Sustainable Development Technology Canada

At Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), they fund Canadian cleantech projects and coach the companies that lead them as they move their ground-breaking technologies to market. SDTC’s support of cleantech translates into jobs, growth, and export opportunities for Canadian companies, as well as economic, environmental and health benefits for all Canadians. They are independent but don’t work alone. A big part of their role is building and sustaining networks of partners and stakeholders from private industry, academia and governments, at home and abroad. They operate at arm’s length and receive funding from the Government of Canada.

Leo Bever Ph.D

Investment Director

Past deals in Oil and Gas Transportation

Validere

Grant in 2021
Validere is a measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) SaaS company that helps energy organizations transform disconnected, incomplete emissions data into clear and immediately actionable pathways to financial and environmental value. Modernize your carbon tracking and reporting with an emissions management platform built by industry experts.

GHGSat

Grant in 2021
GHGSat’s mission is to become the global reference for remote sensing of greenhouse gas (GHG), air quality gas, and other trace gas emissions from any source in the world. In June 2016, GHGSat launched the world’s first high-resolution satellite capable of measuring greenhouse gas (CO2 & CH4) emissions from any industrial facility in the world. GHGSat is using this unique satellite and its patented technology to provide greenhouse gas emissions monitoring data and services globally,with better accuracy and at at a fraction of the cost of comparable alternatives. Owners of industrial facilities are now able to monitor all of their facilities, local or remote, anywhere in the world, with a common technology, in near-real-time. Significantly improved emissions information is enabling industries to better measure, control, and ultimately reduce emissions of GHGs. Building on lessons learned from its demonstration satellite, GHGSat launched its second satellite in Sept 2020 and a third is scheduled for Q1'21. Three more satellites are under construction for launch in early 2022. GHGSat also uses the same instrument technology from its satellites on aircraft, to provide complementary resolution and performance for customers in shale plays. GHGSat’s technology can also be used to monitor air quality gases, as well as other trace gases, in the atmosphere. Business cases are being developed for key markets, such as measuring SOx from ships.

Hydrogen Optimized

Grant in 2021
Hydrogen Optimized develops and commercializes innovative large-scale Green Hydrogen production systems targeted to high-growth markets.Our groundbreaking RuggedCell™ high-current water electrolysis system is designed to deliver low-cost, Green Hydrogen at the scale needed for the world’s largest industrial applications.

Flyscan

Grant in 2021
Flyscan Systems Inc. is a Québec-based company established in 2015, specializing in the development of airborne technology for detecting oil leaks in pipelines. The company's innovative platform automates the identification of small oil leaks and offers various visual inspection functions tailored for the energy sector. By utilizing industrial optics and photonics systems mounted on airborne vehicles, Flyscan provides remote detection services that enable clients to monitor underground pipelines effectively. This technology helps clients promptly address any leakages, thereby mitigating potential environmental damages.

Hifi Engineering

Grant in 2020
HiFi Engineering Inc. develops fiber optic sensing systems sensors, hardware, and visualization software focused on downhole and pipe applications. The company provides fiber optic pipeline monitoring products for reservoir monitoring, well and pipeline integrity monitoring, and leak detection applications. It offers HDS MiCro tool for downhole flow applications; and HDS MaCro system for permanent monitoring of pipelines and reservoirs. It serves oil and gas service companies in North America. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Calgary, Canada.

Hydra Energy

Seed Round in 2020
Hydra Energy is accelerating the shift to clean combustion in transportation. Hydra leverages their unique expertise and business model with its partnerships to provide hydrogen supply and fueling as critical elements of “Hydrogen as a Service”. Hydrogen fuel helps fleets run smarter, reduce fuel spend, and cut emissions – all while incurring no additional costs to fleet operators.

Calogy Solutions

Seed Round in 2020
Calogy Solutions specializes in developing advanced thermal management technologies tailored for electric transportation applications. The company offers a range of solutions, including thermal calculations, compact liquid cooling systems, heat pipes, and vapor chambers. Additionally, Calogy Solutions provides comprehensive thermal characterization, testing, and validation services, which help clients expose microelectronic components to varying temperature conditions. This enables companies to identify and address thermal challenges in their products, ultimately enhancing safety, extending component lifespan, and reducing initial vehicle costs. Through its innovations, Calogy Solutions aims to improve the safety, autonomy, charging speed, and battery life of electric vehicles.

