On June 25, 2026, Parliamentary Secretary Corey Hogan announced over $19.4 million in funding for 13 projects in Alberta that will advance clean energy innovation, improve reliability and enhance energy efficiency in Canada’s industrial sector.
Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program
Supports the implementation of energy efficiency and energy management solutions in Canada’s industrial sector to help reduce emissions, lower costs and strengthen competitiveness.
Project name: Strategic Energy Management for Industry (SEMI)
Recipient: Emissions Reduction Alberta
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Funding amount: $10,000,000
Description: This investment will support industrial facilities in Alberta to improve energy performance, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen competitiveness through energy management practices and efficiency measures.
Project name: Efficiency-Focused Ventilation Retrofits
Recipient: McCain Foods Canada
Location: Coaldale, Alberta
Funding amount: $3,700,000
Description: This project will implement energy management information systems and energy efficiency–focused capital retrofits at McCain Foods facilities in Alberta and Manitoba.
Project name: Driving Operational Excellence and Energy Management
Recipient: West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Location: Multiple facilities in Alberta
Funding amount: $666,000
Description: This project will support staff training, hire and retain energy managers and implement energy management systems across 10 facilities in Alberta.
Project name: SIL Industrial Mineral Application
Recipient: 543077 Alberta Ltd.
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Funding amount: $371,538
Description: This project will implement energy management systems, conduct energy assessments and complete energy efficiency retrofits.
Project name: Enercapita Energy and Carbon Management System
Recipient: Enercapita Energy Ltd.
Location: Multiple facilities in Alberta
Funding amount: $235,940
Description: This project will conduct facility energy assessments and implement a corporate energy management system to optimize energy use and reduce operating costs associated with energy and carbon compliance.
Project name: Dawson, Kakwa, and Karr Energy Assessments
Recipient: ARC Resources Ltd.
Location: Alberta and British Columbia
Funding amount: $150,000
Description: This project will conduct energy assessments and audits at upstream oil and gas facilities to improve energy performance and strengthen competitiveness.
Project name: Alix Facility Modernization Project
Recipient: Rahr Malting Canada Ltd.
Location: Alix, Alberta
Funding amount: $133,073
Description: This project will support energy management training, energy assessments, implementation of an energy management system and energy efficiency improvements to enhance energy performance.
Project name: Advanced Process Control and Energy Optimization Studies
Recipient: Pembina Gas Infrastructure Inc.
Location: Alberta
Funding amount: $123,750
Description: This project will conduct energy assessments and audits at natural gas processing facilities in Alberta.
Project name: Driving Energy Efficiency at CSV’s Alberta Plants
Recipient: CSV Midstream Solutions
Location: Valhalla and Simonette, Alberta
Funding amount: $100,000
Description: This project will implement ISO 50001-compliant energy management systems recognized by the 50001 Ready Canada program.
Project: Aurum Facilities Energy Audit
Recipient: EPCOR Water Services Inc.
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Funding amount: $50,000
Description: This project will conduct energy assessments and audits to identify opportunities to improve energy performance and reduce operating costs.
The Energy Innovation Program (EIP)
The EIP advances clean energy technologies that will help Canada maintain a competitive, reliable and affordable energy system while transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
EIP – Smart Grids Call for Proposals – Demonstration Call for Proposals
Supports the demonstration and development of grid modernization to reduce emissions and strengthen Canada’s electricity systems.
Project name: EQUS Charge Club — V2G for Increasing Transmission Capacity
Recipient: EQUS REA
Location: Innisfail, Alberta
Funding amount: $2,451,597
Description: This project will demonstrate how electric vehicle chargers and battery storage can provide power back to the grid to improve electricity grid reliability, support clean energy integration and reduce the need for traditional grid upgrades.
EIP – Hydrogen Centre of Excellence with Alberta Innovates
Supports studies, ecosystem development, public awareness, opportunity identification and development of codes and standards.
Project name: Low-Emission Hydrogen Production Plant Design
Recipient: VulcanX Energy Corp.
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Funding amount: $971,025.56
Description: This project completed a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) and a partial Detailed Engineering Design (DED) of a pre-commercial hydrogen production plant based on natural gas pyrolysis technology.
Project name: Field Trial of Hydrogen Storage in Canadian Bedded and Domal Salts
Recipient: University of Alberta
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Funding amount: $500,000
Description: This project will conduct a field trial of underground hydrogen storage in salt formations in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, helping advance knowledge and data to support future large-scale hydrogen storage in Canada.