Emissions Reduction Alberta is investing nearly $50 million across several different projects to accelerate technological solutions oriented toward boosting Canada’s circular economy. Through the Advanced Materials Challenge, ERA has committed $49M to 18 projects, with funding hailing from the Government of Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction fund. The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, for […]
TerraVerdae Bioworks
Freshly Funded TerraVerdae Bioworks Pursues Polymer Innovation
An Edmonton-based clean-tech startup aiming to transform the Canada’s plastics industry recently received funding from Alberta Innovates through the region’s Agri-Food and Bio-industrial Innovation Program. TerraVerdae Bioworks drew investment from the province’s innovation engine because it is developing a bio-technology based on “polyhydroxyalkanoates,” which are polymers that are bio-derived and naturally biodegradable alternatives to more […]
Alberta Innovates Directs Millions of Dollars Toward Local Agricultural Technology
We already know that Alberta is a province actively innovating the agriculture sector in Canada. But the province’s “innovation engine” believes there is even more potential to advance Canadian ag-tech. Agriculture innovators funded by Alberta Innovates are harnessing digital technologies to make farmers’ jobs easier, with lower input costs and a smaller environmental footprint. Eleven […]