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$30 million to accelerate carbon capture projects in Alberta
For immediate release EDMONTON, AB – A new $30 million funding opportunity will accelerate development of industrial-scale carbon capture and transportation technology solutions in Alberta. Emissions Reduction Alberta’s (ERA) Carbon Capture Kickstart: Design and Engineering call builds on Alberta’s global leadership in this space, and will fill key knowledge gaps, drive partnerships and innovation, and…
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Expanded Technologies Pilot an evolution of ERA’s Energy Savings for Business Program
For immediate release EDMONTON, AB – Alberta businesses now have even more opportunity to invest in cost- and energy-saving technologies that will improve their operational efficiency and reduce their emissions. The Energy Savings for Business (ESB) program is expanding, creating an opportunity for participants to propose technologies that are unique to their projects and that may…
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$176 million announced to support 16 shovel-ready projects to accelerate Alberta’s economic recovery, cut greenhouse gas emissions
For immediate release EDMONTON, AB – Sixteen shovel-ready projects will share $176 million in provincial and federal funding to accelerate Alberta’s economic recovery while supporting environmental sustainability. The projects were selected by Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) through its Shovel-Ready Challenge. They represent a total investment of more than $2 billion in public and private funding.…
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Energy Savings for Business program extended and incentive limits increased for Alberta companies investing in clean technology
Alberta businesses have until March 31, 2023, to complete energy- and cost-saving projects EDMONTON, AB – On Energy Efficiency Day 2021, Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) announced it has extended the completion date for projects funded through its Energy Savings for Business (ESB) program until March 31, 2023. To further support participation, the incentive limit for…
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Diversifying the economy with cutting-edge tech
Minister Nixon, George Wadsworth, MLA Nathan Neudorf, MLA Grant Hunter, Reeve Lorne Hickey, and ERA CEO Steve MacDonald at the site of Lethbridge County’s new Canary Biofuels facility. The Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund is supporting a new facility in southern Alberta that will create jobs and cut emissions by transforming agricultural waste.…
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Announcing $5 million in funding for a new transformative energy storage technology
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Project showcases technology that stores energy in water underground to compliment renewable energy projects Edmonton, AB – Taking a step towards reliable renewable energy in Alberta, Quidnet Energy and Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), with funding from the Government of Alberta, launched an ambitious project to develop an ultra-low-cost multi-gigawatt (GW) geologic energy…
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$33 million announced to advance technology innovations in Alberta’s agriculture, agri-food, and forestry sectors
EDMONTON, AB – Using drones to help reforest remote boreal environments. Reducing methane emissions from cattle by up to 90 per cent through feed additives. Leveraging artificial intelligence to optimize energy usage at a pulp mill. These are three of 17 technology innovations that will receive funding from the Government of Alberta through Emissions Reduction…
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Investment in new technologies aims to reduce pipeline emissions
For immediate release EDMONTON, AB – The Government of Alberta has announced nearly $2 million in funding to help accelerate the adoption of new technologies—electrification, artificial intelligence, machine learning—that can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the pipeline transportation of Alberta’s natural gas. Funds will be provided to Gazoduq Inc. through Emissions Reduction Alberta…
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Support for businesses to create jobs and cut emissions
ERA’s new $55 million Energy Savings for Business Program now accepting applications EDMONTON, AB – Emissions Reduction Alberta’s (ERA) Energy Savings for Business Program is now accepting applications for projects that create skilled jobs, boost investment, and cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in small- and medium-sized industrial and commercial facilities. The program, with up to…
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Oil sands emissions intensities drop
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE UPSTREAM GHG EMISSIONS EDMONTON, AB – A new report concludes that when Alberta specific data is used, upstream GHG intensity numbers of oil sands production pathways are 14 to 35 per cent lower than previously published in Masnadi et al. Emerging technologies assessed in the study can further reduce upstream Steam…
