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Lacombe Biorefinery
The Lacombe Biorefinery project was designed to produce high-grade organic fertilizer and renewable natural gas (RNG) from animal by-products and carcasses. Funded through ERA’s Continuous Intake Program and announced in 2020, the project planned a full-scale commercial operation, diverting organic waste emissions from landfill, onsite burial and onsite manure lagoons, all of which release harmful
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Canadian Hydrogen Refueling Technology Suite
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Solidia Concrete – A Sustainable Method for Cement Production and CO2 Utilization
Funded through the second round of ERA’s Grand Challenge, the Solidia Technologies project aimed to develop a breakthrough process to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with cement production. The technology hoped to offer an alternative to traditional cement by manufacturing the cement at lower temperatures and with less limestone. The funding relationship was ultimately
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Millennium Place Recreation Centre Hydrogen Combined Heat and Power – Path to Net Zero
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Certarus Hydrogen into Natural Gas Blending Solution
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Pilot Production of Electrodes for Energy Storage Systems on Industrial-scale Equipment via a Transformative Dry Process
AdvEn’s patented electrode-making technology, trademarked as Electrode Super Adhesive Coating (ESAC), offered an alternative to the emission-intensive traditional electrode-making methods. Funded through ERA’s Industrial Transformation Challenge and announced in 2023, the project aimed to pilot the ESAC and advance it to a commercial demonstration. The funding relationship was ultimately cancelled in 2025.
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Scale-up of New Innovative Cleantech Hydrovac Waste Processing System
Hydrovac Waste Solutions Ltd. (HWS) developed an innovative process to upcycle slurry generated during hydrovac operations. Funded through ERA’s Circular Economy challenge and announced in 2023, the proposed project aimed to scale up the technology, which turned the hydrovac slurry into raw materials for cement production, landscaping and construction. The funding relationship was ultimately cancelled
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Upcycling discarded lime waste stream
This project proposed a process to recover lime waste from the Lantic Inc Sugar Beet Factory and upcycle it into precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted through the energy-intensive traditional process of removing and refining lime. Funded through ERA’s Circular Economy Challenge and announced in 2023, the PPC from the lime
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FEED of Svante’s CO2 capture process for Suncor’s Fluid Catalytic Cracker
This project aimed to assess Svante’s adsorption technology, which would capture CO2 from the flue gas of the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCCU) at Suncor’s Edmonton refinery. Funded through ERA’s Carbon Capture Kickstart call and announced in 2022, the project scope included conducting a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study of the CO2 capture plant and
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Suncor PURE Demonstration Facility
This project aimed to advance the development of its partial upgrading technologies to reduce diluent requirements for bitumen transportation. Funded through ERA’s Shovel-Ready call and announced in 2021, Suncor planned to conduct a commercial-scale demonstration of this technology. The funding relationship was ultimately cancelled in 2024.
