Robert Niven

Robert Niven

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Education

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Publications

  • Beneficial carbon dioxide utilization in precast concrete production

    4th International Conference on Accelerated Carbonation for Environmental and Materials Engineering April 10-12, 2013 – Leuven, Belgium

    Other authors

  • Integration of Carbon Dioxide Curing Into Precast Concrete Production

    2010 Annual Conference & Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 26-29 September.

    Conference paper

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Patents

Honors & Awards

  • 2022 Governor General's Innovation Award

    The Governor General of Canada

    The Innovation Awards recognize and celebrate outstanding Canadian individuals, teams and organizations—trailblazers and creators who contribute to our country’s success, who help shape our future and who inspire the next generation.
    CarbonCure receives a Governor General’s Innovation Award for their work as a global leader in CO2 removal technologies – an essential climate solution for companies and countries to meet their Net Zero targets. Captured CO2 is incorporated into the normal…

    The Innovation Awards recognize and celebrate outstanding Canadian individuals, teams and organizations—trailblazers and creators who contribute to our country’s success, who help shape our future and who inspire the next generation.
    CarbonCure receives a Governor General’s Innovation Award for their work as a global leader in CO2 removal technologies – an essential climate solution for companies and countries to meet their Net Zero targets. Captured CO2 is incorporated into the normal concrete production process, whereby it is permanently mineralized within the material to yield improved sustainability, material performance and economic benefits. Under the leadership of Chair and CEO, Robert Niven, CarbonCure has developed and deployed carbon removal technologies in hundreds of concrete plants worldwide.

  • Cleantech 100 Hall of Fame

    The Cleantech Group

    CarbonCure Technologies, the global leader in carbon dioxide removal technologies for the concrete industry, has been inducted into the Cleantech Group’s Global Cleantech 100 Hall of Fame. For a seventh consecutive year, CarbonCure has also been named a 2022 Global Cleantech 100 Company out of a candidate pool of more than 10,000 entrepreneurs.

    The Global Cleantech 100 Hall of Fame was founded to recognize the achievements of the few companies whose sustained excellence over many years…

    CarbonCure Technologies, the global leader in carbon dioxide removal technologies for the concrete industry, has been inducted into the Cleantech Group’s Global Cleantech 100 Hall of Fame. For a seventh consecutive year, CarbonCure has also been named a 2022 Global Cleantech 100 Company out of a candidate pool of more than 10,000 entrepreneurs.

    The Global Cleantech 100 Hall of Fame was founded to recognize the achievements of the few companies whose sustained excellence over many years has meant that they have been on the annual Global Cleantech 100 list an impressive seven times.

  • COP26 Canadian Climate Champion

    Canada Climate Law Initiative (CCLI) & British High Commission Ottawa

  • Carbon XPRIZE

    XPRIZE Foundation, Sponsors: NRG & COSIA

    Winner of the Carbon XPRIZE awarded for the most scalable breakthrough technology that converts CO2 into products. $20M total prize purse.

  • 2022-2014 Global Cleantech 100 Company Award

    The Cleantech Group

    7 time listing on the Global Cleantech 100 Company ranking.

  • 2020 North American Cleantech Company of the Year

    The Cleantech Group

  • Canada's Top 40 under 40 Award

    Caldwell Partners

    Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 is a dynamic awards program that identifies outstanding young achievers in Canadian business, visionaries and innovators changing the way things are done. They are inspiring others and already giving back to their communities and to Canada. https://www.canadastop40under40.com/

  • 2016 Manning Innovation Award

    Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation

  • Clean 50 Award for Clean Technology

    Delta Management Group

Languages

  • French

    Limited working proficiency

Organizations

  • Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

    Council

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    NSERC's Council is composed of the President and up to 18 other members appointed from the private and public sectors. The Council’s main responsibilities are to set the strategy and high level policies for NSERC, and to review and evaluate performance. The Council works to achieve the maximum strategic impact for Canada from the expenditure of public funds, and to advance Canada’s research and development agenda.

  • Innovacorp

    Industry Advisory Board

    - Present

    Innovacorp is Nova Scotia’s early-stage venture capital organization. We get invested! Early-stage investment is at the core of our business model. We also give entrepreneurs access to world-class incubation facilities and an international network of expert advisors. Our goal is to help early-stage Nova Scotia knowledge-based companies commercialize their technologies and succeed in the global marketplace. We’re especially interested in the clean technology, information technology, and life…

    Innovacorp is Nova Scotia’s early-stage venture capital organization. We get invested! Early-stage investment is at the core of our business model. We also give entrepreneurs access to world-class incubation facilities and an international network of expert advisors. Our goal is to help early-stage Nova Scotia knowledge-based companies commercialize their technologies and succeed in the global marketplace. We’re especially interested in the clean technology, information technology, and life sciences industries. Innovacorp’s investment team is about more than just money. We provide hands-on business advisory services, tailored to meet the unique – and evolving – needs of each of the promising technology companies in our portfolio.

  • National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA)

    Long Range Planning Committee Member

    - Present

    The National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA), established in 1918, is the national trade association representing the concrete masonry industry. The Association is involved in a broad range of technical, research, marketing, government relations and communications activities. NCMA is an association of producers of concrete masonry products, and suppliers of products and services related to the industry. NCMA offers a variety of technical services and design aids through publications…

    The National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA), established in 1918, is the national trade association representing the concrete masonry industry. The Association is involved in a broad range of technical, research, marketing, government relations and communications activities. NCMA is an association of producers of concrete masonry products, and suppliers of products and services related to the industry. NCMA offers a variety of technical services and design aids through publications, computer programs, slide presentations and technical training.

  • Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada

    Sustainable Technology Private Sector Advisory Board Member

    - Present

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