Grant: Idea to Innovation

Hydrogen is a clean energy carrier and potentially major solution to the environmental problems of climate change. It is currently used for food production to make fertilizers, oil refinement processes and may one day be used to power cars and other vehicles. Under the leadership of Dr. Greg Naterer, an international consortium of engineers and scientists are developing a series of proprietary reactors for the production of hydrogen from water, using a thermochemical cycle called the copper-chlorine (Cu-Cl) cycle. We are taking advantage of our leadership position and aggressively pursuing a commercialization strategy that will allow the construction of hydrogen production plants in selected industrial settings in Canada and throughout the world. Four patent applications have been filed on various components of the system and more will be added to the system as the development continues. Our technology has the potential to be used to recover waste heat from nuclear power plants and many other types of industrial manufacturing plants. Under the current study, we will perform an in-depth analysis of the number and nature of potential buyers of our technology. We are planning to create a small company to complete the development of the technology to a stage where we can sell our unique reactor designs to customers. The creation of this company in Oshawa, Ontario, based on proprietary technology that allows an energy source to be produced in a clean, green way not only stimulates the local economy through job creation but also has the potential to significantly improve Canada's environmental stewardship.