EDMONTON, AB – Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is investing nearly $51 million across 16 new projects worth nearly $180 million that reduce greenhouse gas emissions while driving innovation and economic growth in Alberta.
This funding comes from the industry-funded Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund, delivered through ERA.
“Alberta is home to world-class innovators, and this investment is helping turn their ideas into real-world solutions. By supporting emerging technologies that attract investment, improve efficiency and reduce emissions, we’re creating jobs, strengthening our economy and building a more prosperous future for Albertans.”
Grant Hunter, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas
“Every project announced today is an investment in Alberta’s future economy. From cleaner manufacturing to advanced materials and next-generation energy technologies, these innovations will create jobs, strengthen supply chains, and help Alberta companies compete around the world.”
Justin Riemer, CEO, ERA
Projects support technology innovation in oil and gas, agriculture, construction materials, transportation, manufacturing, waste, electricity, critical minerals, chemicals and fertilizers, and pulp and paper. They are located across the province including Peace River, Exshaw, the County of Newell, Fort Saskatchewan, Calgary, and Edmonton.
“The Government of Alberta’s investment through ERA accelerates project execution and strengthens investor confidence. This support is advancing the commercialization of a new Bitumen Advanced Materials industry creates greater value from Alberta’s bitumen, reduces emissions, and drives long-term economic growth and sustainability.”
Erik Marthinsen, CEO, AAC, and Chief Ivan Sawan, Loon River First Nation
“We are proud to showcase Alberta-based innovation through FulcrumAir’s UAV-deployed, remotely operated robotic tools, which reduce CO₂ emissions from overhead powerline operations by approximately 95% while eliminating the erosion and land disturbance associated with conventional methods. With support from the Government of Alberta through Emissions Reduction Alberta, we are demonstrating how Alberta-developed technology can strengthen energy networks around the world while protecting the environments they pass through.”
Patrick Arnell, CEO, FulcrumAir
“This support from the Government of Alberta through Emissions Reduction Alberta marks a significant milestone for the Northern Spruce project at Mercer Peace River. By deploying our advanced solid sorbent filters for permanent carbon dioxide removal, we are demonstrating how Canadian innovation delivers scalable net-negative emissions from the pulp and paper industry. We are proud to partner with ERA and Mercer to advance the deployment of Canadian carbon management technology in Canada.”
Claude Letourneau, President & CEO, Svante Technologies Inc
The investment supports breakthrough technologies across carbon capture, hydrogen, methane management, critical minerals, nuclear fuel, advanced manufacturing, and resource efficiency. Together, the projects will reduce emissions, strengthen Canadian supply chains, improve industrial competitiveness, and create new opportunities to commercialize Alberta-made technologies.
Newly funded projects
Athabasca Asphalt Company
ERA Funding: $2,260,000 | Project Total Value: $4,520,000
Construct a first-of-its-kind facility that produces high-performance asphalt binder from Alberta bitumen through an innovative low-emission process that eliminates process water use and simplifies conventional asphalt production.
Azolla Hydrogen Ltd.
ERA Funding: $3,000,000 | Project Total Value: $12,500,000
Deploy a methanol-to-hydrogen fueling system and rapid deployment station to expand access to affordable high-pressure hydrogen refueling.
Chemshift Technologies Inc.
ERA Funding: $359,000 | Project Total Value: $1,400,000
Design, build, and test a pilot-scale lithium refining system that converts low-purity crude lithium carbonate into an ultra high-purity, battery-grade material.
County of Newell
ERA Funding: $5,000,000 | Project Total Value: $13,300,000
Develop the Brooks Newell Hydrogen Hub to stimulate hydrogen supply and demand in southeast Alberta through vehicle retrofits, electrolytic hydrogen production, and refueling infrastructure.
Cvictus Inc.
ERA Funding: $750,000 | Project Total Value: $2,730,000
Develop and pilot-test a non-photosynthetic single-cell protein as a low-carbon, high-quality feed alternative for poultry, swine, and aquaculture.
