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Annual Report 2012 Supplement Annual Report Supplement 2012 Taking Canadian Cleantech to the World Supplement to the 2012 Annual Report Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 Section 1 — SDTC Portfolio Companies ................................................................ 3 Section 2 — SD Tech Fund™ Introduction ............................................................. 7 Section 3 — SD Tech Fund™ Portfolio Project Descriptions ...................................... 9 Section 4 — SD Tech Fund™ Completed Projects ............................................... 93 Section 5 — SD Tech Fund™ Approved Project Funding Summary ................... 164 Section 6 — SD Tech Fund™ Project Classification ............................................179 Section 7 — SD Tech Fund™ Portfolio by Region .................................................. 186 Section 8 — NextGen Biofuels Fund™ Introduction ............................................195 Section 9 — NextGen Biofuels Fund™ Portfolio Project Descriptions ................ 196 Introduction Introduction In accordance with the terms and conditions of both Funding Agreement Four pertaining to the Sustainable Development Technology Fund (SD Tech Fund™) between Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) and the Government of Canada, executed August 9, 2012, and the Funding Agreement pertaining to the Next-Generation Biofuels Fund (NextGen Biofuels Fund™) between the same parties executed September 4, 2007, SDTC is required to publish an Annual Report Supplement to provide specific additional details of projects funded by SDTC. Within this supplement, SDTC provides the required information relating to both Funds. This Annual Report Supplement, which complements the SDTC Annual Report, is tabled in Parliament along with the Annual Report and the Corporate Plan Executive Summary by the Minister of Natural Resources. These documents are made available to the public on SDTC’s website. Purpose and Selection Criteria of each Fund Each Fund has a unique purpose and set of criteria for qualifying, assessing and approving projects. This is summarized in this report, at the beginning of the respective sections, for the SD Tech Fund™ and the NextGen Biofuels Fund™. Conflict of Interest and Non-Disclosure Requirements for SDTC’s Funding Allocation Process for Both Funds All due diligence and decision making processes at SDTC require that the individuals involved are subject to conflict of interest guidelines and non-disclosure agreements. This is applied consistently whether the individuals are experts reviewing applications or part of the SDTC organization. It should be noted that Directors of the Board are also subject to conflict of interest guidelines that require Directors to declare potential conflicts of interest and refrain from participating in any discussion regarding matters that could give rise to a conflict of interest. 2012 Annual Report Supplement 1 2 2012 Annual Report Supplement Section 1 – SDTC Portfolio Companies SDTC Portfolio Companies 3XR Inc. 39 Blue-Zone Technologies Ltd. 138 Borealis Geopower Inc. 9 A bstNRG.com Inc. 73 Aboriginal Cogeneration Corp. 66 Accelerated Systems Inc. 21 C Advanced Lithium Power Inc. 134 Canada Lithium Corp. 10 Agri-Neo Inc. 14 Canadian Pallet Council 53 Agrisoma Biosciences Inc. 46 CarbonCure Technologies Inc. 25 Airex Industries Inc. 9 Carmanah Technologies Inc. 163 AirScience Technologies Inc. 85 Cerestech Inc. 83 Alcoa Ltd. 126 Chinook Mobile Heating and De-Icing Ltd. 112 Alstom Hydro Canada Inc. 66 Clean Current Power Systems Inc. 142 Alterna Energy Inc. 60 CO2 Solution Inc. 156 Alternative Green Energy Systems Inc. 88 CoolEdge Lighting Ltd. 26 Angstrom Power Inc. 141 Corporation HET 74 ARISE Technologies Corporation 113 Corvus Energy Ltd. 32 Atlantec BioEnergy Corporation 67 Côte Nord RTPTM Project 197 Atlantic Hydrogen Inc. 137 CRB Innovations Inc. 33 Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd. 130 CVTCORP Transmission Inc. 21, 78 Atlantis Operations (Canada) Ltd. 15 A.U.G. Signals Ltd. 60 D Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation Corp. 47 Deane and Co. Inc. 53 Available Energy Corporation 40 DeCloet Greenhouse Manufacturing Ltd. 89 Dépôt Rive-Nord Inc. 85 B Développement Effenco Inc. 15, 74 Ballard Power Systems Inc. 32, 47 Diacarbon Energy Inc. 10 BESTECH (Boudreau-Espley-Pitre Corporation) 95 dPoint Technologies Inc. 61 BioAmber Inc. 25 Duropar Technologies Inc. 54 BioDiesel Reactor Technologies Inc. 67 Dynamic Systems Inc. 103 Biogénie S.R.D.C. Inc. 78 Bio-Terre Systems Inc. 150 E Early Warning Inc. 78 Biothermica Technologies Inc. 73, 80 Bio Vision Technology Inc. 82 eCAMION Inc. 33 BIOX Canada Ltd. 147 Echologics Engineering Inc. 34 2012 Annual Report Supplement 3 Section 1 – SDTC Portfolio Companies Eco-Ag Initiatives