CryoLogistics

Grant in 2020
CryoLogistics Refrigeration Technologies, based in British Columbia, specializes in clean-tech cold chain equipment manufacturing. The company has developed a modular, liquid-cooled shipping container that utilizes carbon dioxide for refrigeration. This innovative container is designed to transport palletized loads of high-value, temperature-sensitive food and pharmaceuticals efficiently through the global supply chain. By offering rapid and reliable cooling power, CryoLogistics enables shippers to reduce transportation costs, improve delivery speed, and expand their customer base, all while minimizing total emissions compared to traditional refrigeration systems.

Absolute Combustion

Seed Round in 2020
Absolute Combustion International is a burner products and solutions company. They provide services that include combustion technology, GHG reduction, air pollution control equipment, energy efficiency, NOx reduction, heat transfer efficiency, fire-tube applications, separators, treaters, and SAGD. Their commitment to clean combustion technology advancements means a more sustainable future for the world and a smaller environmental footprint for global companies.

GHGSat

Grant in 2019
GHGSat’s mission is to become the global reference for remote sensing of greenhouse gas (GHG), air quality gas, and other trace gas emissions from any source in the world. In June 2016, GHGSat launched the world’s first high-resolution satellite capable of measuring greenhouse gas (CO2 & CH4) emissions from any industrial facility in the world. GHGSat is using this unique satellite and its patented technology to provide greenhouse gas emissions monitoring data and services globally,with better accuracy and at at a fraction of the cost of comparable alternatives. Owners of industrial facilities are now able to monitor all of their facilities, local or remote, anywhere in the world, with a common technology, in near-real-time. Significantly improved emissions information is enabling industries to better measure, control, and ultimately reduce emissions of GHGs. Building on lessons learned from its demonstration satellite, GHGSat launched its second satellite in Sept 2020 and a third is scheduled for Q1'21. Three more satellites are under construction for launch in early 2022. GHGSat also uses the same instrument technology from its satellites on aircraft, to provide complementary resolution and performance for customers in shale plays. GHGSat’s technology can also be used to monitor air quality gases, as well as other trace gases, in the atmosphere. Business cases are being developed for key markets, such as measuring SOx from ships.

Direct-C

Grant in 2019
Direct-C is an Alberta based company that has created a breakthrough proprietary nanocomposite coating based on compounds specifically designed to only react to liquid hydrocarbons (typically C4-C20). The end result is a leak detection solution that provides unparalleled performance for the integrity monitoring of oil and gas infrastructure. Zero false positives, instant alerts, and precise locations – all which lead to enhanced response times to unexpected incidents. Originally developed at the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering, Direct-C’s head office is located in Edmonton with staff satellite offices also located in Calgary and Bath, England.

Rotoliptic

Grant in 2019
Rotoliptic Pump is a positive displacement pump that consists of two parts. The company's pump architecture implies pump deployment and operating costs. The company extends the advantages to temperatures, gassy conditions, and aromatic applications. Rotoliptic Pump's products focused on pumping crude oil for midstream oil and gas applications.
TransRail Innovation Group is a vertically integrated and sensor-manufacturing and data-solutions business for transportation logistics. The company is a collaboration of technology and industry experts committed to solving economic, regulatory, health, environment, and safety issues affecting North America’s hazardous liquids rail transportation industry.

Fractal Systems

Grant in 2019
Fractal Systems Inc. is a technology company who develops, patents, and deploys innovative, cost-effective solutions to improve producer margins, de-bottle infrastructure and provide flexibility associated with the transportation of heavy oil and bitumen.

E3P Technologies

Grant in 2019
E3P is developing compact, zero emissions compressor to eliminate methane leaks typically associated with well-site natural gas compression.

Imtex Membranes

Grant in 2019
Imtex Membranes Corp. is a leading innovator of advanced membrane separation technology currently focusing on the rapid deployment of olefin/paraffin separation for application in the petrochemical and refining industries. Following years of research and development, Imtex Membranes currently possesses the only high performance, commercially viable alternative to traditional distillation techniques for olefin purification and extraction - the Permylene™ membrane system. The technology’s potential for substantial economic and environmental benefits is expected to set new standards across the industry.

Ambyint

Grant in 2018
Ambyint delivers an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Driven automation and analytics solution for artificial lift optimization that builds on traditional physics-based techniques. Built on 10+ years of domain expertise, Ambyint automates diagnosis, automatically adjusts operating parameters, and predicts failures, resulting in improved production and reduced LOE. Customers deploy the Ambyint Production Optimization Platform either with existing customer SCADA systems or with Ambyint’s High Resolution Adaptive Controllers, which enable higher resolution data acquisition and automated control for artificial lift systems.

