Technology Roadmaps

The Technology Roadmap (TRM) concept is a consultative process that is designed to help industry, its supply-chain, academic and research groups, and governments come together to jointly identify and prioritize the technologies needed to support strategic R&D, marketing and investment decisions. These technologies will be of critical importance to industry in the next five to ten years.

In developing a TRM, companies within a sector come together in a joint commitment to identify the critical technologies as well as the skills required to properly utilize the technologies of the future. The TRM is therefore a means to achieve a joint decision on future research and development, future skills development, and to establish a commitment to work together to address these challenges.

The following documents are Technology Roadmaps have been produced in association with CanmetENERGY, and/or with funding from The Office of Energy Research and Development:

• Bio-based Feedstocks Roadmap
• Clean Coal Technology Roadmap
• Carbon Capture and Storage Roadmap
• Electric Vehicles Technology Roadmap
• Fuel Cell Commercialization Roadmap Update
• IEA Technology Roadmap: Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
• IEA, Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Roadmap
• Intelligent Buildings Technology Roadmap (PDF, 2 MB)
• Integrated Community Energy Solutions – A Roadmap
• Marine Renewable Energy Technology Roadmap 
• Oil Sands Technology Roadmap 
• Smart Grid Standards Roadmap
• Sustainable Housing Technology Roadmap for Canada
• Tailing Oil Sands Technology Development Roadmap
• Technology Roadmap to Improve Wellbore Integrity
• Wind Energy Technology Roadmap

The TRM process in Canada is led by industry and facilitated by government. To find out more about Technology Roadmaps visit Industry Canada's Website .