Renewable and Alternative Energy Program

This focus area invests in technology projects and initiatives critical to achieving a net-zero domestic energy system.

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Program at a Glance

Strategic Initiative: Clean Technology
Business Area: Clean Technology
Priority Area(s): Work is focused on electrification with low or no carbon electricity production as a pathway to decarbonize the energy industry.

Eligibility

Alberta-based: No
Organization Type: Academic Institutions & Researchers
Multi-National Enterprise
Post-Secondary Students
Small to Medium Enterprise

Overview

Renewable and Alternative Energy focuses on Grid Modernization and Clean Power and Heat technology innovation. The area supports Alberta’s energy industries and technology innovators in producing and delivering affordable and reliable energy, in all its forms, while delivering on environmental performance goals.

Grid Modernization

Renewable and Alternative Energy is positioned to ensure Alberta’s future electricity system is safe, reliable, sustainable, and designed for growth. The future of electricity systems involves using smart, data-enabled, and digital solutions.

Focused on emerging technologies enabling a modern transmission and distribution network, this area invests in technologies that support a two-way flow of electricity, non-wire solutions, including grid enhancing technologies, for congestion management and optimized distributed energy.

The Alberta Smart Grid Consortium chaired by Alberta Innovates is one way that we’re championing Grid Modernization in Alberta.

Clean Power and Heat

Non-emitting electricity and heat production technologies are needed for reliable and resilient net-zero energy systems and industrial operations.

Focused on emerging and enabling technologies to assist with the transition to lower carbon energy systems in the areas of nuclear, geothermal, solar, wind and more.

The Alberta Nuclear Energy Consortium chaired by Alberta Innovates is one way that we champion Clean Power and Heat in Alberta.

Open Intakes

Renewable and Alternative Energy - Continuous Intake

Due date: Continuous

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Eligibility

Funding is open to all categories of lead applicant including technology developers, industry, industrial associations, small and medium-sized enterprises, research and development (R&D) organizations, post-secondary institutions, municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, government research labs, individuals and others, who are advancing technology development within a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) range of 3-7.

Applicants are not required to be based in Alberta, but must demonstrate a clear value proposition for the Province and be able to clearly demonstrate alignment to the program area priorities.

For full details of eligibility criteria, consult the Clean Resources Continuous Intake Program Guide.

Successful applicants must be legally able to execute the Investment Agreement.

How To Apply

  1. Contact a Clean Resources Project Advisor, listed below, to determine if project scope meets the requirements.
  2. Register on SmartSimple, the online application portal.
  3. Complete and submit the Intake Form on SmartSimple.
  4. Wait for your Intake Form to be reviewed to determine if the proposed proejct will be invited to submit a Detailed Proposal.

For more details on eligibility and the intake process, consult the Program Guide.

If you have determined that your project meets our criteria, please contact a Project Advisor before submitting your Intake Form.

Evaluation Process

During the review process, Alberta Innovates leverages internal staff with subject-matter and business expertise and external reviewers to evaluate applications submitted.   

Proposed projects will be evaluated against criteria in three major categories: Innovation; Execution; and Impacts.  The considerations for each criterion are detailed in the SmartSimple online application form.

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Open and Upcoming Intakes

Renewable and Alternative Energy - Continuous Intake

This program invests in projects to develop and deploy clean technologies to benefit Albertans and contribute to the province’s low-carbon economy.

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