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Alberta Invests $49 Million to Shape the Circular Economy and Create Low Emissions Products
EDMONTON, AB – Alberta is committing $49 million to accelerate a broad range of technologies and solutions to help accelerate the circular economy, create economic opportunity, and improve the environment. In total, 18 projects valued at $198 million in public and private investment are receiving funding through ERA’s Advanced Materials Challenge. Funding will increase the
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ERA is Now Accepting Applications for External Reviewers to Take Part in Future Project Evaluations
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is expanding its roster of expert external reviewers by establishing a list of individuals with strong qualifications and expertise in science, engineering, business development, commercialization, financing, and greenhouse gas (GHG) quantification. ERA’s newest funding opportunity, the $50 million Tailings Technology Challenge, is aimed at helping reduce and manage mine water usage
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New Members Bring Extensive Investment and Energy Policy Experience to ERA Board
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is pleased to welcome Sarah Applebaum and Dr. Monica Gattinger to its Board of Directors. They bring impressive accomplishments as recognized thought leaders in their respective fields of venture capital and technology innovation, and energy policy and regulation. Applebaum is a Partner at Pangaea Ventures, a leading hard tech venture capital
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Alberta invests $5 million in the world’s first direct air capture centre in Innisfail
Alberta is recognized as a global leader in reducing emissions, with two of the largest carbon capture, utilization and storage facilities operating in North America and emissions declining across the economy. However, most of these technologies focus on facilities and worksites. Direct air capture offers a promising potential new way of removing emissions straight from
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Alberta to Invest up to $50 Million to Tackle Oil Sands Mine Water and Tailings
Calgary, Alberta – Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) has committed up to $50 million through its new Tailings Technology Challenge. The funding opportunity will support the scale-up, pilot, demonstration, and deployment of technologies and solutions to help reduce and manage oil sands mine water and tailings. Funded through the Government of Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions
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Emissions Reduction Alberta commits up to $3 million towards Clean Energy Transition Partnership’s Joint Call 2025
Funding will support technologies that lower emissions and transform industries EDMONTON, AB – Today, Emissions Reduction Alberta announced up to $3 million in funding to the Clean Energy Transition Partnerships (CETP) Joint Call 2025. CETP is a transnational initiative for joint research, technological development, and innovation programming to pool funds and accelerate various technologies and
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Alberta commits $20 million to ERA to help Alberta’s drilling experts develop new technologies
Alberta is home to arguably the best drilling expertise in the world. Decades of responsible oil and gas development has made the province a proven drilling leader, while Alberta-led advancements in geothermal, lithium and other areas continue strengthening its reputation as a powerhouse in energy innovation. Yet many promising innovations never reach the market due
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Turning Forestry Waste into Industrial Fuel
Government of Alberta invests $3 million into a new hydrogen project that will help industry create jobs, attract investment, and reduce emissions EDMONTON, AB – Alberta leads the market in developing new ways to produce low-carbon fuels and energy. By creating world-scale CCS capacity for detecting and capturing methane, Alberta continues to advance global technologies
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Government of Alberta Invests up to $65 Million in ERA’s Annual Industrial Transformation Challenge
Funding will increase the global competitiveness of the province’s core industrial sectors EDMONTON, AB – Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is launching its third annual Industrial Transformation Challenge, a $65 million funding competition to improve the economic competitiveness and environmental sustainability of Alberta’s industrial and natural resource sectors. Initially launched in 2022, the yearly funding call
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Alberta Invests $7 Million to Tackle Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Sector
Projects show significant potential in Alberta and for export to international markets CALGARY, AB — The Government of Alberta is investing over $7 million in two projects worth more than $27 million through Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA). Funded by the province’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) Regulation, these investments will help advance technologies that strengthen