The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, along with the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, today announced cost-shared funding of over $147,000 for an efficiency and fuel switching project for Sea-Force Hyperbaric Inc. The project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions up to 150 tonnes annually.
The funding was used to replace three oil furnaces with air to water heat pumps at the Sea-Force Hyperbaric Reception Facility.
Sea-Force Hyperbaric Inc. received $36,910 from the Federal Government and $36,910 from the Provincial Government, with the company contributing $73,820, in support of the energy efficiency project.
The Sea-Force Hyperbaric Reception Facility was built to treat divers working in the offshore industry, as required by the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Diving Operations Safety Transitional Regulations. It is the only shore-based Hyperbaric Reception Facility in North America.
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Climate Change Challenge Fund is a competitive grant-based program to fund greenhouse gas reduction projects. The fund supports projects that lower greenhouse gas emissions and is available to organizations across commercial, municipal, not-for-profit sectors and Indigenous governments and organizations. The Department of Environment and Climate Change is responsible for programs totaling about $44 million of the $89.4 million Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund agreement.
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“The more we reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, the closer we get to achieving our target of net-zero by 2050. Our government is pleased to support Sea-Force Hyperbaric with their fuel-switching project as they work to improve the facility’s energy efficiency and energy consumption.”
Honourable Bernard Davis
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
“The transition to a clean, sustainable economy is an enormous opportunity that requires investment, adaptation and new ways of doing business. It means reducing carbon wherever and whenever we have the opportunity. Working with organizations like Sea-Force Hyperbaric to replace oil furnaces with air to water heat pumps lowers carbon, reduces costs and makes them more competitive.”
The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr.
Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for St. John’s South – Mount Pearl
“Through the support provided by both the Provincial and Federal Governments, Sea-Force Hyperbaric Inc. were able to make a notable contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Replacing the three oil furnaces, which consumed approx. 55,000 Litres of fuel per year, with air to water heat pumps was an important energy efficiency upgrade and a significant reduction in energy consumption. Sea-Force Hyperbaric Inc. are pleased to have made this positive impact towards climate change.”
Jim Hynes
Director, Sea-Force Hyperbaric Inc.
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Media contacts
Debbie Marnell
Environment and Climate Change
709-729-2575, 699-9048
debbiemarnell@gov.nl.ca
Kaitlin Power
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
819-230-1557
kaitlin.power@ec.gc.ca
Jim Hynes
Sea-Force Hyperbaric Inc.
709-753-2021