Consolidated Biofuels

Grant in 2018
Consolidated Biofuels is a biodiesel manufacturing company. They produce biodiesel using second-generation feedstock like used restaurant grease and beef tallow from renderings.

MEG Energy

Grant in 2018
MEG Energy Corp. is a Canadian oil sands company focused on sustainable in situ development and production in the southern Athabasca oil sands region of Alberta. MEG has acquired a large, high-quality resource base – one that they believe holds some of the best in situ resources in Alberta. With these resources and a well-formulated strategic growth plan, MEG is positioned to be a strong oil sands player for many years to come. MEG also owns interests in two key midstream assets: Access Pipeline and Stonefell Terminal. Access Pipeline, a 50%-owned joint venture with Devon Energy, connects their Christina Lake Project to a main transportation hub in Edmonton, ultimately providing access for their product to multiple end markets. Stonefell Terminal, is a wholly-owned 900,000 barrel storage facility that was completed in late 2013. It allows MEG to mitigate risks with pipeline restrictions and acquire and store diluent during favourable market conditions. A proprietary pipeline connects Stonefell Terminal to the Canexus Bruderheim rail facility, establishing the first wellhead to unit train connection via pipeline in Canada. Together, these assets provide MEG with a number of unique cost and revenue advantages that allow us to add significant value to each barrel they produce. MEG continually seeks opportunities to incorporate technologies that can strengthen their marketing options and develop additional opportunities. These include their Diluent Removal Facility and HI-Q® demonstration project. In 2013, MEG announced plans to construct a diluent removal facility that will be connected to Stonefell Terminal. This technology will recycle diluents needed to move their heavy crude by rail and return them to their Christina Lake project via the Access Pipeline. The resulting product “railbit”, can be transported by rail to refining markets across the continent. MEG’s proprietary HI-Q® technology has been successfully demonstrated on a smaller scale to modify bitumen blends to a product suitable for shipping by pipeline without diluent, at significantly reduced environmental impacts relative to conventional oil sands upgrading processes. In 2014, MEG commenced construction of the HI-Q® Field Demonstration Pilot. As part of their overall marketing efforts, these technologies are focused on reducing both their diluent requirements and their transportation costs. Guiding the development of their resource base and strategic plans is a highly experienced team. Their company is home to some of the industry’s top talent, boasting decades of experience that span nearly every thermal oil sands project developed in Alberta over the past 20 years. They hire individuals who share their commitment to excellence in all that they do and those who are passionate about responsible energy development.
Fossil Water has provided design-build, EPCM and consulting services since 2004.They specialize in water, wastewater and waste processing for industrial and municipal clients.They deliver projects up to 50% faster by utilizing their proprietary software, workflow automation and modular designs.

Agar Corporation

Grant in 2017
Agar Corporation is a leading pioneer of non-nuclear, versatile, multi-phase flow meters used to optimize oil well testing and production. Agar provides innovative solutions for applications such as: heavy oil well testing, waste water treatment, automatic tank dewatering, desalters and gas liquid foam control.

Calscan Solutions

Grant in 2017
Calscan Solutions is an instrumentation and control company that manufactures downhole and sub-surface pressure recorders, flow computers, solar powered separator controls, and cyclone separators. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Medellin, Antioquia.
Since 1998, Ground Effects Environmental Services (GEE) has developed patented technologies and more than 70 ground-breaking in situ remediation technologies in hundreds of sites across Canada.Headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, they lead the way in developing innovative mobile remediation solutions, with a specialty in electrokinetic technologies for frac flowback treatment, salt remediation, drill cuttings treatment and invert drilling mud treatment for the oil and gas, mining and industrial sectors. Ground Effects is built on the belief that innovative+ design means better results.
PurLucid Treatment Solutions is a cutting-edge North American services company whose proprietary technologies are revolutionizing water treatment.

