in three main areas:
• Carbon Dioxide Conversion: Developing new catalyst materials to convert CO2 into renewable fuels and chemical feedstocks.
• Industrial-Scale Hydrogen Production: Supporting technologies that produce hydrogen with lower carbon emissions.
• AI-Accelerated Materials Discovery: Using artificial intelligence and robotics to speed up the discovery of new materials.

Eligibility criteria of the Materials for Clean Fuels Challenge program program:

• Eligible recipients:
• Academic institutions
• Not-for-profit organizations
• Small and medium-sized enterprises (those with fewer than 500 employees)
• Provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments and agencies
• Indigenous groups, governments and representative organizations
• Companies with 500 employees or more are generally not eligible to receive grant and contribution funding but may still collaborate under other NRC programs and initiatives.
• International collaborators are eligible if the project will result in a benefit for Canada and Canadians.