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Kraft Pulp Mill Flue Gas Energy Recovery Project
Installing the First Heat Recovery System in a Pulp Mill Boiler Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries (Al-Pac) utilizes wood waste in its power boiler and wood by-products in its recovery boiler to generate energy and steam for use within its pulp production processes. Funded through ERA #3: Industry Efficiency, the Flue Gas Energy Recovery Project installed a
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Energy Intensity Reduction through FCDs and NCG
Using Non-Condensable Gas to reduce SAGD Emissions Funded through ERA Call #3: Industrial Efficiency, this project successfully reduced energy intensity in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) oilsands operations using Non-Condensable Gas (NCG) co-injection. The project provided insights affirming NCG co-injection as an effective efficiency improvement technology and providing guidance for future projects aiming to enhance
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Reducing Methane Emissions and Other Environmental Impacts from Oil Sands Tailings and Ponds – Deployment of Sustainable Technology
Remediating Oil Sands Froth Treatment Tailings Approved for funding in ERA’s Methane Challenge in 2017, Titanium Corporation conducted a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) study to explore commercial implementation of their Creating Value from Waste (CVW) technology at Canadian Natural’s Horizon oilsands site. By its completion in 2019, the project completed the FEED, the technical design,
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Crossfield Energy Center Hybrid Fuel Project
Canada’s First Hybrid Electric Gas Turbine Funded through Call #3: Industry Efficiency in 2018, ENMAX installed Canada’s first hybrid electric gas turbine (EGT) at its Alberta-based Crossfield Energy Centre. The project demonstrated the feasibility and benefits of this technology, paving the way for future adoption and deployment of similar systems in Alberta’s electricity industry. The
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In-Pipe Turbine Generator Field Demonstration Project
Eliminate Methane Venting from Chemical Injection Pumps Approved for funding in ERA’s Methane Challenge in 2017, Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. installed and tested In-Pipe Turbine Generators (IPTG) as an electrical alternative to solar power to operate previously gas-driven chemical injection pumps at remote well sites, thereby eliminating vented methane. By its completion in 2022,
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Targeted PureJet Incinerators for Methane Challenges
PTAC has partnered with Alberta-based Atlantis labs as well as Cenovus Energy and Husky Energy to develop and demonstrate a small-scale, enclosed incinerator at industry sites in the province where flaring is currently unavailable or uneconomic, targeted at eliminating methane that would otherwise be vented. The portability of the patented PureJet Incinerator device, coupled with
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Incorporating Wetland Carbon Values into Spatially Explicit Tools to Inform Land Use Decisions
Protecting Wetlands with Data-Driven Strategies Freshwater wetlands sequester and store substantial amounts of organic carbon, but once a wetland is drained, it loses carbon rapidly. If the wetland is restored, it can capture greenhouse gases (GHG) again, but it can take significant time before carbon stores are completely recharged. Given this, tools need to be
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Use of Nitrification Inhibitors to reduce Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Crop Fields receiving Liquid Manure Injection in the Fall versus Spring
Reducing Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Excess Fertilizer Usage in Agriculture Funded through the Biological GHG Management Program in 2014, the long-term objective of the project was to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural landscapes where manure is applied. This project generated new data to support the application of carbon credits for greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction
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Intelligent NanoFertilizers – The dynamics of soil bacterial genomics associated with root exudates and N uptake by wheat and canola
Understanding Bacteria in Soil to Develop Intelligent NanoFertilizers Funded through the Biological Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Management Program in 2014, this project used genomics to determine the dynamics of the soil bacterial populations in the rhizospheres of wheat and canola. The rhizosphere is the portion of soil found adjacent to the roots of living plants and
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Sustainable remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons using phytotechnologies
Project Overview Approved for funding through ERA’s Biological GHG Management Program in 2014, this project explored the use of native plants and biochar to clean contaminated soil while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the process. By its completion in 2015, the project trials demonstrated significant reduction of contamination using phytotechnologies, leading to a recommendation
