Overview
Accelerating Next-Gen Cleantech Solutions: A $2MM Funding Opportunity
The Global Gas Innovation Call is NGIF Accelerator’s global, industry-focused competition designed to accelerate next-generation innovations for Canada’s natural gas industry. Through the Industry Grants program, this call for applications offers non-dilutive industry capital, access to industry demonstration sites in Canada, and adopter-centric feedback enabling startups and SMEs to validate, scale, and de-risk their innovation’s pathway to commercialization.
By bridging the technology development gap, NGIF Accelerator aims to support high-impact projects capable of reducing emissions and improving the operational efficiency & resiliency of the Canadian Natural Gas value chain.
The submission deadline is February 17th at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Funding decisions will be announced in July 2026.
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Deadline
February 17
Apply Before 7:00 p.m. (ET)
Application Documents
Who Should Apply?
Global Gas Innovation Call is a $2MM funding call offering support to technology innovators developing cleantech solutions for the Canadian natural gas industry, across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations.
- International and Canadian Applicants: This competition is open to both international and Canadian innovators and offers a unique platform to showcase solutions to Canadian energy leaders, receive direct industry feedback, and access mentorship and project funding. Please refer to the intake guidelines on the eligibility.
- How to Apply: Click the Apply button to access the Industry Grants program application portal. Complete the required information, and if you have any questions, please reach out to our team.
Why Participate?
Canada is the 5th largest natural gas producer. Joining the Global Gas Innovation Call provides you with the opportunity to:
- Validate technology performance: This call for proposals seeks projects that advance technologies at Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 5–9, with a minimum requirement of TRL 5. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to test their prototype, validate, and de-risk their cleantech solutions in Canada.
- Access funding and strategic industry partnerships: Each selected project is eligible to receive up to $500,000 CAD, representing up to 50% percent of qualifying project costs.
- Build visibility and credibility: Showcase your innovation to leading Canadian energy producers committed to advancing methane reduction.
- Deliver measurable impact: Industry-backed support to achieve meaningful, scalable reductions in emissions and advance cleantech solutions.
- Energy Efficiency (TRL 5+)
- Waste Heat Utilization (TRL 5+)
- Natural Gas Heat Pumps (TRL 6+)
- Heat, Cooling & Power Generation (TRL 5+)
- Natural Gas Resiliency for residential end-use appliances (TRL 5+)
For detailed information on the criteria, review the Challenge Statement document here.
- Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage. (TRL 7+)
- Renewable Natural Gas (TRL 5+)
For detailed information on the criteria, review the Challenge Statement document here.
- Other impactful clean technologies relevant to the natural gas sector (TRL 6+), such as water management, pyrolysis, multiphase leak detection, LNG-related innovations, etc.
For detailed information on the criteria, review the Challenge Statement document here.
Each application will go through a rigorous stage-gated assessment and selection process to identify more eligible and deserving technologies that meet the needs of the operators and can be moved for demonstration and adoption. Please refer to the guidelines documents in the right-hand corner of the page that can be downloaded.
- Novel technologies that improve the natural gas industry's environmental and economic performance compared to current technologies.
- Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5 or higher technologies. This call for proposals targets projects that advance clean technologies at Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 5 to 9.
- Applicants, both global and domestic, without a prior presence in Canada must demonstrate how their proposed project, commercialization plan, and market strategy will lead to deploying solutions in Canada, especially in Alberta. Please refer to the intake guidelines for more details.
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are non-subsidiary, independent technology development firms that employ fewer than 500 employees.
- Technology development startups are non-subsidiary, independent technology development firms that employ fewer than 100 employees, generate less than CAD $25 million in annual revenues, and are focused on developing and scaling up pre-commercial technologies.
The NGIF Accelerator Industry Grants (IG) program was created to accelerate cleantech innovations throughout the natural gas value chain. The program's mandate is to fill technology development gaps in the sector and invest in enabling solutions for current and emerging industry challenges.
- Our mission is to advance clean technologies that improve environmental outcomes, boost economic competitiveness, and eliminate or reduce barriers to sustainability.
- NGIF Accelerator currently operates the Industry Grants (IG) program.
- The IG program exists to support Canada’s natural gas industry with non-dilutive funding to identify emerging innovations and support their development and scale-up to commercialize them.
- The IG program enables validation and customer creation to give startup organizations the final push for market adoption.
- The IG program supports the development, demonstration, and de-risking of clean technology solutions for the natural gas industry through field trials and pilot projects to drive innovation and support environmental goals in Canada.
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