Spring 2019 PEG

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Movers & Shakers CLEANING UP ON CLEAN-TECH CASH: ALBERTA RESEARCHERS SCORE BIG BUCKS Clean-energy researchers in Alberta are starting 2019 off with

a bang, after receiving $20.5 million in funding to support technology development. Alberta Innovates, through its Climate Change Innovation and Technology Framework (CCITF), considered 160 applications in choosing 29 post- secondary and industry projects. “Alberta researchers are Canada’s innovation leaders—from our artificial intelligence experts who have attracted world-leading software headquarters to our province, to the men and women who developed the steam-assisted gravity drainage technology that the rest of the world now relies on— we have so much to be proud of,” said the Hon. Deron Bilous, Alberta Minister of Economic Development and Trade. “Today’s investments will help turn homegrown ideas and technologies into jobs and businesses that will help grow and diversify our economy, and create a greener, more sustainable province for the next generation.” CCITF is a partnership between

Government of Alberta. It encourages the development of innovative technologies, engages stakeholders, and ensures meaningful investments in research, innovation, and technology. “(We) are pleased with the strength of the Clean Technology Development program funding competition and the calibre of the applications. We know that the work being undertaken all over Alberta will lead to innovation in clean energy, and demonstrate real and tangible ways to reduce greenhouse gases in our province,” said Brett Purdy, CCITF Executive Director. Eleven of the newly funded projects are led by APEGA members: eight from the University of Alberta, two from the University of Calgary, and one from Imperial Oil. INNOVATION LEADING THE WAY Dr. Dominic Sauvageau, P.Eng., is one of 11 APEGA members receiving provincial funding to advance clean energy in Alberta. He is using bacteria to turn methane waste into usable energy products. -photo courtesy University of Alberta Faculty of Engineering

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