EDMONTON, AB – Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) has been approved as a registered emissions reduction funding program under Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations. Its new subsidiary, the Fuel Innovation Fund, will provide regulated fuel suppliers, industry innovators, and technology developers with an opportunity to deploy technology that lowers the carbon intensity of transportation fuels.
The Fuel Innovation Fund has two funding streams: a continuous intake program where primary suppliers can apply to reinvest into their own projects and an annual funding competition that will support a broad range of applicants that will launch in Spring 2026..
Under the regulation, funding is open to a wide range of technologies, including but not limited to:
- Energy efficiency & optimization
- Electrification, fuel switching & new processes
- Clean electricity/heat production
- Methane emission reduction
- Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage
- Co-processing
- Production of biofuels, synthetic fuels, or e-fuels
- Electric vehicle charging stations
- Hydrogen fuel stations
With over 17 years of delivering clean technology investments, ERA is uniquely positioned to administer the Fuel Innovation Fund. Its transparent and rigorous process ensures investments are allocated fairly, efficiently, and in line with federal requirements.
For more information, contact:
Kevin Duncan
Director, Communications
Fuel Innovation Fund
Kevin.Duncan@fuelinnovationfund.ca
403-431-2859
ABOUT EMISSIONS REDUCTION ALBERTA (ERA):
Since 2009, ERA’s technology investments have helped innovators develop and demonstrate Alberta-based technologies that reduce emissions, lower operational costs, attract investment, create jobs, and keep the province’s industries globally competitive.
ABOUT FUEL INNOVATION FUND
Launched in 2026, the Fuel Innovation Fund, administered by ERA, reinvests federal Clean Fuel Regulation compliance contributions from industry directly into projects that deliver measurable emissions reductions, strengthen competitiveness, and accelerate technology innovation.