And the WINNERS ARE

摘要

What kinds of companies submitted ideas to the Grand Challenge? They were as diverse as carbon science itself. To appreciate the brainpower that went into the process, consider Quantiam Technologies Inc.-a private company based in Edmonton and a finalist in the first stage of the Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation's (CCEMC's) competition. The name derives from "quantum-scale innovations," according to chief executive officer and chief technology officer Steve Petrone, but it can mean two things. "Quantum scale is very small, but a quantum leap can be transformational. It picks up on the small scale of matter but also the large scale of achievement."