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Surmont Steam-Additives Pilot
One of ConocoPhillips Canada’s (CPC) active technology programs involved working jointly with InnoTech Alberta as part of the Steam Additives Industry Research Program (STEADi) to identify commercially available chemical additives to steam. These additives, specifically surfactants, have the potential to improve the performance of SAGD operations by increasing oil drainage rates while reducing energy losses.…
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Greenest Natural Gas-Powered Quad-generation with a 41% GHG Reduction
Enersion Incorporation, along with two other Canadian companies, aim to co-develop and demonstrate a green and cost saving quad-generation system that produces Electricity, Cooling, Heating and CO2 in one integrated package for Current Prairie Fishermen Corporation, a fish farm in Nobleford, Alberta. The cornerstone of this system integration is the Enersion new green cooling technology…
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Demonstration of Thermally Driven Heat Pumps for Residential Heating Applications
Stone Mountain Technologies and Napoleon are working to commercialize their Thermally Driven Heat Pump (TDHP) technology, which uses natural gas to drive a heat pump cycle, delivering multiple units of heat for every unit of gas consumed. The technology enables direct emission savings through immediate reduction of natural gas consumption for the same amount of…
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Advanced Dual-Fuel System Commercial Demonstration
IFS has developed an innovative technology that allows heavy duty truck engines to displace an impactful amount diesel fuel with cleaner burning and cheaper natural gas. After completing several years of research and development and comprehensive testing, IFS will partner with Westcan Bulk Transport (“Westcan”) to commercially validate IFS’ technology. ERA funding and support will…
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Natural Gas Mobile Unit for Drilling Rig Power Generation
The project from Tourmaline Oil Corp. with consortium partners Precision Drilling Corporation and Caterpillar Inc. is a plug and play mobile natural gas generator and energy storage system for existing electricity-powered drilling rigs. The technology utilizes clean-burning natural gas, a smart energy management system, and storage of electricity that would otherwise be wasted. This high-efficiency…
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Demonstration of a Full-Scale Multilateral Junction Assembly
Modern Wellbore Solutions has developed the world’s first Multilateral Junction Tool Assembly (MJT) and process to allow oil and natural gas companies to drill, complete, and operate multilateral wells in unconventional assets. The MJT can be applied to new and existing wellbores, and results in more efficient drainage of reservoirs, reduced environmental impacts, and curtailed…
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Doef’s Greenhouses CO2 and Heat Capture
Doef’s Greenhouses is constructing a 13-acre hydroponic vegetable greenhouse and Horseshoe Power is constructing a co-located tri-generation power plant. The tri-generation plant utilizes natural gas from surrounding natural gas fields as fuel and generates electricity, heat, CO2 and water for the greenhouse. Otherwise waste heat will be recovered and used to heat the greenhouse and…
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Supercritical CO2 Waste Heat Recovery and Utilization Technology
This project involves the installation of a demonstration waste heat recovery (WHR) generation system at one of TransCanada’s compressor station sites in Alberta. The technology is a first-of-a-kind approach in WHR and uses Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (sCO2) as the working fluid to recover waste heat from a gas turbine and convert it to emissions-free electricity.…
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Anax Power Turboexpander Project
The Anax Turboexpander provides clean, distributed electricity from the pressure and flow of natural gas, without combustion. The technology repurposes energy lost in the natural gas let-down process at network pressure reducing stations to drive an in-line generator which is installed in parallel with natural gas pressure reducing valves. Primary customers are natural gas power…
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High Temperature Membranes for SAGD PW Treatment
Suncor will partner with Devon Energy and Suez (formerly GE Water) to demonstrate High Temperature Reverse Osmosis (HTRO) membranes for SAGD water treatment. The project will validate the technology for application in high-temperature SAGD conditions. If successful, the membranes could eliminate the need to reduce the temperature and pressure of produced water prior to water…
