Built in B.C. | Building B.C. A series exploring how Innovate BC-supported projects are helping organizations solve real-world challenges through made-in-B.C. innovation. Victoria-based clean technology company Mostar Labs is working to address a persistent challenge facing remote coastal operations: access to reliable, low-emission power. Through its LilyPad platform, the company is developing a modular, floating […]
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B.C. Firms Selected to Power Coast Guard Decarbonization
Four British Columbia-based companies have been selected to participate in a new Innovation Challenge aimed at reducing diesel reliance across remote Canadian Coast Guard operations. Delivered through Innovate BC’s Integrated Marketplace and enabled by the BC Marine Energy and Decarbonization Hub—a joint initiative of COAST and the University of Victoria—the Challenge is focused on advancing […]
COAST Pitchfest Spotlights ‘Strength and Future’ of Ocean Tech Sector
A startup based on Vancouver Island is developing carbon-negative, seaweed-based building insulation. Victoria’s SeaFoam is behind a non-toxic, fire- and rot-resistant material for building insulation that can reduce the overall emissions associated with building construction up to 20%, according to founders Amy Yang and Chloe Doesburg. This innovative idea recently earned SeaFoam $10,000 during the […]
B.C. Marine-Tech Innovators Join Forces to Enhance Canada’s Blue Economy
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster this week announced the Canadian Electric Propulsion Acceleration Coalition Project to expedite the development and commercialization of electric propulsion systems through collaboration among marine industry stakeholders. Since its creation in 2018, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster aims to accelerate made-in-Canada ocean solutions in energy, food security, and transportation, while also growing companies, creating jobs, […]