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Lehigh Cement Edmonton CCUS Feasibility Study Project
Developing the First Carbon Capture for the Cement Industry Funded through ERA’s Partnership Intake Program, this project evaluated the potential for adding a full-scale carbon capture system to Heidelberg’s (formerly Lehigh) cement plant in Edmonton, Alberta. The preliminary study found that it is technically feasible to capture up to 95 per cent of CO2 using…
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All-Metal Positive Displacement Pump Expansion
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Assessing Site and Distribution Infrastructure from Transitioning a Thermal Power Plant to an SMR
A reduction in fossil fuel power generation is required in Alberta as Canada and countries around the world accept the challenge to decarbonize their economies, meet climate change targets, and increase the reliability and resiliency of their energy generation assets and systems. X-energy’s Xe-100 small modular reactor (SMR) is a versatile, emissions-free, nuclear fission solution…
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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…
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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…
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Casing Expansion for Annular Wellbore Methane Leakage
Casing Expansion Tool to Shut Off Methane Leaks in Wells Approved for funding through ERA’s Partnership Intake Program in 2020, this project involved trialing Winterhawk’s Casing Expansion Technology (CET) in seven oil and gas wellbores with known surface casing vent flows (SCVFs). SCVF is the uncontrolled flow of gas or liquid out of the well…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Carbon Nanoplatelet Production from Exhaust CO2 Emissions
Demonstrating a Scalable Solution for Low-Carbon Concrete This project was a follow-on of a Carbon Upcycling Technologies (CUT) project from Round 1 of ERA’s Grand Challenge to scale up its patented carbon utilization process to a 20-tonne-per-day demonstration facility in Calgary. Funded through ERA’s Partnership Intake Program in 2019, this technology scale-up project involved converting…
