Alberta Innovates

Alberta Innovates is a key organization focused on fostering innovation and economic development in Alberta by leveraging the province's strengths in health, energy, environmental technologies, agriculture, forestry, and life sciences. Established by the Alberta government, Alberta Innovates aims to translate research into impactful products and solutions, contributing significantly to the global bioeconomy. The organization actively supports the development of new technologies and innovative ideas, particularly in areas such as sustainable value chains, biorefinery advancements, and addressing emerging challenges in food and health. By prioritizing sustainability practices and promoting natural products in international markets, Alberta Innovates positions the province as a global resource for bio-based research and investment. The organization's efforts focus on strengthening partnerships to enhance Alberta's capacity for innovation and attract world-class talent and investment, ultimately realizing the province's potential to lead in the next generation of bio solutions.

Laura Kilcrease

CEO

Past deals in Oilfield Services

Certarus

Grant in 2024
Certarus is a provider of low-carbon energy solutions, specializing in the transportation of compressed natural gas (CNG) through a fully integrated platform. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, the company develops a virtual natural gas pipeline to serve sectors such as energy, mining, forestry, utilities, and industrial markets. Certarus offers a range of services that include the building, operation, and maintenance of CNG virtual pipelines, as well as the sourcing, compression, and delivery of natural gas. Additionally, the company provides logistics management and monitoring for oil and gas sites, enabling its clients to enhance their environmental performance while reducing operating costs.

Total Containment

Grant in 2024
Total Containment is focused on developing a pipeline leak management system designed to protect the environment from leaks in high-risk areas. The company's technology creates a robust physical barrier that safeguards pipelines from moisture that causes corrosion, electromagnetic interference from nearby power lines, and accidental impacts from equipment. By implementing this system, communities can effectively eliminate the risks associated with pipeline leaks, contributing to environmental safety and integrity.

E3 Lithium

Grant in 2022
E3 Lithium is a resource and technology company based in Alberta, focused on lithium extraction from brine sources. The company is developing its Clearwater project, along with several other sub-properties, including Exshaw, Rocky, Sunbreaker, and Drumheller, all located within the Leduc Reservoir in south-central Alberta. Leveraging the region's established oil and gas infrastructure, E3 Lithium aims to accelerate its development and contribute to the growing demand for lithium in the electrical revolution.

E3 Lithium

Grant in 2020
E3 Lithium is a resource and technology company based in Alberta, focused on lithium extraction from brine sources. The company is developing its Clearwater project, along with several other sub-properties, including Exshaw, Rocky, Sunbreaker, and Drumheller, all located within the Leduc Reservoir in south-central Alberta. Leveraging the region's established oil and gas infrastructure, E3 Lithium aims to accelerate its development and contribute to the growing demand for lithium in the electrical revolution.

Razor Energy

Post in 2019
Razor Energy is a junior oil and gas development and production company based in Calgary, Alberta, specializing in the acquisition and enhancement of oil and gas properties primarily in the region. Founded in 2016, Razor Energy completed a significant acquisition of a legacy light oil asset in the Swan Hills area in early 2017. The company's operations focus on producing light oil from key formations, including Swan Hills, Beaverhill Lake, and the Kaybob Triassic Montney. Led by an experienced management team, Razor Energy aims for long-term growth through both organic initiatives and strategic acquisitions, with an emphasis on efficiency and cost control across its operations.

Pursuit Technologies

Grant in 2019
Pursuit Technologies specializes in developing advanced diagnostic tools for the oil and gas industry, focusing on production optimization. Their offerings include a mono-conductor array sonic logging tool designed to evaluate individual stages in horizontal multi-stage wells. This tool provides a quick and cost-effective method for measuring production from specific stages, allowing for variable volume drawdown and real-time pressure and fluid identification. By utilizing these technologies, Pursuit Technologies helps companies reduce produced water, optimize hydraulic fracturing, and improve overall production efficiency while minimizing water disposal costs. Additionally, Pursuit Technologies is involved in providing a Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network, expanding its technological capabilities beyond the oil and gas sector.

E3 Lithium

Grant in 2018
E3 Lithium is a resource and technology company based in Alberta, focused on lithium extraction from brine sources. The company is developing its Clearwater project, along with several other sub-properties, including Exshaw, Rocky, Sunbreaker, and Drumheller, all located within the Leduc Reservoir in south-central Alberta. Leveraging the region's established oil and gas infrastructure, E3 Lithium aims to accelerate its development and contribute to the growing demand for lithium in the electrical revolution.

Agar Corporation

Grant in 2017
Agar Corporation is a leading pioneer of non-nuclear, versatile, multi-phase flow meters used to optimize oil well testing and production. Agar provides innovative solutions for applications such as: heavy oil well testing, waste water treatment, automatic tank dewatering, desalters and gas liquid foam control.

Calscan Solutions

Grant in 2017
Calscan Solutions is an instrumentation and control company that manufactures downhole and sub-surface pressure recorders, flow computers, solar powered separator controls, and cyclone separators. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Medellin, Antioquia.

waterStrider Treatment

Grant in 2017
waterStrider treatment removes oil, sulphide, bacteria, metals, and suspended solids from frac water, making it reusable for a fraction of the price of current fresh water use at fracking sites. In doing so, the environmental impact and costs associated with fracking are dramatically reduced.

Acceleware

Grant in 2017
Acceleware Ltd. is a Canadian clean-tech company focused on developing innovative technologies for the oil and gas industry, specifically in heavy oil and oil sands production. It operates through two main segments: Radio Frequency (RF) Heating and High-Performance Computing. The RF Heating segment is dedicated to the development of RF XL, a patented low-cost, low-carbon production technology that aims to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impact while enhancing extraction efficiency. This technology does not require water or solvents and features a flexible, small physical footprint. The High-Performance Computing segment provides advanced software solutions, including seismic imaging tools and electromagnetic modeling applications, along with consulting and training services. Acceleware is committed to promoting cleaner energy production and has partnered with the Saa Dene Group to enhance the adoption of its technologies while aligning with environmental and Indigenous values. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Calgary, Acceleware is positioned at the intersection of technology and sustainability in the energy sector.

Hifi Engineering

Grant in 2017
HiFi Engineering Inc. is a Calgary-based company that specializes in the development of advanced fiber optic sensing systems, sensors, hardware, and visualization software tailored for downhole and pipeline applications. Founded in 2007, the company focuses on providing solutions for reservoir monitoring, well and pipeline integrity monitoring, and leak detection. Its product offerings include the HDS MiCro tool for downhole flow applications and the HDS MaCro system for permanent monitoring of pipelines and reservoirs. HiFi Engineering serves oil and gas service companies predominantly in North America and develops turnkey distributed fiber optic sensing platforms that encompass sensing cables, downhole tools, and various levels of acquisition and interpretation software. The company is supported by over 33 patents and maintains strategic partnerships with industry leaders, enhancing its capabilities in delivering high-quality data for its clients.
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