EDMONTON, AB – Alberta is investing $28 million in six projects worth more than $172 million to strengthen the province’s energy future. These projects will advance technologies that help reduce emissions, improve the energy sector’s environmental performance, strengthen Alberta’s competitiveness, and create jobs.
Grant Hunter, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, made the announcement today in Coaldale, Alberta, at Kasko Cattle. He was joined by Kelly J. Ogle, ERA’s Board Chair, and Phillip Abrary, CEO and Chairman of Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas Corp., one of the funding recipients.
ERA is announcing the first projects funded through this year’s Industrial Transformation Challenge, beginning with energy-focused initiatives. Additional projects funded through this Call will be announced in the coming weeks, showcasing a broad range of innovations across electricity and grid systems, sustainable construction and building materials, and other industrial sectors. Funding is sourced from the Government of Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund.
These initial six projects encompass a range of technologies in Alberta’s energy sector, from enhancing resource production to implementing solutions for cleaner operations. They include projects that aim to improve oil recovery efficiency, enhance pipeline safety, and install advanced equipment to capture emissions from natural gas engines. Other projects include cleaning up legacy sites by removing soil contaminants and producing renewable natural gas from agricultural byproducts.
“We’re increasing energy production and protecting the environment at the same time. The world wants our energy, and these technologies can help us deliver while lowering emissions and keeping our industries competitive for decades to come. We’re investing in made-in-Alberta projects because nobody innovates faster and better than Albertans.”
Grant Hunter, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas, Government of Alberta
“Alberta was built by and continues to be built by innovators. It is because of these efforts we are the economic engine of Canada and global demand continues to grow for our responsibly produced energy.”
Brian Jean, Minister of Energy and Minerals
“These investments reflect the momentum of emission reducing technologies across Alberta, from renewable natural gas and methane reduction in agriculture to safer pipeline infrastructure and more efficient resource recovery. These projects show how Alberta-made innovation is delivering real environmental results and economic opportunity across the province.”
Justin Riemer, CEO, ERA
“With this support and our capital commitment, we can proceed with a first-of-its-kind fully integrated renewable energy and carbon capture and sequestration project in the heart of Alberta’s cattle farming region in partnership with Kasko Cattle and KCL Cattle companies. This will pave the way for establishing a globally leading region in renewable energy and sustainable farming practices.”
Phillip Abrary, CEO and Chairman, Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas Corp.
Investments range from $625,000 to $12 million per project and are located across the province, including Calgary, Suffield, Yellowhead County, Leduc County, Coaldale, and Edmonton.
If successful, they are estimated to deliver average annual greenhouse gas emissions reductions of 72,000 tonnes of CO2, 260,000 cumulative tonnes by 2030, and more than 1,675,000 tonnes by 2050. Projects are also estimated to create approximately 1035 person-year jobs and $166.5 million in GDP for Alberta by 2027.
Projects include:
CENTRAL FARMS RNG LTD. (A subsidiary of Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas Corp.)
Total Project Value: $70,500,000 | ERA Funding: $10,000,000
Location: Coaldale, AB
Develop a first-of-its-kind facility that converts agricultural byproducts into renewable natural gas and soil additives. The project integrates carbon-negative anaerobic digestion and carbon capture and storage.
Total Project Value: $3,600,000 | ERA Funding: $1,550,000
Location: Calgary, AB
Pilot ArmorFoamTM technology to improve enhanced oil recovery performance while reducing energy use and supporting permanent CO2 storage. Field tests will occur in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Total Project Value: $7,700,000 | ERA Funding: $2,800,000
Location: Edmonton, AB
Develop a new approach to reduce methane emissions from livestock, with tests focused on effectiveness, safety, and producer benefits.
Total Project Value: $1,250,000 | ERA Funding: $625,000
Location: Suffield, AB
Advance the Envirolock® Pipeline Reinforcement System to prevent ductile running fractures in CO2 pipelines, supporting future CCUS infrastructure.
