Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is a federal government department specializing in the sustainable development and use of natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests and earth sciences.

We conduct leading-edge science and technology to provide Canadians with ideas, knowledge and technologies. This helps Canadians use their country's resources wisely, reduce costs, protect the environment and create new products and services.

We build and maintain a national knowledge infrastructure on Canada's land and resources, so all Canadians can easily access the latest economic, environmental and scientific information.

We ensure that federal policies and regulations on issues such as the environment, trade, the economy, Canadian land and science and technology enhance the natural resources sector's contribution to the economy. At the same time, we make sure these policies and regulations protect the environment and the health and safety of Canadians.

Together with international agencies and other nations, we promote Canada's international interests. This helps Canada meet its commitments related to natural resources, and keeps access open to global markets for Canadian products, services and technology.

The CANMET Energy Technology Branch (CETB) is one of the main research and development arms of Natural Resources Canada. CETB develops and delivers knowledge- and technology-based programs for the sustainable production and use of Canada's energy supply.

CETB works in partnership with other federal, provincial, territorial and municipal government departments and agencies; industry; universities; utilities; associations; and a wide variety of private sector companies across Canada.

CETB's technology development activities are performed on cost-shared basis through either in-house R&D work at our laboratories or by providing funding support to our technology partners. Our activities focus on reducing the costs of existing technologies by performing applied research or by undertaking more fundamental research where new technologies and concepts offer significant future market potential. Deployment and commercialization activities serve to increase market penetration of proven, cost-effective technologies, through support for standards development, technical workshops, training and full-scale implementation.

http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/es/etb