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Molten Sodium Upgrading Pilot Plant
Refining Bitumen Without Sulfur Oxide Emissions Funded through Round 8: Oil and Gas in 2014, the project objective was to design, build and operate a 10 barrel per day (bpd) pilot plant using Enlighten Innovation’s (formerly called Field Upgrading) proprietary DSU® technology. This pilot aimed to scale the technology to a larger continuous process at
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Innovative Enzergy™ Bio Enzymatic Coal Treatment Will Significantly Reduce Greenhouse Gases and other Pollutants at Favorable Cost, Reduce Plant Life Cycle Costs, and Enable Alberta’s Use of Lower Quality Coal
Treating Coal with Enzymes to Reduce Emissions This project was funded through Round 8: Oil and Gas in 2014 and demonstrated Enzergy™, a patented bioenzymatic coal treatment. Aimed at enhancing combustion efficiency and reducing emissions at coal-fired plants, the technology demonstrated potential reductions in SO₂, NOx and CO₂ emissions while improving boiler efficiency and offering
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Waste Characterization Study
Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gasses. It is 25 times more effective at trapping heat in our atmosphere than carbon dioxide. One of the main sources of methane emissions is from decomposing organic waste at landfill sites. Today, Alberta offset protocols for landfill emissions use calculations that are based on studies from
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GTE Solar Inc, Brooks 1 Solar Facility
Western Canada’s First Utility Scale Solar Project With funding in Round 10: Open Call in 2015, Elemental Energy constructed a 15-megawatt solar facility near Brooks, Alberta. This innovative project demonstrated the advantages and performance of large-scale solar power in the province. The project is located on approximately 78 acres of land and consists of over
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Drop In Diesel Fuel replacing fossil fuel
Converting Plant Oil into Renewable Diesel Fuel SBI Fine Chemicals Inc. constructed a pilot plant in the Edmonton Research Park to demonstrate their proprietary technology that converts plant oils into renewable transportation fuels. Funded through CCEMC Round 10: Open Call in 2015, the prime objective of this project was to generate the design data to
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Enabling Increased Intermittent Green Generation via wind energy storage
The First Utility-Scale Battery Energy Storage Project in Alberta This initiative by TransAlta was funded through Round 10: Open Call in 2015 and tested some of the world’s most advanced lithium-ion batteries made by Tesla Energy. TransAlta installed 10 megawatts of Tesla lithium-ion batteries at their Summerview windfarm in southwest Alberta, making it the third
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Netzero homes incorporating home efficiency and solar
Building Net-Zero Homes Funded through Round 5: SMEs Only in 2012, the Landmark Group’s project focused on designing and demonstrating affordable NetZero Energy Homes (NZEH) and NetZero Carbon Ready Homes (NZCRH) for mainstream housing. The initiative successfully constructed 19 NZEHs and 37 NZCRHs, reducing operational greenhouse gas emissions while addressing the barriers of high costs
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Combined Heat and Power (CHP) units in new or existing commercial and institutional buildings
Increasing Heating Efficiency with Combined Heat and Power The ATCO Combined Heat and Power (CHP) project focused on installing natural gas-powered CHP units in commercial and institutional buildings in Alberta to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The project was funded through Round 6: Industrial Energy Efficiency in 2013 and deployed CHP units to reduce GHG emissions and improve energy
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Bismuth alloy substitute for cement in well abandonment
Permanent Sealant for Oil and Gas Wells Approved for funding in 2012, the project demonstrates Seal Well’s bismuth-based metal alloy as a sealant for oil and gas wells. By its completion in 2015, the project proved that the well-sealing technology is a more effective repair sealant for gas leakage and a superior permanent sealant
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Source Separated Organics and Agricultural Waste Anaerobic Digester
Building A Farm-Scale Wate-to-Energy System Funded through Round 7: Renewable Energy, GrowTEC built a farm-scale facility in southern Alberta that turns organic waste like manure, spoiled potatoes and food scraps into renewable electricity and organic fertilizer. The plant generates enough electricity to power over 700 homes each year while reducing more than 10,000 tonnes of
