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Transmission BESS Project Development
AltaLink’s Emissions Reduction Alberta proposal is to complete preliminary development studies for a transmission battery energy storage system (BESS) facility in support of technical and economic evaluations. This work advances BESS functional use-cases in support of grid reliability, affordable electricity, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
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Hybrid Hydro Generating Asset Project
The project will combine Atlas’ supercapacitor energy storage system with one of TransAlta Corporation’s Alberta hydroelectric generation facilities to create a Hybrid Hydro Supercapacitor Energy Storage System (Hybrid Hydro SC-ESS) asset. The project will be a first-of-its kind implementation in North America. The Hybrid Hydro SC-ESS will be capable of responding quickly to grid reliability…
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Heavy-Duty Hydrogen Fueling Station in Alberta Transport Corridor
To help build Alberta’s hydrogen ecosystem, HTEC will design, build, own, and operate a first-of-kind permanent hydrogen refueling station. This project plays a significant role in addressing limited hydrogen fueling options in the province and connects Alberta’s abundant hydrogen production to vehicles and end-users. Located on Highway 2 in Crossfield – a busy transportation route…
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Fluiditi Storage Project: Enabling Renewables & Offsetting GHG Emissions
Thousands of megawatts of new renewable generation projects are proposed and in the interconnection queue. That, combined with the challenges facing carbon emitting thermal generation, will require a significant amount of new storage projects to support the Alberta grid and reduce GHG emissions. TERIC Power’s Fluiditi Battery Storage Project is a commercially innovative battery storage…
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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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Carbon-Free Heat Processing
PIP Lethbridge Inc. (PIP) is a wet fractionation processing facility with high thermal demand. PIP is implementing an innovative Thermal Energy Storage (TES) system that utilizes a patented technology to store heat in crushed rocks. This TES system, with its high efficiency and modular design, is anticipated to fully decarbonize the process heat and generate…
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Geothermal Lumber Drying Kilns
The goal of Canfor’s emissions reductions project is to develop a commercial-scale geothermal direct-heat system at their Whitecourt facility. Drying lumber in kilns is a key step in manufacturing high quality, heat-treated lumber products and represents a significant component of energy used at their facilities. This project intends to provide geothermal heat to the sawmill’s kilns…
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Alberta Rail Terminal Decarbonization
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is seeking to deploy two (2) hydrogen fuel cell-powered locomotives into regular switching and local freight service in the Lethbridge, AB region. Hydrogen supply infrastructure using fixed-point and mobile Direct-To-Locomotive (DTL) refueling solutions will be deployed to support continuous operation of the locomotives throughout the two-and-a-half-year period of the project…
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Electrification of Industrial Railway Switching in closed loop operations
Cando Rail & Terminals is developing a Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery-powered switching locomotive, an initiative that has the potential to transform the rail switching industry. Cando’s innovative solution to retrofit a legacy, non-tier compliant locomotive with a Li-Ion battery propulsion system will fill a technology gap in the industry, providing a solution that is customized for…
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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…
