Category: What We Do

Identifying Value from Waste Opportunities for Atlantic Canada

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In 2022 econext worked with Springboard Atlantic Inc. to determine opportunities to identify value from waste across four primary resources sectors within Atlantic Canada including fisheries, aquaculture, forestry, and agriculture.

The intent of the project was to identify waste management challenges faced by these sectors and the potential role of research and development (R&D) in addressing these challenges by extracting value from waste streams.

The scope of work included extensive stakeholder engagement through interviews with industry, the preparation of a summary report on value from waste opportunities, the evaluation of potential challenges including the development of an evaluation matrix and prioritization of challenges, the drafting of potential “challenge” statements to guide potential Springboard engagement in R&D on behalf of industry, vetting of challenge statements with industry and institutions, and finalization of challenge statements.

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Defining Green Jobs for Newfoundland and Labrador: A Panel Discussion

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Join NEIA’s Chair Ashley Noseworthy as she moderates a discussion on green jobs and makes a special announcement about “What’s Next” for NEIA!

What exactly is a ‘green job‘?

The energy transition and the greening of the economy will look different depending on where in the world you are. The makeup of an economy, including its current primary industries and future growth potential, will determine what the workforce transition demands and opportunities might be.

Join NEIA’s Chair Ashley Noseworthy as she leads a panel discussion which begins an exploration of what a green job means in the context of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Do we know what green jobs are? What will they be in our province? How do we strategically plan for changes in our workforce?

Panelists include:

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Date: Thursday, September 16, 2021
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Location: Online

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Identifying regulatory and support ecosystem initiatives from leading jurisdictions supporting clean technology innovation in the offshore oil and gas industry

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This work will help stakeholders gain an understanding of what deliberate interventions related to clean tech were made (by leading global jurisdictions) to foster innovation, attract investment, diversify the supply chain, and enhance long-term environmental performance within the industry. This is compared to the regulatory and innovation support ecosystem in Atlantic Canada, and a series of recommendations are made to drive and/or enable clean growth within the local industry.

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Understanding current activity and capacity in clean technology research, development, and innovation in Canada’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry

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This research compiled and thematically represented the R&D and innovation capacity of Canada’s offshore oil and gas industry as it relates to clean technology. This included an identification of areas of strength or emerging strength in the Atlantic region (e.g. by specific subject matter and/or collective capabilities) that could be leveraged to drive clean growth within the industry.

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Delineating emerging environmental requirements and expectations in the offshore oil and gas supply chain

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Understanding the related emerging requirements and expectations for supply chain participants will help ensure the competitiveness of firms in Atlantic Canada – or help local firms gain a competitive advantage. This is important from both the perspective of firms maintaining their market share in domestic oil and gas supply chains, and for firms engaging internationally.

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Feasibility of the Electrification of FPSO Vessels Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Evaluating the technical feasibility of wind energy to electrify oil and gas production facilities offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Innovation Connector facilitates B2R matchmaking between business leaders and researchers

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Through B2R (business-to-research) matchmaking, the Cleantech Innovation Connector matched environmental challenges and opportunities within key Newfoundland and Labrador industries… with those interested in helping pursue solutions – researchers, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs within established innovative firms.

NEIA worked with its members to identify specific business challenges, identified local relevant research expertise, and set up meetings between the two to discuss potential collaborations. Conversely, NEIA worked with its academic institutional partners to identify exciting new clean technology research, and connected this expertise with interested firms and industry representatives to help chart possible pathways to commercialization.

Meetings took place at the Cleantech Innovation Connector, and participants were provided with information on funding programs that could assist in any potential collaborations that were explored.

2018 Innovation Connector matches clean technology opportunities within key Newfoundland and Labrador industries

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The Innovation Connector matched clean technology opportunities within key Newfoundland and Labrador industries – oil and gas, forestry, mining, and aquaculture – with those interested in helping pursue solutions: researchers, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs within established innovative firms.

At the 2018 Clean Tech Innovation Connector, representatives from industry provided insight on the challenges they face from an environmental, sustainability, and/or clean growth perspective that, if solved, will contribute to the long-term success of their sectors.

The event aimed to help communicate industry needs and set the stage for targeted and deliberate clean technology development in Newfoundland and Labrador – by providing general guidance to the startup, business, research, and sector development communities.

The Clean Tech Innovation Connector featured presentations from:

  • Ed Moriarity – Executive Director – Mining Industry Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Bill Dawson – Executive Director – Newfoundland and Labrador Forestry Industry Association
  • Mark Lane – Executive Director – Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association
  • Kieran Hanley – Executive Director – Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association

NEIA hosts Cleantech Innovation Connector focused on highlighted NL’s environmental R&D expertise in ocean industries, waste and water, and energy

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The Innovation Connector event matched clean technology research across multiple sectors of Newfoundland and Labrador’s economy with market opportunities and business needs.

The event helped discover local research expertise within our university and colleges with an eye to solving existing challenges or generating new business ideas and initiatives.

The event was part of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Innovation Week, a province-wide celebration focusing on furthering growth and developing new opportunities in sectors that include information technology, ocean technology, oil and gas and the green economy.

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