1. Projects funded by ERA aim to create emissions reduction potential and economic value through technology innovation in Alberta.
2. Funding has supported projects such as large-scale battery energy storage systems, hydrogen fuelling stations, and small modular nuclear reactors.
3. Specific projects include a supercapacitor energy storage system at a hydroelectric plant, a BESS at an envirofuels facility, and graphene ultracapacitors for remote generators.
Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is funding projects in Alberta that aim to create long-term emissions reduction potential through technology innovations while also creating economic value. This includes projects such as North America’s largest vanadium redox flow battery and Canada’s first commercial vanadium recovery project, among others. The latest funding announcement selected 13 projects through the Reshaping Energy Systems competition, totaling CA$88 million in private and public investment. These projects include large-scale battery energy storage systems, hydrogen fuelling stations, small modular nuclear reactors, and more.
One of the funded projects is Atlas Power Technologies, receiving CA$6.5 million for a supercapacitor energy storage system to be deployed at an existing hydroelectric power plant operated by TransAlta. This project will deliver fast frequency response ancillary services to the Alberta grid, increasing grid reliability and resilience. Another project by TERIC Power includes a 10MW battery energy storage system at an envirofuels facility owned by Keyera, reducing reliance on generators and providing grid services. Other projects funded include the Fluiditi Battery Storage Project and Graph Energy’s graphene ultracapacitors development.
AltaLink will evaluate how battery energy storage systems could be used for the transmission grid, while Landmark Group of Companies aims to connect 100 net-zero energy solar homes to a virtual power plant network. These projects are part of ERA’s efforts to support innovative and sustainable energy solutions in Alberta.