Acceleware

Grant in 2017
Acceleware (www.acceleware.com) is an innovator of clean-tech decarbonization technologies comprised of two business units: Radio Frequency (RF) Heating Technology and Seismic Imaging Software. Acceleware is piloting RF XL, its patented low-cost, low-carbon production technology for heavy oil and oil sands that is materially different from any heavy oil recovery technique used today. Acceleware's vision is that electrification of heavy oil and oil sands production can be made possible through RF XL, supporting a transition to much cleaner energy production that can quickly bend the emissions curve downward. Further, Acceleware’s RF XL technology could eliminate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with heavy oil and oil sands production. RF XL uses no water, requires no solvent, has a small physical footprint, can be redeployed from site to site, and can be applied to a multitude of reservoir types. Acceleware has partnered with Saa Dene Group (co-founded by Jim Boucher) to create Acceleware | Kisâstwêw to raise the profile, adoption, and value of Acceleware technologies. The shared vision of the partnership is to improve the environmental and economic performance of the energy sector by supporting ideals that are important to Indigenous peoples, including respect for land, water, and clean air. The Company’s seismic imaging software solutions are state-of-the-art for high fidelity imaging, providing the most accurate and advanced imaging available for oil exploration in complex geologies. Acceleware is a public company listed on Canada’s TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol “AXE”.
waterStrider treatment removes oil, sulphide, bacteria, metals, and suspended solids from frac water, making it reusable for a fraction of the price of current fresh water use at fracking sites. In doing so, the environmental impact and costs associated with fracking are dramatically reduced.

Flyscan

Grant in 2017
Flyscan Systems Inc. is a Québec-based company established in 2015, specializing in the development of airborne technology for detecting oil leaks in pipelines. The company's innovative platform automates the identification of small oil leaks and offers various visual inspection functions tailored for the energy sector. By utilizing industrial optics and photonics systems mounted on airborne vehicles, Flyscan provides remote detection services that enable clients to monitor underground pipelines effectively. This technology helps clients promptly address any leakages, thereby mitigating potential environmental damages.

Illusense

Grant in 2016
Illusense is a machine vision company without compromise. The company is creating an internal oil and gas pipeline inspection technology based on ultra-high resolution lasers to improve integrity management by proactively prioritizing pipeline maintenance tasks. It enables corporate clients and the energy sector to boost business productivity, supply chain logistics, and operational effectiveness.

DarkVision

Series A in 2016
DarkVision Technologies Inc. was founded in 2013 by a group of experienced entrepreneurs that have expertise and a track record in developing and commercializing imaging technologies. The company has developed a new ultrasound-based imaging technology used to image the inside of oil and gas wells. With a clear picture of the inner working of their wells, oil and gas operators can make smart decisions that reduce operating costs, increase production, improve well integrity and minimize environmental impacts. Unlike camera technologies, DarkVision’s high resolution ultrasound imaging system is able to image through opaque fluids that have inhibited the widespread use of cameras and optics as a downhole diagnostics tool.

FORGE Hydrocarbons

Grant in 2016
FORGE Hydrocarbons Corporation is a University of Alberta spin-off company based on a proprietary Lipid-to-Hydrocarbon (LTH) technology that offers an innovative approach to producing a cost effective drop-in renewable diesel fuel.

Loop Energy

Grant in 2016
Loop Energy is a developer of pollution-free transportation solutions intended to reduce the emission of harmful gasses.The company develops fuel cell technology systems for applications such as back-up power, transportation and portable applications with a combination of electric and hydrogen technology, enabling organizations to get heavy-duty diesel engines at a competitive cost of ownership, with no pollution burden.

Carbon Engineering

Grant in 2015
Carbon Engineering is a clean energy company that commercializes the Direct Air Capture technology to capture CO2 directly from the atmosphere and convert it into clean, affordable transportation fuels. Carbon Engineering focuses on the global deployment of Direct Air Capture technology so it can have the greatest impact on the huge climate challenge.

Fractal Systems

Grant in 2015
Fractal Systems Inc. is a technology company who develops, patents, and deploys innovative, cost-effective solutions to improve producer margins, de-bottle infrastructure and provide flexibility associated with the transportation of heavy oil and bitumen.
ElectroKinetic Solutions focuses on developing technologies for dewatering and decontaminating using novel electro-kinetics applications.

Borealis GeoPower

Grant in 2013
Borealis GeoPower Inc. provides project consulting services for the development of high temperature geothermal energy projects in Canada.

Westport Innovations

Grant in 2011
Westport engineers the world's most advanced natural gas engines and vehicles. More than that, we are fundamentally changing the way the world travels the roads, rails and seas. We work with original equipment manufacturers worldwide from design through to production, creating products to meet the growing demand for vehicle technology that will reduce both emissions and fuel costs.

CVT Corp

Venture Round in 2007
CVT Corp. specialises in the design and development of mechanical continuously variable transmissions for the construction vehicle and agricultural tractor markets. They also offer solutions in the areas of prototype design, product validation, and software. Their mechanical CVT transmission is intended to be a solution for many agricultural, off-road, and industrial applications.
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