NGIF
Accelerator

A startup accelerator that advances clean technology development and industry validation through field trials and pilot demonstrations to accelerate market commercialization.

Ashutosh Pohary

Senior Manager, Contracts, Industry Grants Program, NGIF Accelerator

Rosalby Guerrero Messia

Projects Coordinator, Industry Grants Program, NGIF Accelerator

Samaneh Ashoori

Program Manager, Emissions Testing Centre, NGIF Accelerator

Jose Beleno

Analyst, Technology Evaluation, Industry Grants Program, NGIF Accelerator

Faran Razi

Lead Contracts, Project Management, and Partnerships, Industry Grants Program, NGIF Accelerator

OVERVIEW

NGIF Accelerator is the not-for-profit arm of NGIF Capital and operates all technology and innovation programs. The NGIF Accelerator mandate is to de-risk and accelerate technology development by supporting startups through their pilot projects, field trials, and industry validation.

NGIF Accelerator will coordinate with federal and provincial governments to co-fund projects to advance market commercialization. NGIF Accelerator currently operates the Industry Grants Program and the Emissions Testing Centre Program. 

Industry Grants Program: is industry-led and offers non-dilutive grants to fund early-stage startups for technology development and field demonstration. The program specifically de-risks pre-commercial technology solutions that have the potential to increase the environmental performance of the natural gas sector.  Each project in the program will accelerate technology readiness level progressions through controlled pilot testing and field trials to advance commercialization. The Industry Grants Program is operated by the NGIF Accelerator. Learn more here: Industry Grants Program

NGIF Emissions Testing Centre (ETC) Program: is a technology and innovation program for the gaseous energy sector. The program is industry and government-led and will see emissions detection, quantification, and reductions through multiple tech startup validation, while also creating benchmarking data and a research talent pool for the natural gas industry. This is done through two program hosts including Tourmaline Oil and Perpetual Energy’s West Wolf Lake Gas Process Plant instrumented for live testing and University of Calgary Research Centre laboratories instrumented for simulation testing. The NGIF ETC Program is operated by the NGIF Accelerator. Learn more here: NGIF ETC Program

Our Strategic
Areas

Our strategic areas are what guides NGIF funding decisions for clean technology based on our goals, risk tolerance and future needs for capital.
Energy Efficiency

Improve energy efficiency and resiliency of process and equipment.

Heat and Power Generation

Increase performance and reliability of heat and power generation systems.

Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration

  • Reduce carbon emissions and pull CO2 from point sources.
  • Including CO2 sequestration and utilization.

Low Carbon Hydrogen

  • Low-cost, low-carbon hydrogen.
  • Production, storage, and end-use.

Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)

  • Advanced processing of feedstocks to RNG.
  • Low-cost conversion and gas cleanup.

Methane Mitigation

  • Measurement, monitoring and verification (MMV)
  • Reduce and eliminate methane emissions.

Digital Transformation

  • ESG Reporting and carbon management.
  • Advanced analytics and machine learning.

Value Added Products

Natural gas to higher value products.

Water Management

  •  Effective treatment of flow back and produce water treatment.
  • Reduce freshwater requirements. 

Low Emissions Transport

  • Efficient natural gas engines, increased performance.
  • CNG, LNG, H2 powered engines and fueling stations.

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