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Industrial Research

Assistance Program (IRAP)

October 2017

NRC business lines

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Strategic

Research &

Development

Technical and

Advisory services

Science

infrastructure

Industrial Research

Assistance Program (IRAP)

Industrial Research Assistance Program

Where is IRAP?

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We meet with clients

at their business

location.


Industrial Research Assistance Program 4

Mandate:

Stimulate wealth creation in Canada through innovation.

Mission:

Accelerate the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by providing them with a comprehensive suite of innovative services and funding.

Vision

Be the most impactful program of its kind in the world, where Canadian firms go first to transform their ideas into commercial success.


IRAP at a glance

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• Since 1947

• Present in all provinces, 120 locations

• Serving 13,000+ clients/ year

• Clients in all sectors

• Funding: 3,000+ clients

• Field Staff: 255 ITAs

• Partner Organizations: 200

• Budget: $287M Gs&Cs

• Impact: $1 IRAP = $11 Return on Investment (ROI)


IRAP business model

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Concierge

Business Advice

Linkages

Competitive Intelligence


ADVISORY SERVICES

FUNDING ($)

CAIP

Youth Green

Youth

International

IRAP

Technology Expertise

IRAP clients by industry sector

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5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Source: FY 2015-2016

Agriculture &

food

Construction &

related products -

services

Energy &

resources

Health &

life sciences

ICT ( Digital

economy)

Manufacturing &

materials

Others

IRAP client profile

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Firms funded by size (# of employees) FY 2015-2016

• Private sector experience.

• Later in career cycle (typical 20+

years experience);

• Senior managers and/or

entrepreneurs

• Most have engineering or science

background.

• Over 40% have less than three

years with IRAP.

Industrial Technology Advisors


Advisory services

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Our ITAs work with clients through every aspect of the innovation process, providing:

• technical and business advice

• referrals to other programs and services

• linkages and networking to appropriate resources / expertise searches

• strategic intelligence


IRAP funding programs


• IRAP Core: Assists Canadian SMEs with their R&D projects with the intention and potential to grow the firm, and provides funding to a small # of organizations that provide direct services to innovative SMEs.

• Youth Employment Program (YEP): Helps SMEs hire highly-skilled post-secondary graduates

• Youth Employment Program Green: Helps SMEs increase their green innovation capacity through the hiring of youth

• Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program (CAIP): Provides funding to best-in-class accelerators and incubators to help more early-stage SMEs

• Concierge: Assists SMEs in navigating the many available innovation and support programs/resources and selecting the best options to help them innovate and grow.

• Canadian International Innovation Program (CIIP): Supports SMEs’ R&D collaboration with international partners in China, India, Brazil and Korea.

• Eureka, Eurostars: Supports SMEs’ R&D collaboration with European partners.

• CanExport (co-managed with GAC): Supports SMEs develop export markets.

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FINANCIAL: NRC-IRAP $1 $10 revenue for the firm

ROI: NRC-IRAP $1 $12 economic impact


Core IRAP funding - firms

Target:

• SMEs with the potential and

willingness to grow through innovation

Purpose:

• To encourage investment in R&D activities

that have clear commercialization goals

Scale:

• 1,700 new and unique CAs/ year

• Budget: $222M

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Some Examples


XRF Solutions (2014)

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Bitumen Analyses Well A

• Additional tool for evaluating reservoir quality:

Rapid, non-destructive data collection High resolution data (~10cm sample interval) Chemical stratigraphy from major elements,

trace elements & metals Mineralogy determination, including clay

content and typing Reservoir Properties: Porosity, oil content,

water content and oil quality Additional information for determining well

placement (SAGD)

Evaluation of ore quality and distribution (Mine)

• Saves Money:

Eliminates the need for XRD and Dean Stark Potential to conduct XRF analyses on site (No

transport or disposal fees) Provide the necessary information and

resolution to improve well pair placement to maximize production and lower energy costs

03/01/13 2013©COPYRIGHT PROCESS ECOLOGY INC.

