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Canada and Nfld. governments invest in heat pumps with Sea-Force Hyperbaric Inc.

ST. JOHN’S — On Oct. 21, Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour and the Member of Parliament for St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, announced an investment of up to $37,000 from the Low Carbon Economy Fund to support Sea-Force Hyperbaric Inc. with a fuel-switching project. The provincial government is also contributing up to $37,000, with Sea-Force Hyperbaric Inc. contributing approximately $74,000 toward the project.

This project will reduce emissions by replacing three oil furnaces with air-to-water heat pumps at the Sea-Force Hyperbaric Inc. Reception Facility.

The federal funding comes from the Low Carbon Economy Fund, which invests in projects that reduce carbon pollution and supports a broad range of recipients to put in place clean technologies that will help them be more efficient and innovative.

“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,” said Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for St. John’s South–Mount Pearl.

“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,” said Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.