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Transforming Energy Infrastructure of Alberta’s Food Distribution Industry: Grid-Interactive Microgrid System
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Saddlebrook Solar + Storage
Combining Double-Sided Solar Panels and a Battery Storage System This project was funded through ERA’s Biotechnology, Electricity and Sustainable Transport (BEST) Challenge in 2019 and aimed to demonstrate a double-sided solar panel paired with a battery storage system. While the novel solar panels were successfully installed and operated, the storage component of the project experienced
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Natel Energy, Inc. BRID Drop 5 Hydro Project
This project proposed the installation of the first full-scale commercial demonstration of Natel’s updated modular hydropower turbine and civil engineering innovations. Funded through ERA’s Biotechnology, Electricity, and Sustainable Transportation (BEST) challenge and announced in 2019, the project hoped to reduce the costs and design complexity of hydropower projects while operating efficiently. The funding relationship was
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ENMAX Midstream Industrial Solar + Storage Project
This project aimed to test the deployment of solar panels and lithium-ion storage solutions tailored to a specific light industrial facility. Funded through ERA’s biotechnology, electricity and sustainable transportation (BEST) challenge, ENMAX planned to shave demand peaks and maximize on-site renewable energy generation at the facility to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs). The funding relationship was
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Hanna Solar Project
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Liquid Air Energy Storage to Enable Wind Generation in Alberta
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Wintering Hills Wind Power Project – Battery Storage Demonstration Pilot
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LWS Energy Storage Pilot Project
Utilizing Nitrogen to Store Wind Energy Funded through Round 5: SMEs only in 2011, Lancaster Wind Systems (LWS) aimed to pilot an energy storage solution that stored and released wind energy to the grid as needed. While the project was ultimately terminated in 2013, the proposed technology represented an innovative method to supply a consistent
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Growtec
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Carseland Very Low Head (VLH) Small Hydro Project
This project aimed to adapt Coastal Hydropower Corp’s (CHC) fish-friendly Very Low Head (VLH) water turbine technology. Funded through Round 3: Renewable Energy in 2011, the project planned to take two years to modify the VLH turbine design for cold climate operation. The funding relationship was ultimately cancelled.
