Lehigh Cement Edmonton CCUS Feasibility Study Project
Currently, the cement industry contributes as much as eight per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and it’s predicted the global demand for cement is expected to increase upwards of 23 per cent by 2050. Together, Lehigh Cement and the International CCS Knowledge Centre partnered to conduct a feasibility study to assess the technical…
BIOSALIX: Mine reclamation using and organic residuals to augment soil quality and underpin a cleantech economy through short rotation willow feedstock production
Reclaiming Mined Land, Utilizing Biosolids Waste, and Producing Biomass Feedstock Approved for funding through ERA’s Partnership Intake Program in 2019, Sylvis demonstrated their approach to improving soil and reclaiming old coal mines, while also producing biomass for feedstock. By completion in 2023, the project demonstrated proof-of-concept of the BIOSALIX mine reclamation system by utilizing municipal…
Swan Hills Co-Produced Geothermal Natural Gas Hybrid Project
Razor Energy Corp. will develop a first-of-its-kind geothermal and natural gas hybrid power project in Alberta. In partnership with FutEra Power, the project will produce 21 megawatts of electricity that will be grid connected. Razor currently operates an enhanced oil recovery operation in Swan Hills, which allows it access to an underground reservoir, bringing hot…
Casing Expansion for Annular Wellbore Methane Leakage
Eavor-Loop Demonstration Project
Geothermal Energy from Innovated Technology Funded through the Partnership Intake Program in 2019, this project successfully validated the thermodynamic performance and feasibility of the Eavor-Loop which provides clean, scalable, dispatchable heat and power. This project was completed in 2020 and de-risked the key commercial and technical components of Eavor-Loop™, enabling widespread application in new markets…
Transformation of CO2 to Valuable Carbon Nanotube Composites
Carbon Corp’s technology transforms CO2 into carbon nanotubes (CNT). CNTs have widespread use with applications in concrete, graphene, construction material, batteries, consumer electronics, wind turbines, aircrafts, automobiles, and more. Carbon Corp is operating a pilot plant in Calgary at the ACCTC to validate the technology at commercial scale. Edmonton-based Capital Power, an investor in CARBON…
Energy Efficient Propylene-Propane Separation
An Energy Efficient Plastic Production Technology Olefins, especially ethylene and propylene, are the building blocks of many important plastics, polymers and other chemicals. Funded through the Partnership Intake Program in 2020, the Permylene solution is a membrane technology that offers several applications, including olefin recovery and upgrading, and solves capacity constraints within petrochemical and refining…
Carbon Nanoplatelet Production from Exhaust CO2 Emissions
Carbon Upcycling Technologies uses CO2 emissions to create nanoparticles that enhance everyday materials like concrete, plastics, and batteries. The Calgary-based start-up has identified over 10 different applications across various market sectors. They are one of four Canadian companies in the finals of the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, establishing them as one of the top carbon…
Invigor Bioenergy – Technology Upgrade
Deployment of a retrofit of the former Kyoto Biofuels facility in Lethbridge, Alberta with a technology suite that will allow the plant to process local agricultural waste and other lower-quality waste feedstocks into a low-GHG biodiesel and crude glycerin.
Deploying Autonomous Oil & Gas Production Operations with an Adaptive Controller
Well Optimization for Oil and Gas Production Operations Approved for funding through ERA’s Partnership Intake Program in 2018, Ambyint set out to deploy autonomous oil and gas production operations at scale on wells utilizing rod lift and plunger lift. By project completion in 2020, Ambyint had a mature rod lift offering, fully commercialized plunger lift…
