Salient Energy Inc.

17 agreements worth $7,545,829 from 3 departments and 8 programs. Recipient type as recorded: For-profit organizations. Location as recorded: Dartmouth, NS; DARTMOUTH, NS; Dapp, NS.

Also recorded as: SALIENT ENERGY INC.; Salient Energy Inc.|Salient Energy Inc..

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Total agreement value: $7.5M
$7,545,829
Agreements: 17
Programs: 8
distinct program names
Departments and agencies: 3

By fiscal year

2018-19$50K
2019-20$380K
2020-21$600K
2021-22$480K
2022-23$225K
2023-24–
2024-25$392K
2025-26$5.4M
2026-27–

By department or agency

Natural Resources Canada3 agreements$5.3M69.8%
National Research Council Canada12 agreements$1.2M16.3%
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency2 agreements$1.0M13.8%

Largest agreements

17 of 17

#	Agreement	Value
1	Safe and Low-Cost Zinc-Ion Battery Systems for the Residential Market DARTMOUTH, NS Energy Innovation Program · Natural Resources Canada · Contribution, starts 2025-10-23 Government record 115-2025-2026-Q3-17703 · data	$4.5M $4,500,000
2	227844 Dartmouth, NS REGI - Business Scale-Up and Productivity (BSP) · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · Contribution, starts 2025-10-31 Government record 276-2025-2026-Q3-00251 · data · 2 records combined	$844K $843,531 originally $544K
3	Safe and long-lasting zinc-ion batteries for energy storage DARTMOUTH, NS Impact Canada Initiative · Natural Resources Canada · Grant, starts 2021-03-01 Government record 115-2020-2021-Q4-10280 · data	$420K $420,000
4	Safe and long-lasting zinc-ion batteries for energy storage DARTMOUTH, NS Impact Canada Initiative · Natural Resources Canada · Grant, starts 2020-02-04 Government record 115-2019-2020-Q4-08900 · data	$350K $350,000
5	Zinc-Ion Battery Demonstration Dartmouth, NS Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology · National Research Council Canada · Contribution, starts 2025-03-04 Government record 172-2024-2025-Q4-1029612 · data	$300K $300,000
6	Novel Cathode Material Development for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries Dartmouth, NS Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms · National Research Council Canada · Contribution, starts 2021-10-11 Government record 172-2021-2022-Q3-981160 · data	$250K $250,000 originally $215K
7	Establishing Manufacturing Readiness for Pilot Production of Zinc-Ion Batteries Dartmouth, NS Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms · National Research Council Canada · Contribution, starts 2022-11-07 Government record 172-2022-2023-Q3-998674 · data	$225K $225,000
8	218818 Dartmouth, NS REGI - Business Scale-Up and Prod (Jobs and Growth) · Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency · Contribution, starts 2022-01-30 Government record 276-2021-2022-Q4-00425 · data	$200K $200,000
9	Development of Continuous Production Processes for Zinc-ion Battery Components Dartmouth, NS Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms · National Research Council Canada · Contribution, starts 2020-10-01 Government record 172-2020-2021-Q3-957747 · data	$80K $80,000
10	ARP - Improved stability of cathode active material for zinc-ion batteries Dartmouth, NS Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms · National Research Council Canada · Contribution, starts 2025-03-03 Government record 172-2024-2025-Q4-1028794 · data	$75K $75,000
11	Exploration of Zn-ion Battery Usage in Marine-based Defence Applications Dartmouth, NS Industrial Research Assistance Program · National Research Council Canada · Grant, starts 2026-03-25 Government record 172-2025-2026-Q4-1040823 · data	$75K $75,000
12	Development of a Prototype Zinc-Ion Battery Cell Design for Commercial Applications Dartmouth, NS Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms · National Research Council Canada · Contribution, starts 2020-06-01 Government record 172-2020-2021-Q1-951053 · data	$50K $50,000
13	ICAP – Investigation and Development of an International Collaborative Technology Research Partnership Dartmouth, NS Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms · National Research Council Canada · Contribution, starts 2020-04-01 Government record 172-2019-2020-Q4-944756 · data	$50K $50,000
14	Zinc-Ion Battery Prototyping and Facility Design for Increased R&D Productivity Dartmouth, NS Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms · National Research Council Canada · Contribution, starts 2019-02-25 Government record 172-2018-2019-Q4-923721 · data	$50K $50,000
15	Youth - Electrode Development for Next-Generation Zinc-Ion Batteries Dapp, NS Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program · National Research Council Canada · Contribution, starts 2019-04-22 Government record 172-2019-2020-Q1-927076 · data	$30K $30,000
16	Youth – Supporting the Development of a Zinc Ion Cell Assembly Pilot Production Line. Dartmouth, NS Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program · National Research Council Canada · Contribution, starts 2021-08-03 Government record 172-2021-2022-Q2-972930 · data	$30K $30,000
17	IP Assist: Intellectual Property Strategy Engagement Dartmouth, NS Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms · National Research Council Canada · Contribution, starts 2024-04-01 Government record 172-2023-2024-Q4-1016720 · data	$17K $17,298

By program

Energy Innovation ProgramNatural Resources Canada, 1 agreement$4.5M59.6%
REGI - Business Scale-Up and Productivity (BSP)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, 1 agreement$844K11.2%
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsNational Research Council Canada, 8 agreements$797K10.6%
Impact Canada InitiativeNatural Resources Canada, 2 agreements$770K10.2%
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean TechnologyNational Research Council Canada, 1 agreement$300K4.0%
REGI - Business Scale-Up and Prod (Jobs and Growth)Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, 1 agreement$200K2.7%
Industrial Research Assistance ProgramNational Research Council Canada, 1 agreement$75K1.0%
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment ProgramNational Research Council Canada, 2 agreements$60K0.8%