Alberta Innovates — Bioenergy and Circular Economy
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Overview
The Bioenergy and Circular Economy program supports projects that focus on renewable fuels, waste conversion, and building a circular economy in plastics, with funding open continuously for innovative initiatives within a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 3-7. Eligible applicants include various entities such as technology developers, SMEs, and academic institutions, provided they demonstrate alignment with Alberta's bioenergy priorities while leveraging existing oil and gas infrastructure.
At a glance
Funding available
- Reduce environmental footprint
- No Condition
- Open continuously
Eligible candidates
- Manufacturing
- Professional, scientific and technical services
- Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- Alberta
- Non-profit
- Public or Parapublic institution
- For-profit business
- Sole proprietorship
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- Startups
- Higher Education
- Research
- Environment
- Economic, Social and Community Development
- Business Associations
- Business owners / entrepreneurs
- Nonprofits / charities
- Academia / students
- All structures
- Municipal
- Provincial
- National
- International
Next steps
Activities funded
The Bioenergy and Circular Economy program supports projects focused on advancing technology development in renewable fuels, waste conversion, and building a circular economy, particularly in plastics. It aims to leverage Alberta's existing oil and gas infrastructure to support initiatives that mitigate environmental impacts and add value to existing products.
- Development of biofuels, biogases, and synthetic fuels, including sustainable aviation fuels.
- Advancement of waste conversion technologies focused on reducing consumer, industrial, and agricultural solid waste.
- Implementation of plastic recycling technologies to develop circular plastic solutions.
- Projects optimizing the economic value from residual biomass and waste streams.
- Innovative waste management solutions, such as cannabis waste management and gasification of coal by-products.
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
Funding is open to various applicants including technology developers, industry, industrial associations, SMEs, R&D organizations, post-secondary institutions, municipalities, not-for-profits, government labs, individuals, and others advancing technology within a TRL range of 3-7. Applicants do not need to be based in Alberta but must demonstrate a value proposition for the province and alignment to program priorities.
Eligible geographic areas
This grant program does not impose geographical restrictions, allowing organizations globally to apply, provided they demonstrate a clear value proposition for Alberta. Applicants must align with the program's priority areas in bioenergy and circular economy.
- No geographical restrictions; open to global applicants.
Additional information
Here are additional relevant details for this grant:
- The intake process operates on a continuous basis, meaning proposals can be submitted at any time.
- Alberta Innovates uses both internal and external reviewers to evaluate applications, based on their expertise in specific subject matters and business.
- The evaluation process considers innovation, execution, and impacts as major criteria categories.
- Contacting a Clean Resources Project Advisor is recommended to ensure the project scope meets the program requirements before submitting an application.
- Applicants must be legally capable of executing an Investment Agreement if successful.
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