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Local and Green De-icing
Blue Planet, Green Ideas. The Quebec-based company Electro Carbon has developed a more eco-friendly de-icing liquid to clear airport...
La Presse
Feb 10


Ecoway50: currently being adopted in multiple airports
A report by Marie-Isabelle Rochon , broadcast on Info RDI , which highlights our innovation in ecological de -icing , a major advance...
Radio-Canada
Jan 31


ELECTRO CARBON DELIVERS THE FIRST TONNES OF ITS ECOWAY50 PRODUCT FOR ECOLOGICAL DE-ICING OF AIRPORT RUNWAYS
Green chemistry for a cleaner and more sustainable world January 30, 2025 06:00 AM Eastern Standard Time SAINT-MATHIEU-DE-BELOEIL,...
Business Wire
Jan 30


Electro Carbon’s Martin Larocque is a recipient of Canada’s 2025 Clean50 & Clean16 Award
The award recognizes leaders who stand out in the fight against climate change in Canada. Montreal, Thursday, October 10, 2024 Electro...
Electro Carbon
Oct 9, 2024


Together, let's accelerate the transition
In this episode of our campaign "Together, let's accelerate the transition", Martin, President, CEO and Founder, tells us about the...
Esplanade Québec
May 28, 2024


Scale-up of electrochemical flow cell towards industrial COâ‚‚ reduction to potassium formate
Dr. Arthur G. Fink, Dr. Fabiola Navarro-Pardo, Prof. Jason R. Tavares, Dr. Ulrich Legrand Graphical Abstract COâ‚‚ electroreduction enables...
Chemistry Europe
May 10, 2024


A green solution to de-ice the landing strips at Trois-Rivières airport
The gases released by the region's various industrial chimneys will be recycled as part of a pilot project at the Trois-Rivières airport...
Radio-Canada
Jan 20, 2024


Two quebec companies join together for a greener future
A Chloride-Free and Biodegradable Alternative for De-Icing Quebec, December 14, 2023 Electro Carbon and Avjet are joining forces to...
Electro Carbon
Dec 14, 2023


A carbon-neutral biodegradable ice melter
The co-founder of the company Electro Carbon presents a technology capable of transforming CO2 into de-icing salt during an interview on...
Radio-Canada
Dec 3, 2023


A Quebec company transforms COâ‚‚ into de-icing salt
The co-founders of Electro Carbon, Ulrich Legrand and Martin Larocque, have developed a technology transforming CO2 into de-icing salt...
Journal Métro
Mar 17, 2022


Put your grain of salt in the machine
Ulrich Legrand does not think small. With Electro Carbon, the only company in the world specializing in the conversion of CO2 into...
Un point cinq
Feb 16, 2022


Selected Climate Action Super Cohort
Twelve impact innovations were selected to join the Esplanade climate action super cohort. During this five-month program , participating...
Esplanade Québec
Dec 9, 2021


A company wants to recover and transform carbon dioxide in Bécancour
A young company which received advice from the National Center for Electrochemistry and Environmental Technology (CNETE) in Shawinigan...
Radio-Canada
Nov 17, 2021


Envirolys Start-up Business Gala Winner
Link to the gala video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcrdGHAFGLQ&t=2s
Electro Carbon
Nov 1, 2021


Electro Carbon crowned the most innovative young company
Electro Carbon won top honors in the sixth edition of the Lesaffaires Start-up Challenge following a virtual gala held on June 8...
Journal Les Affaires
Jun 16, 2021


Co-founder Ulrich Legrand wins Mitacs Environmental Entrepreneurship Award for Electro Carbon technology
Ulrich Legrand, a 30-year-old Montreal entrepreneur, wins the Mitacs Environmental Entrepreneurship Award for his technology that...
Le Journal de Montréal
Jun 10, 2021

Electro Carbon was awarded the Desjardins Business Favorite prize
Montreal, May 3, 2021 – The community supporting entrepreneurs in Greater Montreal comes together to honor the most promising Montreal...
École des entrepreneur du Québec
May 3, 2021


David Marotte joins the Electro Carbon executive team
Electro Carbon is proud to announce the arrival of David Marotte in the role of investor and strategic advisor. ​ As the transition to...
Electro Carbon
Mar 1, 2021


Our co-founder Ulrich Legrand is published and on the cover of the I&EC
January 2021 edition, volume 60
Electro Carbon
Jan 21, 2021
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