Grant: College and Community Innovation Program - Entry Level

The objective of this project is to increase innovation in the area of Renewable Energy Devices Technology Development in the Region of Durham and surrounding area by enabling Durham College to increase its capacity to work with local companies, particularly new and emerging small- and medium-sized enterprises, in the renewable energy space. During this two-year capacity-building project, Durham College expects to progressively increase collaboration with local companies developing renewable energy-related devices as well as community partners and thereby meet regional needs in the renewable energy area and increase economic development of the community. The project portfolio will consist of applied research projects, two of which have already been identified, a Faculty Technology Transfer Fund in which faculty will work with industry partners to commercialize new technologies in renewable energy, outreach to industry and community organizations to create awareness and identify additional projects, and development of additional applied research projects with promising technologies. Over the long term, Durham College's applied research initiatives, supported by the NSERC grant, will impact the economic development in the Region of Durham and surrounding area by creating new quality jobs based on know-how and technological innovation.