Inc. 54 I EcoSmart Foundation 116 IBC Technologies Inc. 91 EcoSynthetix Corp. 22, 61 ICUS (6574262 Canada Inc.) 42 EcoVu Analytics Inc. 105 Imtex Membranes Corp. 54 Electrovaya Inc. 48, 121 Innoventé Inc. 63 Enerkem Inc. 107, 162 Integran Technologies Inc. 63, 69 EnerMotion Inc. 40 InvenTyS Thermal Technologies Inc. 42 Ensyn Technologies Inc. 145 InvoDane Engineering Ltd. 43 Entropex 48 Envirogain Inc. 85 L EnviroTower Inc. 75 Lakeshore EMPC Two L.P. 94 Eocycle Technologies Inc. 16 Lancaster Wind Systems Inc. 69 Etalim Inc. 41 Lignol Innovations Ltd. 55, 135 Exro Technologies Inc. 49 Logistik Unicorp 26 F M Ferrinov Inc. 75 Mabarex Inc. 92 FibraCast 34 Magenn Power Inc. 81 Maratek Environmental 86 Fifth Light Technology Ltd. 122, 143 Fuseforward International Inc. 76 Marine Exhaust Solutions 70 Maritime Innovation (IMAR) 140 G Mascoma Drayton Valley Biorefinery 197 GaN Systems Inc. 68 M.A. Turbo/Engine Ltd. 154 GE Canada 76, 104 Mechtronix Systems Inc. 83 General Fusion Inc. 62 MEG Energy Corp. 17, 55 Gestion TechnoCap Inc., SpaceWatts Division 41 Middle Bay Sustainable Aquaculture Institute 79 GHGSat Inc. 16 Mikro-Tek Inc. 160 Great Northern Power Corp. 88 Milligan Bio-Tech Inc. 81 GreenField Ethanol Inc. 62 MineSense Technologies Ltd. 17 Group IV Semiconductor Inc. 123 Mining Technologies International Inc. 35 MinMiner Oilsands Inc. 81 H Morgan Solar Inc. 50 Himark bioGas Inc. 68, 159 MPT Mustard Products & Technologies Inc. 43 HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corp. 49 MSR Innovations Inc. 77 Hydrogenics Corp. 120, 158 Hydrostor Inc. 22 4 2012 Annual Report Supplement Section 1 – SDTC Portfolio Companies N Power Measurement Ltd. 18, 109 ’Namgis First Nation 27 Prairie Pulp & Paper Inc. 115 Nanox Inc. 152 Pratt & Whitney Canada Corporation 97 Netistix Technologies Corporation 86 Pulse Energy Inc. 51 New Energy Corporation Inc. 84 Pure Technologies Ltd. 23, 100, 102 New Flyer Industries ULC Canada 18 PV Labs Inc. 51 Nexterra Energy Corp. 64, 87 Nichromet Extraction Inc. 11 Q NIMTech Inc. 35 Quadrogen Power Systems Inc. 45 Northex Environnement Inc. 27 Quantiam Technologies Inc. 144 Nova Green Inc. 28 R Nova Scotia Power Inc. 79 Radient Technologies Inc. 127 N-Solv Corp. 28, 119 RailPower Technologies Corp. 90 NutraCanada 50 Rail-Veyor Technologies Inc. 30 Nutriloc Ingredients Corp. 110 R.I.I. North America Inc. 12 NuWave Research Inc. 11 RSW-RER Ltd. 23, 114 NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. 80 NxtPhase T&D Corp. 90 S S2G Biochemicals Inc. 36 O Sacré-Davey Innovations Inc. 136 Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd. 44 Saltworks Technologies Inc. 56 Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc. 146 Saskatchewan Power Corp. (SaskPower) 132 P SBI BioEnergy Inc. 52 Paradigm Environmental Technologies Inc. 157 Science Applications International Corp. Canada (SAIC Canada) 149 Paradigm Shift Technologies Inc. 29 semiosBIO Technologies Inc. 19 Paragon Soil and Environmental Consulting Inc. 117 Shipstone Corp. 30 Pathogen Detection Systems Inc. 71 Silicor Materials Inc. 124 PAVAC Industries Inc. 29 Silinov Technologies 36 Performance Plants Inc. 64 SiREM ULC 106 Petroleum Technology Research Centre Inc. 71 SiXtron Advanced Materials 72 Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC) 118 Soane Energy (Canada) Inc. 56 Phostech Lithium Inc. 44 Solantro Semiconductor Corp. 31 Plasco Trail Road Inc. 133 Solar Ship Inc. 19 Plug Power Canada Inc. 153 Spartan Bioscience Inc. 45 Polystyvert Inc. 12 2011 Annual Report Supplement 5 Section 1 – SDTC Portfolio Companies Statoil Hydro Canada Ltd. 57 Vision EcoProducts Ltd. 24 St-Jean Photochemicals 77 Vive Crop Protection Inc. 65 Sunarc of Canada Inc. 151 SunCentral Inc. 65 W Suncor Energy Inc. 92 Western Hydrogen Ltd. 13, 73 SunSelect Produce (Delta) Inc. 57 West Lorne Bio-Oil Co-Generation Ltd. Partnership 161 Sunwell Technologies Inc. 58 Westport Power Inc. 38 SWITCH Materials Inc. 37 Westport Research Inc. 155 Synodon Inc. 131 Whale Shark Environmental Technologies Ltd. 20 Whitefox Technologies Canada Ltd. 108 T Wind Smart Inc. 84 Tantalus Systems Corporation 96 Woodland Biofuels Inc. 39 Temporal Power Ltd. 37 X Tenova Goodfellow Inc. 46, 128 Xantrex Technology Inc. 89 Terragon Environmental Technologies Inc. 52, 111 Thermalfrost Inc. 58 Xogen Technologies Inc. 59 TISEC Inc. 24 Y Titanium Corp. Inc. 59 Yava Technologies Inc. 14 TM4 Inc. 31, 98, 99 Turbo Trac Systems ULC Inc. 80 Z Tyne Engineering Inc. 38 ZENON Environmental Inc. 148 Zenon Membrane Solutions 82 U Unicell Ltd. 101 University of British Columbia 87 University of New Brunswick 139 V Vanerco 196 Vaperma Inc. 129 Venmar CES Inc. 13 Verdant Power Canada ULC 72 Verve Energy Solutions Inc. 20 6 2012 Annual Report Supplement Section 2 – SD Tech Fund™ Introduction SD Tech Fund™ Introduction Purpose The
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