EnerPure Inc.
ERA Funding: $6,200,000 | Project Total Value: $30,600,000
Build a first-of-its-kind facility to recycle used motor oil into a low-sulphur, lower-carbon marine fuel.
Environmental Material Sciences Inc. (LiORA)
ERA Funding: $3,000,000 | Project Total Value: $9,100,000
Advance and validate BioLodestone, a natural nutrient solution that accelerates the breakdown of hydrocarbon contamination in soil.
FulcrumAir Inc.
ERA Funding: $1,500,000 | Project Total Value: $3,000,000
Deploy an all-electric, drone-hoisted robot to install power line spacers and bird diverters, replacing helicopter and bucket trucks and cutting associated emissions.
Mangrove Lithium
ERA Funding: $3,070,000 | Project Total Value: $12,300,000
Demonstrate the use of delithiated beta spodumene (DBS), a byproduct of spodumene processing, as a low-carbon supplementary cementitious material for concrete production.
Northiana Energy Solutions Inc.
ERA Funding: $5,000,000 | Project Total Value: $11,600,000
Demonstrate Continuous Multilayered Encapsulation (CME) technology to improve the transportation of bitumen through existing pipeline infrastructure.
Nucleon Fuel
ERA Funding: $1,500,000 | Project Total Value: $3,270,000
Evaluate a proposed uranium conversion facility to process Canadian-mined uranium concentrate into uranium hexafluoride for nuclear fuel production.
Quantiam Technologies Inc.
ERA Funding: $3,400,000 | Project Total Value: $11,000,000
Develop technologies that convert captured carbon dioxide and clean hydrogen into low-emissions, low-cost methanol, a key feedstock for the manufacture of plastics and low-carbon fuels.
Qube Technologies
ERA Funding: $2,550,000 | Project Total Value: $7,950,000
Enhance Qube Technologies’ continuous emissions monitoring platform to detect, quantify, and reduce methane and greenhouse gas emissions across industrial sites.
Svante Technologies Inc.
ERA Funding: $7,000,000 | Project Total Value: $25,950,000
Advance the Peace River carbon capture project using Svante’s technology to capture approximately 500,000 tonnes of CO2 annually from Mercer’s pulp mill.
VulcanX Energy Corp.
ERA Funding: $2,500,000 | Project Total Value: $10,000,000
Demonstrate a next-generation methane pyrolysis reactor that produces low-emission hydrogen and high-value solid carbon.
Zylotex Inc.
ERA Funding: $3,750,000 | Project Total Value: $20,400,000
Scale up production of lower-emissions cellulose materials from agricultural residues, beginning with hemp bast, for commercial textiles today and frontier materials tomorrow.
If successful, the funded projects are estimated to deliver cumulative greenhouse gas emissions reductions of 117,700 tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2030. The projects are also estimated to create 1,556 person-years of employment and contribute about $250 million to Alberta’s GDP. ERA funding recipients are required to publicly report project outcomes, including emissions reductions, job creation, environmental and economic benefits, and key lessons learned. Final outcomes reports are shared publicly to help advance technologies toward commercialization and inform future innovation efforts.
Contact Information:
Kevin Duncan
Media Relations, ERA
403.431.2859
kduncan@eralberta.ca
ABOUT EMISSIONS REDUCTION ALBERTA (ERA):
For 17 years, ERA has invested revenues from the industrial carbon price paid by large emitters to accelerate the development and adoption of innovative clean technology solutions. Since 2009, ERA has committed approximately $1.22 billion toward 368 projects valued at more than $11.5 billion. ERA-funded projects are estimated to deliver cumulative reductions of 28.1 million tonnes of CO2e by 2030 and 83.4 million tonnes by 2050.
About Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) Funding:
The Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) Regulation is at the core of emissions management in Alberta. The TIER system implements Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing and emissions trading system. TIER helps industrial facilities find innovative ways to reduce emissions and invest in clean technology to stay competitive and save money.