About Us

Independent research for safer clean energy adoption

Clean Core Research is a Canadian federal not-for-profit corporation. We are not a registered charity with the Canada Revenue Agency.

Clean Core Research field study of clean energy deployment

Why we exist

Clean Core Research was created to address a major evidence gap in clean energy safety. As lithium-ion batteries, hydrogen systems, energy storage, EVs, and other emerging technologies scale across transportation, workplaces, infrastructure, and consumer products, public safety agencies, regulators, industry, and government need independent testing, research, and real-world evidence. Our role is to conduct destructive testing, post-incident analysis, environmental health research, and responder-focused validation work so decisions are based on data, not assumptions.

We exist to improve public safety, emergency response, workplace protection, environmental understanding, and policy development around clean energy technologies. Our work is not about fear or resistance to clean energy. It is about making sure these technologies are understood, tested, managed, and regulated properly as they become part of everyday life.

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