Kitchener, Ontario – September 14, 2026 – CarbonLume Inc., an Ontario-based clean technology company developing the next generation of low carbon battery materials, today announced the launch of its “Sustainable Light Grown Nanotubes for Next-Gen EV Batteries” project in collaboration with primary industry partner Nanorial Technologies Ltd., an Oakville, based advanced materials company. The project is supported by the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) R&D Partnership Fund, and represents a total project value of $300,000, including $100,000 from the Province of Ontario and $200,000 from CarbonLume and Nanorial Technologies. The funding will enable CarbonLume to validate and scale its technology in Ontario to produce battery-grade multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion batteries.
Carbon nanotubes are a critical conductive additive that enables higher-energy-density, faster-charging, and longer-lasting EV batteries, but adoption has been constrained by the high cost, energy intensity, and overseas concentration of today’s CNT supply. Conventional chemical vapour deposition (CVD) consumes roughly 15–20 kWh of energy per kilogram of CNT produced and operates at 600–1,200 °C. CarbonLume’s patented photocatalytic technology converts methane into high-purity CNTs and clean hydrogen at near-ambient temperatures using LED arrays, offering a lower-energy approach to producing critical battery materials. With this OVIN supported project, CarbonLume will advance battery-grade production and validation in Ontario, helping strengthen the province’s EV battery supply chain, support commercialization, and lay the foundation for the company’s first commercial manufacturing hub in the province. The project is also expected to support the creation of 5 to 8 new high-skilled Ontario jobs in engineering, manufacturing, QA/QC, supply chain, and sales.
As the primary industry partner, Nanorial Technologies Ltd. will lead application-driven validation of CarbonLume’s CNTs in lithium-ion battery dispersions and electrodes. Nanorial brings world-class expertise in CNT dispersions and conductive additives, with production capacity scaling toward multi-thousand-tonne CNT formulation lines and active programs with global lithium-ion battery manufacturers and elastomer applications in North America, Japan, Korea, and Asia. Throughout the project, Nanorial will define application-specific CNT specifications, formulate dispersions, fabricate and test EV-relevant battery cells, and benchmark CarbonLume CNTs against incumbent industrial materials, helping position Ontario-made battery materials for future supply opportunities and commercialization.
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“CarbonLume’s light driven process gives Ontario – and our customers around the world – access to a CNT material that is fundamentally lower in energy, lower in carbon, and tunable for the exact morphology that next generation EV batteries demand. Nanorial is excited to validate this technology in real battery formulations and help bring a sustainable, locally made conductive additive into the global EV supply chain.”
Dr. Chitral Angammana, Co-founder and CEO, Nanorial Technologies Ltd.
“This OVIN partnership is a pivotal step in CarbonLume’s journey from a patented breakthrough in our lab to a validated supplier of low carbon battery materials. With the Government OEMs and EMs and Nanorial Technologies Ltd. behind us, we will be scaling and validating our technology in Ontario, delivering qualified samples to leading OEMs, and converting our R&D traction into real supply agreements. We’re proud to anchor this advanced materials capability in Ontario and to create high skilled jobs that strengthen Canada’s EV battery ecosystem.”
Dr. Abdelaziz Gouda, Co-founder and CEO, CarbonLume Inc.
“Ontario’s automotive and mobility sector continues to demonstrate the innovation, talent and ambition needed to lead in a rapidly evolving global market. Through OVIN, we are helping Ontario companies accelerate the development of transformative technologies, strengthen strategic partnerships, and bring made-in-Ontario solutions closer to commercialization. Investments like these play an important role in reinforcing Ontario’s supply chain and ensuring the province remains competitive in the industries of the future.”
Raed Kadri, Head of the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)
“Ontario’s continued leadership in automotive and mobility innovation is built on the strength of collaboration. By bringing together innovative SMEs, industry partners, researchers, and government, OVIN is creating the conditions for made-in-Ontario technologies to move from concept to commercialization faster. These investments are helping build a more resilient, competitive automotive ecosystem—one that creates high-value jobs, attracts investment, and ensures Ontario remains a global leader in the future of mobility.”
Claudia Krywiak, President and CEO of the Ontario Centre of Innovation
About CarbonLume Inc.
CarbonLume Inc. is an Ontario based clean technology company commercializing a patented, light driven methane photocatalytic process that produces battery grade carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and clean hydrogen at a fraction of the energy and emissions of conventional manufacturing. Headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario. The company’s mission is to enable lower cost, higher performance, and lower carbon battery materials for the global electric vehicle and energy storage markets, with a modular reactor platform that can be deployed near OEMs and methane sources to localize advanced materials supply chains. Learn more at www.carbonlumetech.com.
About Nanorial Technologies Ltd.
Nanorial Technologies Ltd. is an Ontario based deep tech advanced materials company specializing in carbon nanotube (CNT) based additives and fully dispersed CNT formulations for batteries, elastomers, and high performance composites. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in the Waterloo region, Nanorial supplies its proprietary ANTISTM branded CNT dispersions to lithium ion battery manufacturers and global automotive and chemical companies, helping them improve conductivity, energy density, and cycle life at very low CNT loadings. The company is scaling its production lines toward multi thousand tonne CNT dispersion capacity, positioning Nanorial as a key supplier to the global EV and energy storage markets. Learn more at www.nanorial.com.
About the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)
The Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) is an initiative of the Government of Ontario, led by the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI), designed to reinforce Ontario’s position as a North American leader in advanced automotive technology and smart mobility solutions such as connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles and electric and low carbon vehicle technologies.
Through resources such as research and development (R&D) support, talent and skills development, technology acceleration, business and technical supports, and demonstration grounds, OVIN provides a competitive advantage to Ontario made automotive and mobility technology companies.
For more information: www.ovinhub.ca.
Media Contact
Dr. Abdelaziz Gouda
Co founder and CEO, CarbonLume Inc.
Email : abdelaziz.gouda@carbonlumetech.com
Phone : +1 (514) 967 8114