Primary Technology Area: Industrial Transformation

  • Carbon Dioxide free Calcium Oxide for use in Concrete

    Concrete is the most widely used man-made material in existence. Cement is a key ingredient in concrete. However, it comes with a massive carbon footprint, accounting for approximately 8% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. Carbon Corp brings forth a technology that not only makes concrete stronger but also CO2 emission-free. This ground-breaking, decarbonization ERA project builds…

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  • Direct Lithium Extraction Demo Plant

    Litus is building a portable demo plant in Alberta, designed to be deployed at field locations to demonstrate the effectiveness of LiNC technology.  Litus LiNC is more efficient, cost effective and cleaner than competing technologies due to its nano enabled lithium selectivity, and affinity, as well as the unmatched robustness of its nano material. Demonstrating…

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  • Energy-Efficient Manufacturing of Silicon Lithium-ion Battery Materials for Transition to Electric Vehicle

    The market has been seeking batteries with higher energy density and lower weight, especially with the recent surge in demand for electric vehicles led by efforts toward a net-zero society. Even after several innovations in various parts of batteries in past decades, battery performance has been limited by the performance of anode materials. Silicon has…

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  • Casing Expansion for Annular Wellbore Methane Leakage

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  • Corrosion inspection robot and advanced analytics software for industrial applications

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  • Energy Efficient Propylene-Propane Separation

    Trialing of membrane technology that reduces energy and emissions intensity of light olefins used to support the production of polymers, plastics, and other products. The project will build out two commercial facilities in Alberta and Ontario.

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  • MELT VR Simulator Development

    Edmonton-based Serious Labs will develop a virtual reality (VR) commercial truck driving simulator. As a leader in VR simulation solutions for heavy duty truck operators, Serious Labs will use the money to design, manufacture, and pilot the simulator in Alberta. Commercial deployment is expected to begin in 2024, with the simulator to be made available…

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  • Demonstration of Near Zero Emission Well Control System

    Pneumatic devices are the largest source of oil and gas methane emissions in Alberta. Valves, controllers and pumps at well sites run using pressurized methane that is released directly to the atmosphere. Alberta- based Calscan Energy aims to change this with the development and scale-up of their Near Zero Emission Well Control System. The solar-electric…

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  • MPR Fibre Procurement Project

    Mercer Peace River (MPR), a pulp mill and cogeneration facility located in Northern Alberta, is undertaking a capital investment project to transform its fibre procurement process, improving environmental performance and creating a more sustainable business model.This transformative process improvement optimizes forestry operations, allowing for enhanced natural GHG sinks, novel fuel switching from fossil fuels to…

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  • Opti-Cart from Optimal Agricultural Equipment Ltd.

    The proposed technology by Optimal Agricultural Equipment Ltd is Opti-Cart, a dual-purpose grain cart/seed tender unit for the grain farming industry. This unit is suitable for use as a grain cart in the fall during harvest season and as a seed tender cart in the spring to deliver seed and fertilizer to a seeding tool.…

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