Technoclimat: Financial assistance for an innovation project for the production of bioenergy
$18,000,000.00
Grant, Investment
Description:
This component of the Technoclimat program offers financial assistance to support innovation in energy and the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the framework of bioenergy production projects.
This part of the program receives applications for financial assistance on an ongoing basis.
Although the regulatory framework allows for all forms of low-carbon energy, this part of the program currently only accepts projects that involve the production of bioenergy.
Comments on Funding:
Funding takes the form of grants of up to:
– 50% of eligible expenses, for a maximum amount of $10 million per project for projects involving a pre-commercial technological innovation (technological readiness level 4 to 7).
– 25% of eligible expenses, for a maximum amount of $18 million per project for projects involving a first commercial production unit (technological readiness level 8 to 9).
Continuous Intake
Eligibility:
To be eligible, you must be a legal person or a partnership with an establishment in Quebec.
Application Steps:
Step 1 – Complete an Expression of Interest
Before submitting an application for financial assistance, check whether your project is sufficiently advanced to be admissible.
To do this, you can:
see the When to Submit a Project page;
discuss your project with a Technoclimat manager;
complete and submit the declaration of interest (DOCX 635 KB) .
After analyzing your expression of interest, the Technoclimat team will inform you whether or not you can submit an official request for financial assistance to the program.
Step 2 – Submit a financial aid application
To submit an application for financial assistance, you must provide:
the financial assistance application form (PDF 3.08 MB) . Have the form signed and dated by an authorized person. The authorized signatory must be registered with the Registraire des entreprises du Québec as a director or officer who is not a member of the board of directors. Otherwise, you will need to provide a power of attorney;
the project plan and test plan (PDF 3.24 MB) ;
the declaration of internal partner expenses (PDF 2.42 MB) , if applicable;
the curriculum vitae of the people and organizations participating in the various activities of the project;
the participant’s financial statements for the last two years, if applicable;
any other relevant document to support the application (proof of financing, feasibility study, business plan, etc.).
Documentation Needed:
Documents are mentioned in the Application Steps.
Other Things to Note:
For more details on submitting an application, refer to the participant guide .
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