National Research Council of Canada opens new advanced materials research facility in Mississauga
by CM Staff
Facility to serve as national clean energy hub supporting research into new materials for industrial development and commercialization
The National Research Council of Canada’s new advanced materials research facility in Mississauga. (PHOTO: National Research Council Canada)
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — On Nov. 16, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) opened a new advanced materials research facility to serve as a national clean energy hub, supporting and undertaking foundational research of new materials for clean energy and other applications and transitioning them to industrial use.
“The opening of our new facility in Mississauga represents a major stepping stone for the National Research Council of Canada in advancing Canada’s clean energy agenda,” said Roger Scott-Douglas, acting president, National Research Council of Canada, in a prepared statement. “We look forward to working with our partners in accelerating the development of advanced materials technologies and their commercialization into disruptive products for industry.”
The facility will be part of the Canadian Campus for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (CCAMM), a joint initiative between the NRC and the Xerox Research Centre of Canada (XRCC). This initiative will establish a suite of accessible platform technologies for substantially accelerating the rate of discovery of new materials for a range of applications, including clean energy and additive manufacturing.
The NRC also announced the Materials for Clean Fuels Challenge program will be housed at the research facility. This 7-year, $57 million collaborative research program focuses on the development of new materials to be used in the production of clean and sustainable energy.
