Digital Innovations in Clean Energy (DICE) Open Call 1.0 (2020)

17 successful projects in the Digital Innovation in Clean Energy (DICE) program received over $3 million combined in funding.

Project at a Glance

Funding Awarded: $3 million
Sector: Emerging Technology & Data Science, Energy
Program: Digital Innovation in Clean Energy (DICE)
Applicant Project Title Requested AI Funding Total Project Budget Sector Focus Technology Type
University of Alberta, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts in the Future Smart Grid $ 162,233 $ 2,548,633 Renewable & Alternative Energy Blockchain
Validere Validere Edge: Identifying More Efficient Opportunities and Decreasing Carbon Miles and Waste $ 200,000 $ 400,000 Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production Data Analytics
MADALA SOFTWARE Online Optimization and Surveillance of SAGD Production Wells $ 111,370 $ 278,425 Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production Data Analytics
Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada / AirMarket Energy Unmanned Traffic Management Trials (Energy UTM) $ 125,000 $ 2,450,000 Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production UAV/Robotics
PureHM Inc Monitor Cathodic Protection, Corrosion and Interference on Multiple Pipelines Using Versatile IOT Telemetry Solution $ 200,000 $ 500,000 Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production Internet of Things
ntwist inc Artificial Intelligence for Process Optimization and Energy Reduction in Electric Vehicle Battery Materials Production $ 200,000 $ 493,950 Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production Automation
Revival Analytics Ltd. Digital Remote Oil and Gas Well Monitoring and Leak Detection: Software and Ecosystem Development $ 200,000 $ 650,868 Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production Data Analytics
Arcus Power Corp Improved Electrical Demand Forecasting Techniques in Presence of Behind the Meter Distributed Solar Generation $ 158,557 $ 317,114 Renewable & Alternative Energy Prediction
Synauta Inc. Development of OPEX Saving, Machine Learning Algorithms for Reverse Osmosis $ 200,000 $ 3,054,921 Water Innovation Machine Learning
Imperial Microseismic Monitoring for Well Surveillance Using Deep Learning $ 200,000 $ 750,000 Land & Biodiversity Machine Learning
GuildOne Inc. Questor Integrated Emissions Data Measurement and Reporting Platform $ 200,000 $ 2,212,000 Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production Blockchain
Grayblock Power Blockchain Enabled Community Power Generation Development $  200,000 $ 400,000 Carbon Capture & Utilization Blockchain
Exergy Solutions Inc Dynamic VR (D-VR) Training Model $ 200,000 $ 544,800 Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production AR/VR
Akine Well Optimization Services Inc. Dynamometer Classification and Machine Learning Identification of Real-Time Well Behavior for the Digital Oilfield – Phase I $ 200,000 $ 735,450 Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production Automation
University of Calgary Digital Technologies in Reservoir Interpretation and Production Prediction $ 200,000 $ 459,200 Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production Machine Learning
Galatea Technologies Inc. Multivariate Optimization and Automation of Oilfield Disposal & Transportation Logistics $ 200,000 $ 500,000 Cleaner Hydrocarbon Production Data Analytics
Optimal Solutions Ltd. Application of Cutting-Edge Toolkit for Optimal Operation of River Basin Infrastructure $ 75,000 $ 190,000 Water Innovation Machine Learning
  Total $3,032,160 $16,485,361