Novel Ceramic Membrane-Based Technology for CO2 Capture and Sequestration and Hydrogen Production
Operating in more than 100 countries with over 300,000 employees, General Electric is a global infrastructure, finance and media company with strong roots in Canada’s industrial sector. In collaboration with the University of Alberta and Alberta Innovates, GE developed a ceramic membrane-based technology for the capture of sequestration-quality carbon in syngas streams. ERA supported a…
Company-Wide Rollout of a Systematic Energy Efficiency Program Leading to Significant GHG Reductions in Alberta’s Oil and Gas Industry
Trialing Technologies that will Reduce Emissions in Oil and Gas Operations Funded through Round 2: Industrial Energy Efficiency in 2011, the project involved field trials of 10 different technologies and operational initiatives across ConocoPhillips’ assets. The primary goal for these trials was to cut emissions and improve asset efficiency while encouraging the broader adoption of…
OTSG Oxy-fuel Demonstration Project
The OTSG Oxy-fuel Demonstration Carbon Capture Technology is a means to develop a reliable, lower-cost solution to capture CO2 from once-through steam generators that can be used on a commercial scale for in situ bitumen production. For this project, five partners, including Suncor Energy, constructed and operated a pilot plant to determine the operational challenges…
Power Pod, Reliable Power for Remote Locations
Hybrid Solar-Fuel Cell for Remote Wellsite Power Generation Approved for funding through Round 1: Open Call in 2010, Evergreen Energy Technologies developed a Power Pod system that combines direct methanol fuel cells and solar as a power source to replace pneumatic devices at well sites. By its completion in 2012, field testing proved capable, eliminating methane…
HTC Purenergy – Devon Energy CO2 SAGD Capture Project
Founded in 1997, HTC Purenergy is a Regina-based organization that is aligned with the University of Regina with commercial offices in Calgary, Vermont, and Sydney, Australia. Using their patented Purenergy CCS System, the company provided process design, and Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for a 1,000-tonne/day capture method in Devon Energy’s SAGD boilers at…
Alberta Oil Sands Energy Efficiency & GHG Mitigation Roadmap Program
A Roadmap to Reduce Emissions in the Oilsands Funded through Round 1: Open Call in 2010, this greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction roadmap is a comprehensive study that identified and evaluated potential projects and technologies to improve energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions in Alberta’s oilsands operations. This involved generating ideas, screening them for feasibility, conducting…
Effective Solvent Extraction Incorporating Electromagnetic Heating (ESEIEH)
Reducing bitumen extraction with electromagnetic heating and solvents Funded through Round 1: Open Call in 2010, the Effective Solvent Extraction Incorporating Electromagnetic Heating (ESEIEH®) Project aimed to replace steam for in situ bitumen extraction with electromagnetic heating in combination with solvent dilution. The project was completed in 2023 and evaluated the efficacy of this combination…
Energy Foot-Print Reduction for Ethylene Manufacturing Process
Exploring Alternative Processes for Ethylene Manufacturing Funded through Round 1: Open Call in 2011, NOVA Chemicals aimed to reduce the energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) associated with separating ethylene/ethane. Traditional methods of ethylene separation require significant energy and contributes heavily to the emissions associated with ethylene manufacturing; therefore, NOVA sought to explore alternative, lower emitting…
Commercial Demonstration of ET-DSP(TM) in the Athabasca Oil Sands
Testing an Alternative Bitumen Extraction Method Funded through Round 1: Open Call in 2010, the project involved completion of a field test of the Electro-Thermal Dynamic Stripping Process (ET-DSP), which uses electricity to heat the bitumen in-situ so it can be mobilized and extracted. The project was completed in 2013 and was the largest ET-DSP…
Binary Fluid Compression: A Platform Technology
Testing a More Sustainable Air Conditioning System Funded through Round 1: Open Call in 2010, May-Ruben Technologies (MRT) conducted a research project to develop and demonstrate a novel, thermally driven binary fluid ejector (BFE). The primary goal of the project was to physically demonstrate the technical merit and measure the performance of a BFE system,…
