British Columbia expands Clean Industry Fund support for 17 industrial decarbonization projects

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British Columbia's 2025 Clean Industry Fund intake allocates over $23 million for four Innovation Accelerator projects and $3 million for 13 Feasibility Studies projects.
Funded projects target industrial decarbonization across regions, including carbon capture, emissions monitoring, electrification, fuel switching, and energy-efficiency improvements.
Since 2019, the Clean Industry Fund's more than $330 million in investments attracted $2 of industry funding per provincial dollar and is expected to cut over 14 million tonnes of emissions.

Funding split across innovation and feasibility projects

As reported by Government of British Columbia, the latest Clean Industry Fund investment provides more than $23 million for four Innovation Accelerator projects and more than $3 million for 13 Feasibility Studies projects under the 2025 intake.

The projects are spread across Vancouver Island, the Lower Mainland, the Interior, the Kootenays and northeastern B.C. Innovation Accelerator support is directed toward the demonstration, piloting and deployment of technologies that reduce industrial emissions, while the 2026 projects include carbon-capture technologies, emissions monitoring systems, advanced manufacturing processes and energy-efficiency improvements.

Feasibility Studies funding helps industrial operators assess emissions-reduction options before larger investments are made. The 13 announced projects examine electrification, carbon capture, fuel switching, biomass energy and operational efficiency improvements.

Industrial competitiveness and regional jobs in focus

The province says the combined projects are designed to help industrial facilities assess, demonstrate and adopt cleaner technologies without weakening their position in a changing global market. Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions, says the investments are intended to help businesses lower emissions and compete as demand rises for low-carbon products.

Ravi Parmar, Minister of Forests, says the funding also supports forestry modernization through biomass, energy-efficiency and carbon-capture initiatives. The province adds that the program is part of a broader strategy to strengthen the economy, support industrial innovation and create sustainable jobs throughout British Columbia.

Since 2019, the Clean Industry Fund has invested more than $330 million in projects across British Columbia and is expected to reduce more than 14 million tonnes of greenhouse-gas emissions. The province says each dollar of provincial funding through the program attracts another $2 from industry and partners, adding to its role in supporting cleaner industrial growth.

Our earlier report on FortisBC’s Tilbury Phase 2 LNG expansion in Delta covered B.C.’s decision to issue an environmental assessment certificate, allowing the project to advance under 18 binding conditions. We noted the requirements span air-quality controls, wildlife protection, First Nations monitoring, and greenhouse-gas reduction measures, while a separate federal decision is still pending.

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