The federal government has announced $13.6 million in research funding for the fuel cell and hydrogen wing of the National Research Council (NRC) in Vancouver.
The funding is part of a larger $118 million federal investment in six NRC technology cluster initiatives across the country. The others were nanotechnology in Edmonton, plants for health and wellness in Saskatoon, biomedical technologies in Winnipeg, photonics in Ottawa and aluminum transformation in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.
Vancouver's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Gateway was also officially opened on Friday. The centre will showcase Canada's fuel cell and hydrogen industry.
The clusters are designed to allow public and private collaboration on research.