LAUNCH EVENT

C3 EnviroTech Solutions launched to help bring environmental technologies to market

C3 EnviroTech Solutions has been launched to help small and medium-sized Alberta businesses commercialize and market new environmental technologies. At the March 23 launch, Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) announced a $2-million investment in the new venture.

“By advancing the development of innovative technologies and speeding their introduction into the marketplace, this initiative will accelerate the adoption of new environmental technologies – giving us new ways to improve our environment while triggering economic growth in the region,” said Calgary Centre MP Lee Richardson, representing WD at the launch.

“Many of the solutions to clean air, land and water are found in technologies ready to be deployed but struggling to become commercially available,” said Simon Knight, CEO of C3 EnviroTech Solutions. “Through this project, we will help businesses access capital in the pilot and demonstration phases of product development, and we will help them access local, national and international markets.”

C3 EnviroTech Solutions will provide this assistance through the creation of the Technology Solutions Hub. The hub will focus on environmental technology in areas such as green building technology and renewable energy. Potential services it will provide include technology evaluation, product development through demonstration projects and market development.

The launch also featured displays by six Alberta companies that are successfully marketing environmental technologies. Three of the products on display can produce both domestic hot water and space heating. Sedmek does so from traditional (flat-panel) solar water heating. Goose Creek Renewable Energy and the Echelon Group have designed an integrated solar system using evacuated solar tubes, while Conematic Heating Systems has recently developed a highly-efficient, single gas-consuming device.

Sustainable Energy Technologies displayed its inverter technology, which can assist small-scale wind and solar energy producers connect to the electrical grid. Finally, Stettler-based AltaWest Group has demonstrated the energy-saving potential of using cold outdoor air to help cool arena and curling rink ice.

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