With funding and support from Alberta Innovates, Emissions Reduction Alberta, Lafarge, and other industry partners, WaterSMART Solutions Ltd., a Hazen Company, has prepared a report studying the potential water impacts of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) development in Alberta. This work builds upon WaterSMART’s previous study of hydrogen’s potential water impacts and is motivated by the…
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Description Alberta has committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050 and now must take actionable steps towards achieving this goal (Government of Alberta, 2023). The province is positioned to rapidly advance a hydrogen fuel economy, which has the potential to reduce emissions across many sectors. In addition to its existing uses in oil and gas…
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Description With funding and support from Alberta Innovates, ATCO, Capital Power, Hydrogen Naturally, Kiwetinohk Energy Corporation, and the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16, WaterSMART Solutions Ltd. has prepared a report studying the water impacts of hydrogen development in Alberta. In recognition of the potential scale and speed of hydrogen development in the province, this…
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Description The first edition of the Guidance Framework for Pilot Testing of Industrial Water Reuse Technology (the Guidance Framework) was published in April 2023 by WaterSMART Solutions Ltd. and ACWA (Advancing Canadian Water Assets). The Guidance Framework was developed over a period of several months through a project co-funded by Alberta Innovates and CRIN (the…
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WaterSMART Solutions Ltd. June 2022 Executive Summary The draft Water Conservation Policy for Upstream Oil and Gas (October 2016) requires that the energy industry consider alternative water sources for operations use, when accessible, with the objective of minimizing industry use of high quality non-saline (HQNS) water. As the Alberta energy industry works to reduce…
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