Westinghouse Electric Canada has recently announced along with the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, an investment of C$27.2 million from the Government of Canada’s Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). This investment will support funding for the eVinci micro-reactor, which will bring carbon-free, transportable, safe, and scalable energy anywhere Canada requires reliable, clean energy.
Commenting on the funding, François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, said, “As our government moves swiftly with our green economic recovery, we are laying the foundation for a better-prepared and more prosperous climate-oriented future. Westinghouse’s innovative technology will help deliver cleaner energy sources across Canada, especially in remote communities. This investment will play a critical role in fighting climate change and build on Canada’s global leadership in SMRs, and securing jobs in Ontario’s energy sector.”
Building on decades of Westinghouse innovation, the eVinci micro-reactor will bring clean energy to off-grid sites, remote communities and islands, decentralized generation, industrial sites, mining operations, data centres, universities, marine propulsion, hydrogen generation, and water purification. The flexibility of a transportable eVinci reactor as a primary energy source, or in tandem with other sources such as renewables, will help in reducing Canada’s energy costs by limiting the need for permanent infrastructure.
This funding will enable Westinghouse to create and maintain many new permanent jobs in Canada while partnering with the country’s world-class nuclear supply chain and academic institutions.
