History of the Fund

From 2008 to 2014, the mandate of the ICE Fund was to support advancement of pre-commercial clean energy technologies in the electricity, alternative energy, transportation, and oil and gas sectors by acting as a critical bridge to the financial barriers to commercialization.

During this time, the ICE Fund had four calls for applications, resulting in over $77 million approved for 62 projects throughout B.C. These demonstration projects showcased a variety of clean energy technologies including solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, ocean wave and bioenergy.

• First Call for Applications (2008): 15 projects with a combined project value of $78.7 million were approved to receive $24.43 million.
• Second (Rural) Call for Applications (2009): 19 projects with a combined project value of more than $96 million were approved to receive $22.68 million.
• Call for Liquid Fuels from Biomass (2009): 8 projects with a combined value more than $100 million were approved to receive $10 million.
• Third (2010 Showcase) Call for Applications: consisting of 3 intakes, 20 projects with a combined value of $167.21 million were approved to receive $20.71 million.

SDTC/ICE Joint Call

In March 2017, Canada and British Columbia entered into a three-year, $40 million partnership for the development of pre-commercial clean-energy projects and technologies. While the joint call has been fulfilled, SDTC and the ICE Fund continue to co-fund Projects through one streamlined application process.