Congratulations to DEC Member Horseshoe Power for Securing $2 Million in Funding from ERA
Source: · EMISSIONS REDUCTION ALBERTA · | May 6, 2021
$33 MILLION ANNOUNCED FOR 17 PROJECTS WITH A COMBINED VALUE OF $107 MILLION
ERA is committing $33 million for 17 projects with a combined value of $107 million in public and private investment. Funding will advance technology innovations in Alberta’s agriculture, agri-food, and forestry sectors. It will create jobs, attract investment, open new markets and deliver it all with improved environmental performance.
Alberta’s Minister of Environment and Parks, Jason Nixon, announced the winners of the Food, Farming, and Forestry Challenge with ERA CEO, Steve MacDonald, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at ERA’s Lessons Learned Workshop and SPARK Speaker Series online event. Funding comes from the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund and supports innovation in the agriculture, agri-food, and forestry sectors.
If successful, these technology innovations will lead to cumulative GHG reductions of up to 2.7 million tonnes of CO2e by 2030. From the 17 approved projects, four are categorized as natural solutions, seven are in the bioindustry and bioenergy sector, and six projects are in the agriculture and agri-food sector. These technologies are at the pilot, demonstration, or first-of-kind commercial deployment stage of development.
Horseshoe Power
Doef’s Greenhouses is constructing a 13-acre hydroponic vegetable greenhouse and Horseshoe Power is constructing a co-located tri-generation power plant. The tri-generation plant utilizes natural gas from surrounding natural gas fields as fuel and generates electricity, heat, CO2 and water for the greenhouse. Otherwise waste heat will be recovered and used to heat the greenhouse and treat water for plant irrigation. Exhaust CO2 from the power plant will be captured, cleaned and injected into the greenhouse to optimize photosynthesis and plant growth. Also, more energy efficient grow lights and advanced vegetable inspection (reduced spoilage) will be implemented. Emission reductions from the project are estimated at approximately 23,000 tCO2e/yr.