Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) has committed to funding 12 innovative methane-reducing technology projects. The projects have a combined value of more than USD $83 million and are approved for up to USD $29.5 million in ERA funding. The projects target methane emissions monitoring, detection and reduction in the oil and gas, power generation, agriculture and forestry sectors.
The new initiatives are the result of the ERA Methane Challenge and were selected for funding through ERA’s competitive process. ERA leveraged its investment to advance projects that will help industry meet the province’s climate leadership objective to reduce methane emissions by 45 percent by 2025.
The ERA Methane Challenge launched in October 2016 to develop and demonstrate innovative technology solutions to help Alberta detect, quantify and reduce methane emissions. The organization received 118 submissions through the competition.