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  • Register Now for SPARK 2017 Early Bird Rate

    Registration is open for SPARK 2017, November 6-8, 2017 at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton. Co-hosted by ERA and Alberta Innovates, SPARK 2017 brings innovators and industry leaders together with a network that includes buyers, investors and policy makers. The event includes sessions on new technologies, and plenary and panel discussions that explore solutions…

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  • Register Now for SPARK 2017

    November 6–8, 2017, Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton Registration is open for SPARK 2017, a conference that will inspire, motivate and support innovators and technology developers by connecting them with others working to advance innovative technology. The conference, hosted by Emissions Reduction Alberta and Alberta Innovates, will provide opportunities for knowledge extension, with a “complete solutions”…

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  • $50 Million Oil Sands Innovation Challenge Open for Submissions

    Webinar Now Available Online The ERA Oil Sands Innovation Challenge is an opportunity for innovators who are seeking funding to advance technologies that reduce GHG emissions and increase the global competitiveness of Alberta’s oil sands industry. Proposals are invited for technology solutions related to in situ or mined oil sands operations, including both new developments…

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  • Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) offers $50 million in funding for technologies that help oil sands meet greenhouse gas emissions limit by 2030

    EDMONTON, AB – Oil sands innovators who can help industry reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the cost competitiveness of bitumen production can now access $50 million through Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)’s Oil Sands Innovation Challenge. Funding proposal submissions are due September 7, 2017, at 5 p.m. MDT. “ERA knows that improving both environmental and…

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  • Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) funding supports $83 million in new technology projects to help industry deliver on Alberta’s commitment to reduce methane emissions

    EDMONTON, AB – Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) has committed funding to 12 innovative methane- reducing technology projects. The projects have a combined value of more than $83 million, and are approved for up to $29.5 million in ERA funding. The projects target methane emissions monitoring, detection and reduction in the oil and gas, power generation,…

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  • SPARK 2017 Call for Abstracts

    We invite you to submit an abstract for paper or digital poster, and/or oral presentations at the SPARK 2017 Conference. Find out more by downloading the PDF.

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  • Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) Names Chief Executive Officer

    EDMONTON – The Board of Directors of Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) has named Steve MacDonald as Chief Executive Officer for the corporation. “Steve MacDonald has a wealth of executive leadership experience and strong relationships with government, industry and Alberta’s innovation system,” said ERA Chair Kathleen Sendall. “Under his direction, the Board is confident that ERA…

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  • Emissions Reduction Alberta announces winning projects for Round Two of the ERA Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses

    $12 million in funding to advance carbon conversion technologies CALGARY — Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) announced four winning projects for the second round of the ERA Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses at the Propel Energy Tech Forum in Calgary. The international competition seeks technologies to transform carbon dioxide from a waste material to an asset,…

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  • Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) to announce winners for Second Round of international Grand Challenge to identify innovative carbon uses

    CALGARY – Emissions Reduction Alberta is announcing the Second Round winners of the ERA Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses on March 1 at the Propel Energy Tech Forum at the Westin Calgary. Each Round Two project receives a commitment of up to $3 million. After two years of development, the Round Two winners will exclusively…

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  • ERA Round Two Grand Challenge winners to be announced at PROPEL 2017

    The Round Two winners from the ERA Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses will be announced at the PROPEL Energy Tech Forum in Calgary on March 1. PROPEL brings together innovative emerging and established energy technology companies. Utilization of resources and deployment of cleaner technologies across the industry will be the focal point of discussion at…

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