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Alberta Zero Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration (AZETEC)
This project will feature the development of two long range fuel cell electric trucks (FCET) for operation between Edmonton and Calgary. These fuel cell hybrid trucks will be powered by Ballard Power Systems next generation, proton exchange membrane fuel cell engine, integrated along with a lithium ion battery pack into a hybrid electric drive by…
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Demonstration of Battery-Based Bus Charging Routes
eCAMION will demonstrate a set of electric bus charging technologies that will reduce barriers for electric bus adoption. The demonstration will feature two components: Showcase a practical solution for upgrading the capacity of existing electrical infrastructure to enable conventional electric bus charging infrastructure: eCAMION will install and integrate up to 1.5 MW of energy storage…
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Lower Carbon Fuels Project
This Low Carbon Fuels project involves switching from using natural gas at Lafarge’s Exshawplant to using waste-derived fuels that would otherwise end up in landfills. Technologies for fuel handling, processing, and injection will be installed at the site to replace 50 per cent of its natural gas use. The implementation at Exshaw will be supported…
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Crossfield Energy Center Hybrid Fuel Project
Through this project, ENMAX will install Canada’s first Hybrid Electric Gas Turbine, at its Alberta-based Crossfield Energy Centre. This leading-edge battery storage solution involves the hybridization of an existing natural gas turbine by adding a lithium-ion battery and control system. Using the 10MW battery storage system, the technology will be able to provide electricity to…
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Algae-based biomass for production of fuels and chemicals
Alberta’s oil sands industry uses diluent to reduce the viscosity of bitumen so it can be efficiently transported in pipelines. Most of the diluents – typically hydrocarbons such as naphtha or condensate – are produced by U.S. refineries and must be imported. An algae-based biomass grown in Alberta to produce diluent and hydrogen has the…
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Cement Industry Low Carbon Fuel Implementation
The objective of this project is to develop new fuel pathways to lower the carbon footprint of the cement industry. Cement and concrete industries are large emitters of carbon dioxide. This project will measure air emissions at combustion under full scale commercial operations, optimizing the process of combustion by understanding the fluid dynamics, and developing…
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Genesee Wood Waste Biomass Co-Firing Project
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Wavelength-Selective Solar Collectors for Power Generating Greenhouses and Carbon Capture
Sue A. Carter’s Renewable Energy Physics Laboratory at University of California, Santa Cruz has been developing this renewable energy technology over the last four years in collaboration with plant physiologists, microbiologists, engineers, and greenhouse growers. ERA funding for this project is matched by funding from Abengoa, a Spanish utility company who has been backing technology development.…
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GTE Solar Inc, Brooks 1 Solar Facility
Alberta offers largely untapped solar potential. Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is supporting western Canada’s first utility-scale [in exccess of 10 MW] solar project. Elemental Energy is constructing a 15 megawatt solar facility near Brooks. This innovative project will demonstrate the advantages and performance of large-scale solar power in Alberta. In addition to reducing GHG emissions,…
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Drop In Diesel Fuel replacing fossil fuel
SBI BioEnergy Inc. is constructing a pilot plant in the Edmonton Research Park to demonstrate their proprietary technology that converts plant oils into renewable transportation fuels. The SBI facility will produce a renewable fuel that is virtually indistinguishable from diesel and can be used in today’s diesel engines. Competing technologies include biodiesel, which doesn’t work…
