The City of Medicine Hat, alongside Decentralised Energy Canada, has marked the conclusion of the demonstration phase of the Energy Innovation Challenge. Launched in 2023, the three-year the Energy Innovation Challenge combined demonstrations, commercialization support, and investment activities, supporting more than 40 businesses. Five winners were named: Aqua-Cell Energy, Arcobi, Edgecom Energy, Eguana Technologies, and […]
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Alberta’s Aqua-Cell Energy Wins NorthX Backing for Saltwater Battery
Edmonton’s Aqua-Cell Energy is taking centre stage in a new $1.6 million investment announcement from NorthX Climate Tech, which is accelerating energy storage innovation across Canada. Aqua-Cell, currently piloting its technology on a microgrid in Victoria, has developed a low-cost, long-duration battery that uses saltwater instead of scarce critical minerals. The solution promises to unlock […]
Alberta Innovates Supports Aqua-Cell as Startup Advances Saltwater Battery Tech
A Canadian company innovating flow battery technology for energy storage this week unveiled the launch of multiple “key pilot projects.” Aqua-Cell Energy, based in Edmonton, says the freshly announced pilots are designed to demonstrate the reliability and scalability of its flow battery systems, which the cleantech upstart posits offer a solution to a growing concern. […]