Vancouver-based Telescope Innovations Corp says more than C$3.3 million of Canadian government funding will help it advance its lithium processing technologies.
The chemical technology company said $3.04 million of funding was “conditionally approved” under Natural Resources Canada’s Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program to scale up and pilot Telescope’s DualPure low-temperature lithium sulphide process.
“This process could build a viable, local, high purity supply chain that produces a key ingredient of next-generation batteries,” Telescope said.
Up to $319,200 of funding was approved by the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program for R&D aimed at demonstrating Telescope’s lithium carbonate crystallisation technology, ReCRFT, for battery recycling applications.
“This effort is part of a consortium project with the NRC IRAP United Kingdom Research and Innovation [UKRI] critical minerals initiative, aimed at building critical mineral recycling knowledge and expertise with international partners,” Telescope said.
CEO Henry Dubina said the government funding, “combined with our AI and automation-driven development model” positioned Telescope to accelerate translation of Canadian technology into real-world processes.
“These investments will allow us to turn innovation into impact for this emerging industry,” Dubina said.
“We’re building technologies that make battery materials cleaner, more secure and ready for the next generation of energy systems.”
