Government Initiatives
The Government of Alberta is committed to ensuring that companies in the province stay competitive. This includes developing strategies that will enable organizations to increase their productivity through the development of new technologies and supply chain expansion initiatives.
Technology Development and Commercialization
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Alberta Energy
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The strategy was designed to respond to the future energy needs of Alberta by investing in research, technology and innovation that create commercial value and achieve the highest standards of environmental performance. The Innovative Energy Technologies Program (IETP) is the major component of this strategy.
The IETP represents a $200 million commitment over five years by Alberta Energy to provide royalty adjustments to a number of specific pilot and demonstration projects that use innovative technologies to increase recoveries from existing reserves and encourage responsible, development of oil, natural gas and in-situ oil sands reserves.
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In July 2008, the Alberta government announced a $2-billion fund to kick-start three steel-in-the-ground Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects. These projects are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to five million tonnes annually by 2015.
The Alberta government has completed its evaluation of projects applying for $2 billion funding. As a result, government has identified a list of potential projects and is currently finalizing agreements with the most suitable projects.
The first round of commercial scale projects is expected to achieve annual carbon dioxide reductions by 2015 equivalent to taking approximately one-million vehicles, or about a third of all registered vehicles in the province, off the road.
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Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI)
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Hydrocarbon Upgrading Demonstration Program (PDF)
This is a link to a report by the Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI) that summarizes the efforts made by AERI and Alberta’s energy industry to produce the next generation of clean carbon/coal and hydrocarbon upgrading technologies. It is hoped that these technologies will improve Alberta’s energy production while minimizing environmental impact.
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Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Produced Water Test Facility (PDF)
A document on the AERI website that summarizes a collaborative research initiative between the Alberta Government and the petroleum industry. The initiative researches water use in the oil sands industry, and proposes demonstration of a steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) produced water treatment facility.
This document also contains an invitation for expressions of interest (EOI) in the proposed facility.
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Date Updated: Nov 04, 2009
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