Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Restoring oil wells back to nature with new ecological methods
In what could represent a milestone in ecological restoration, researchers have implemented a method capable of restoring peatlands at tens of thousands of oil and…
Government of Alberta
Investments for cleantech in Alberta to reduce emissions
The Alberta government is investing $55 million to help businesses develop technologies that create jobs, lower costs and reduce emissions through the industry-funded TIER program…
Funds to turn natural resources into materials of the future in Alberta
New funding will advance technologies that turn Alberta’s natural resources, such as bitumen, into materials of the future. The province is Canada’s third-largest producer of…
ABCRC digitizes Alberta’s beverage container recovery and recycling program
In a move that will position Alberta’s beverage container recycling program among the most sophisticated programs in North America, the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation…
Gleichen Solar Project in Alberta commences construction
Construction is well underway at the Gleichen Solar Project site which will bring online over 13 megawatts of clean, renewable energy to surrounding communities in…
Indigenous governments of Fort Chipewyan investigating contaminated federal site
Residents of Fort Chipewyan in Alberta are alleging that the federal government has concealed the existence of a federally contaminated site in the heart of…
Linde invests $2B for clean hydrogen project in Alberta
UK-based Linde has signed a long-term agreement for the supply of clean hydrogen to Dow’s Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero Project in Alberta. The company will invest…
Alberta aims to create Canada’s best recycling program
Canadians are using more electronics every year, with many ending up in landfills when they’re no longer in use. At the same time, there are…
Brownfields to Brightfields: Award-winning approach to oil and gas site revitalization
The Brownie Awards 2023, hosted by the Canadian Brownfields Network (CBN) and Actual Media Inc. on November 24, 2023, honoured outstanding achievements in environmental remediation…
Partnership for carbon capture tech to reduce emissions across oil sands
The Canada Growth Fund and Strathcona Resources—Canada’s fifth-largest oil producer—have agreed to invest up to $2 billion combined to build carbon capture and sequestration infrastructure on…
Atlas carbon sequestration project gets the green light
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) in Alberta has taken a step forward with the Atlas carbon storage hub. The partnership with Shell and ATCO…
Funds to commercialize innovative cleantech in Alberta
The federal government has announced more than $21.9 million for 13 projects to bolster Alberta’s clean technology sector through the commercialization and adoption of new…
Alberta government invests in cleantech to reduce methane emissions
The Alberta government is investing $15 million to test new technologies to help reduce methane emissions in Canada and around the world. Alberta has already…
Comment period open for remediation of O’Chiese First Nation landfills
Indigenous Services Canada must determine whether the O’Chiese First Nation Former Landfills Closure and Remediation Plan located in O’Chiese First Nation, Alberta is likely to cause…
Alberta waste to energy facility gets green light
Canada Growth Fund Inc., Gibson Energy Inc., and Varme Energy Inc. have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of Canada’s first waste-to-energy…
Energy storage conference presents potential benefits for Albertans
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) held a successful inaugural edition of its new annual event, “Energy Storage Alberta—CanREA Summit.” Nearly 200 people attended the…
Alberta government to develop Canada’s first geothermal test site
Geothermal energy uses naturally occurring heat within the earth to heat water and buildings and generate power, with few emissions or environmental impacts. Alberta has…
Alberta Energy Regulator prescribes oil and gas orphan fund levy
In accordance with Part 11 of the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is prescribing an oil and gas orphan fund levy…
ACFN sues Alberta Energy Regulator for failure to regulate Kearl toxic spill
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) has served the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) with notice of a lawsuit filed in the Alberta Court of King’s Bench…
Climate adaptation funds proposed for Alberta communities
Alberta’s new Drought and Flood Protection Program will fund a new wave of projects to help communities from climate change. In recent years, many parts…
Federal registry proposed to help tackle plastics pollution
The Government of Canada is taking action to reduce plastic pollution and move toward a circular economy addressing the entire lifecycle of plastics, keeping it…
Pilot projects to improve oil and gas site reclamation work in Alberta
The Alberta government is launching new pilot projects to test ways to speed up oil and gas well site reclamation while protecting the environment. Reclamation…
New funds for emissions-reducing technologies in Alberta
The Alberta government is investing more than $60 million into cutting-edge technologies that will reduce emissions and increase economic performance for industries across the province.…
Feeling the heat? Strategic recommendations to combat climate change
As climate change unfolds before our eyes, we are starting to experience the impacts of extreme weather conditions. Unseasonably hot weather and dry conditions has…