- Further develop the tool to accurately represent CNRL operations - baseline

- Replicate approach in mining - upgrading

Evaluate the economic and environmental implications of Changes in operating conditions and new technology for in situ oil sands facilities without the need for complex simulation software

Technology developers benefit as co2cepts provides a platform to demonstrate to industry the benefits of specific technologies

Radio Frequency (RF) Heating

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• Delivers heat via wave propagation, rather than conduction

• The waves seek out and heat in-situ water, which then heats the oil, as water turns to steam, the waves seek out more water.

• Can be deployed horizontally or vertically. • Similar production to SAGD, using 50% of the energy.

SAGD: 1,150,000 GJ 726K barrels

RF XL 475,000 GJ 1 M barrels

http://www.acceleware.com/

Natural Gas

Recycled Water

Air

Pump to 4 MPa

Onsite Electricity generation

Air Compression

to 4MPa

Blowdown

Gas Compression to

4MPa

Superheated

Steam, N2 & CO2

ASSIST Energy Solutions Corp.

SUBMERGED COMBUSTION VAPORIZER (SCV)

Technology for Post-CHOPS EOR and SAGD

• Combustion gases are contacted with produced water in a Reactor, generating a mixture of steam and gases for use in Post-CHOPS EOR and SAGD

• Reactor can use untreated water without scaling / fouling due to elimination of heat transfer surfaces: Boiler Certification and Steam Engineers are not required

• Preliminary estimate of $15/barrel for incremental heavy oil production

• Commercial prototype ready for field trial and Post-CHOPS EOR process evaluation

• Potential benefits include lower GHG emissions, reduced fresh water consumption, and lower SOR compared with similar steam - gas EOR processes

• ASSIST has contracted Saskatchewan Research Council for Post-CHOPS Well Test support

• Contact: ASSIST Energy Solutions Corp., John L. Allen 403-801-0487 5 MM btu/hour SCV and plant utility systems installed on 3 trailers for Post-CHOPS EOR

Vacuum insulated tubing and annulus cooling fluids are used for temperature control

● The cemented-in

geophones on the

pads are used to

record the passive

seismic data

continuously

● The Passive data is

processed in the cloud,

imaging the steam

chamber in real time

● Production ready,

currently in testing with

Cenovus

The reduced SOR will enable producers to:

● Increase production, lower the SOR, higher the production

● Save $150M / year in reduced natural gas usage

● Save $90M / year in carbon tax by reducing GHG emissions by

approx. 3 CO2e Mt / year

● Avoid major costs with the capability of early leak detection

Imaging Technology using Passive seismic data to

Optimise SAGD Operations by reducing Steam/Oil(SOR) ratio

C-Sinc

Technologies

http://c-sinc-tech.com

Location of steam

escaping the

caprock

MEDENG Technologies Canada Inc. 7032 Farrell Road SE, Calgary, Canada T2H 0T2 CEO: Alain Dandurand 403.966.5418 Provides the O&G with measurement solutions for multiphase fluids. Cost effective Accurate real-time data No separation No emissions At the wellhead or anywhere

• Replaces test separators with higher accuracy real-time measurements of oil (±3%), water (±3%) and gas (±5%).

• Handles any type of production: oil, wet gas, SAGD, etc. • Ideal for production allocation monitoring • Communicates real-time data wirelessly • Solar powered • Maintenance free

Other new generation products

MD-04 MPFM

MD-05 MPFM Subsea and Downhole MPFM Water Cut Meter & Densitometer

Most advanced MPFM in the world

Low cost

Fit and forget installation

Ideal PLT

Moveable through horizontal wells

Communicates to surface on a real time basis

Accuracy better than ±0.2%

Full range (WC 0~100%)

Ideal for LACT packages

Full bore and installed anywhere (even on trucks!)

• Over 400 installations worldwide • Can be installed on every well

and generate cost savings! • Qualified MPFM technology

vendor to global well testing operations

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