Total Project Value: $87,000,000 | ERA Funding: $12,000,000
Location: Yellowhead County, AB
Test carbon capture technologies on compressor engines at the Banshee Gas Plant. Semi-commercial units will help evaluate scalability and future sequestration opportunities.
Total Project Value: $2,800,000 | ERA Funding: $750,000
Location: Leduc County, AB
Advance electrokinetic remediation for inactive oil and gas sites by expanding the system’s ability to remove salts and hydrocarbons simultaneously.
“Support from ERA is enabling CNERGREEN to validate and scale ArmorFoamTM, an Alberta-developed nanoparticle foam that improves CO2 and waterflood efficiency while reducing emissions intensity. This project helps move the technology from pilot results toward commercial deployment, reinforcing Alberta’s leadership in low-carbon enhanced oil recovery and CO2 storage.”
Ali Telmadarreie, Co-Founder & CEO, CNERGREEN Corporation
“This support from ERA and the Government of Alberta allows Ruminant Biotech to validate our scalable, long-lasting methane reduction solution across the province’s beef herd. By leveraging Alberta’s premier research infrastructure, we are bolstering local research and development and creating meaningful jobs while equipping ranchers with a practical tool uniquely suited to Canada’s livestock system.”
Tom Breen, CEO, Ruminant Biotech
“Investing in Albertan ingenuity is crucial to building a more resilient, safe, and sustainable pipeline future. Total Containment is proud to be partnering with Emissions Reduction Alberta and C-FER Technologies to bring CO2 pipeline demonstration testing to Canada for the first time, through the validation of our cost-effective Envirolock Crack Arrestors.”
Larry Young, President & CEO of Total Containment Inc.
“Support from the Government of Alberta through ERA is critical to advancing this first-of-its-kind commercial carbon capture and storage project for the natural gas industry. This funding will enable Tourmaline to build out a fully integrated CCS value chain that will mobilize industry partners and private capital to lower emissions from Alberta’s world-class natural gas production.”
Scott Volk, Director, Emissions and Innovation, Tourmaline Oil Corp.
“With this funding from the Government of Alberta, we will move the needle on a truly in-situ remediation technology to remove hydrocarbons and salts from soils that are impacted by industrial operations. This technology allows for remediation of thousands of orphan well sites across Alberta and beyond.”
Dr. Anne Benneker, Associate Professor, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
These projects are part of a broader suite of opportunities funded by ERA’s annual initiative focused on transforming Alberta’s industrial landscape. More details about ERA’s annual Industrial Transformation Challenge will be shared in early 2026.
Projects were selected through ERA’s competitive review process. A team of experts in science, engineering, business development, commercialization, financing, and greenhouse gas quantification conducted an independent, rigorous, and transparent review overseen by a Fairness Monitor.
All ERA funding recipients are required to produce a final outcomes report that is shared publicly to help advance technologies toward commercialization. Funding recipients must also report on project outcomes, achievements, and lessons learned, including emissions reductions, job creation, and environmental, economic, and social benefits.
For more information, contact:
Kevin Duncan
Marketing and Communications
Emissions Reduction Alberta
(403)431-2859
kduncan@eralberta.ca
ABOUT EMISSIONS REDUCTION ALBERTA (ERA):
For 17 years, ERA has invested revenues from the carbon price paid by large emitters to accelerate the development and adoption of innovative clean technology solutions. Since its establishment in 2009, ERA has committed nearly $1 billion toward 316 projects valued at over $10.3 billion, which are helping to reduce emissions, create competitive industries, and lead to new business opportunities in Alberta. These projects are estimated to deliver cumulative reductions of over 28 million tonnes of CO2e by 2030 and 93 million tonnes of CO2e by 2050.
ABOUT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND EMISSIONS REDUCTION (TIER) FUNDING:
The Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) Regulation is at the core of emissions management in Alberta. The TIER system implements Alberta’s industrial carbon pricing and emissions trading system. TIER helps industrial facilities find innovative ways to reduce emissions and invest in clean technology to stay competitive and save money.