Zentek, a graphene technology development and commercialisation company, has announced a collaboration with Pattern Energy to optimise, test and validate Zentek’s icephobic coating for the wind turbine industry.
The partnership is being supported financially by both the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and PRIMA Quebec - Advanced Materials Moving Forward. As part of their collaboration, Zentek has agreed to give Pattern Energy a priority position to purchase Zentek’s icephobic coating if demand for the product exceeds supply. Zentek has also agreed to give a 40% discount to Pattern on its initial purchases until it has recovered its cost in supporting this research. The research will be led by Dr. Gelareh Momem at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and Université du Québec à Rimouski.