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AMA’s Energy Upgrades Go the Distance
The Alberta Motor Association (AMA) signed up for ERA’s Strategic Energy Management for Industry program in 2025. We spoke with Carly Weiss, Sustainability Initiatives Manager at AMA, to learn more about the organization’s energy management projects at its service centres.
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Improving Herd Performance Through Genomics with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Agricultural emissions account for about 8.5 percent of Canada’s total greenhouse gas emissions, with cattle contributing roughly 31 percent of that total. But what if producers could raise cattle that eat less, emit less, and remain productive and profitable? Supported by ERA’s Food, Farming, and Forestry Challenge, a team at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) […]
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Keyera is Cutting Emissions and Connecting Teams with SEMI
At two gas plants in Alberta, small changes are delivering big results for Keyera—lowering emissions, improving efficiency, and reshaping how teams work together. Keyera’s 1,200‑plus employees deliver natural gas, natural gas liquids, and everyday energy products like propane. The company’s operations are based in Alberta, with headquarters in Calgary and facilities in communities across the […]
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Battle River Facility Burner Optimization and Tempering Air Control Retrofit
Ashcor Technologies Ltd. operates the Battle River facility—a resource recovery plant that processes reclaimed coal ash from legacy coal-fired power generation. The facility transforms this industrial byproduct into a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) used in concrete and oilwell cementing applications. During this project, Ashcor plans to upgrade the facility’s dryer with an advanced combustion optimization system to improve […]
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Low Enriched Uranium Nuclear Reactor (LEUNR)
Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation (CSMC) is collaborating with the University of Alberta to commission a non-fueled nuclear micro-modular reactor (MMR) prototype to build capacity and highlight the opportunity for nuclear power in Alberta to key stakeholders. The objective of the proposed project is to enable adoption by supporting stakeholders in using the prototype, familiarizing themselves […]
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Passive Heating Demo
GeoGen’s patented technology extracts useful electricity and heat from a geothermal resource without fluid extraction or pumping. Rather than converting low-grade heat to electricity like other geothermal processes, GeoGen generates electricity at the bottom of the well like a hydro-dam, where gravity drives circulation. It can be applied to any well architecture that employs a […]
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Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS)
FortisAlberta is implementing an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) to manage and optimize the Company’s electricity distribution grid more effectively and efficiently for its customers. The ADMS platform will support the integration of distributed energy resources and add improved functionality, including real-time monitoring, advanced network analysis, outage management and grid optimization. This foundational platform is […]
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RoBIM HIVE: A Modular Robotics Platform to Transform Alberta’s Construction Sector
RoBIM Technologies Inc. is launching the Highly-modular, Intelligent, Versatile Ecosystem (HIVE), an advanced robotic fabrication platform designed to transform Alberta’s construction industry. Construction productivity in Alberta has stagnated for decades, as labour shortages, housing demands, and climate objectives increase. RoBIM’s HIVE addresses these challenges with a modular, scalable robotic system capable of fabricating a wide range of […]
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Dynamic Line Rating
The Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) Project will implement dynamic ratings on a double circuit transmission line to increase power transfer capacity. Transmission line ratings define the safe thermal limits of power transfer capacity to prevent overheating, line sagging, and subsequent damage. Today, these ratings are predetermined based on static parameters for environmental conditions. This project […]
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Innovative Low-Carbon Transformation of Industrial Insulation Production Process
CertainTeed Canada, Inc. is intending to pursue upgrades at its Redcliff Insulation Manufacturing Plant. The project includes four components: (i) furnace upgrade to increase glass melting capacity and reduce energy consumption; (ii) implementing an innovative fiberizing process to reduce natural gas usage; (iii) installing an energy-efficient curing oven to reduce natural gas usage; and (iv) installing […]