Alberta is putting nearly $51 million into 16 new technology projects designed to cut emissions while advancing industrial innovation, creating a fresh push for clean technology commercialization across the province.

The investment from Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) supports projects with a combined value of nearly $180 million. The technologies span carbon capture, hydrogen, methane management, critical minerals, nuclear fuel, advanced manufacturing and resource efficiency.

Among the projects is technology from Svante Technologies aimed at capturing about 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually from a pulp mill in Peace River. Other projects include a hydrogen hub in southeast Alberta, lithium refining technology, methane-monitoring systems and drone-based robotics for power-line operations.

ERA estimates the projects could deliver 117,700 tonnes of cumulative greenhouse-gas reductions by 2030, create about 1,556 person-years of employment and contribute approximately $250 million to Alberta’s GDP if the projects achieve their targets.

The funding highlights Alberta's growing effort to combine its traditional energy expertise with next-generation industrial technology, while helping Canadian companies develop technologies that could eventually compete in international markets.

For Canada’s technology sector, the investments also signal increasing demand for technologies that can improve industrial efficiency while reducing emissions.