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  • $70.2 million announced to help Alberta’s industries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and remain globally competitive

    Calgary, AB – Using low carbon fuels to make cement and recovering heat from a refinery to generate electricity are just two examples of promising new technologies that will get a funding boost as a direct result of the carbon levy paid by industry. Eleven projects worth a combined value of $267 million will receive…

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  • ERA’s Industrial Efficiency Challenge Projects

    1. Imperial Oil Limited: Kearl ConDex Flue Gas Heat and Water Recovery ProjectTotal project value: $12,656,000ERA commitment: $6,000,000This project will demonstrate ConDex boiler flue gas and water recovery technology at Imperial’s Kearl Oil Sands mine. The ConDex technology is designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by capturing and using exhaust heat otherwise lost to…

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  • BDC and ERA partnership creates access to another funding avenue for innovators

    Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) and Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) have signed a Trusted Partner Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement aims to streamline support for innovators through easier access to multiple streams of funding and support. “This partnership is another example of how funding agencies are aligningto attract new investment to Alberta. It…

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  • Era Hosts CCUS Lessons Learned Workshop

    Over 225 technology developers, industry insiders, investors, government employees and regulatory officials with an interest in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) attended Emissions Reduction Alberta’s latest Lessons Learned Workshop. The full-day, at-capacity event was held on Friday, November 30 at the Metropolitan Conference Centre in Calgary. Panelists presented the business case for carbon capture…

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  • New chair for Emissions Reduction Alberta

    Respected oil and gas expert David Collyer is the new board chair of Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), effective Oct. 1, 2018. Collyer’s nearly 40 years of experience complements and builds on the skill sets of ERA’s board of directors. He has served as president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, president and…

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  • Alberta invests in new clean technology challenge

    Innovators in biotechnology, electricity and sustainable transportation are invited to apply for government funding to develop new clean technologies that reduce greenhouse gases. Funding for the program is provided by the government through ERA. “We are looking for innovative technologies that will strengthen Alberta’s economy and reduce GHG emissions. This challenge reinforces the benefits of…

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  • Top five lessons learned: Insights from the Maximizing Funding Potential Workshop

    There are innovations that change our lives forever. And, there are some that never get off the ground. Technology developers accept the risk that goes with this because they have a penchant for reward: to drive outcomes the world needs. On June 19, 2018  in Calgary, innovators working to turn ideas into products, and products…

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  • Maximizing Funding Potential Workshop Content Available Online

    Public agencies from the innovation ecosystem shared how to access funding, what support is right for specific projects, criteria requirements and more at a full-day workshop on June 19 at the Metropolitan Conference Centre in Calgary. Some of the big names in the industry, who have stickhandled some of the province’s biggest decisions, shared insights…

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  • ERA Grand Challenge Project Makes Important Advances

    Zetian Mi, the leader for the ERA Grand Challenge project led by McGill University, speaks at the Propel Energy Tech Forum in Calgary on March 1, 2017.. The McGill project, now in the second round of the ERA Grand Challenge: Innovative Carbon Uses, is making important advances. The team has developed an artificial photosynthesis device…

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  • Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Announces Funding for Alberta Projects

    ERA CEO Steve MacDonald (right) and OCE CEO Dr. Tom Corr signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2016 to work together to address areas of mutual interest. Earlier this month Ontario Centres of Excellence announced $3.5 million in funding for Alberta projects that are also being supported by ERA, Alberta Innovates, and the Natural Sciences…

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