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Alberta CCEMC providing $46M for carbon capture and storage and cleaner energy projects in oil sands region

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Alberta, Canada’s Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation is providing C$46 million (US$45 million) in funding to support six new carbon capture and storage and cleaner technology projects in the Canadian oil sands region. Husky Energy: 2.9 Inventys Thermal Technologies Inc.: $3

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UT Austin team and partners report on extensive measurements of methane emissions during natural gas production

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Because of this equipment, methane emissions from well completions are 97% lower than calendar year 2011 national emission estimates, released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in April 2013. After a well is fractured, it is cleared of sand and liquids that were injected into the well in a process called completion flowback.

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Canada oil sands producers form alliance to improve environmental performance

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Twelve of Canada’s oil sands producers have formed a new alliance, Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA), focused on accelerating the pace of improving environmental performance in Canada’s oil sands through collaborative action and innovation. This would improve plant reliability.

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Cenovus increased oil sands production by 14% year-on-year in Q3; Wedge Wells for increased recovery and lower steam-to-oil ratio

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a Canadian integrated oil company, reported an increase in third quarter crude oil production year-on-year of about 4% due to oil sands production that was 14% higher compared with the same period a year earlier. Conventional oil production slightly declined due to a combination of factors. Cenovus Energy Inc.,

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Cleantech Blog Cleantechblog.com, the premier cleantech site for commentary on news and technology relating to clean tech, greentech, energy, climate change and carbon, and the environment. Ontological Shock An Open Letter to Fred Krupp Report from GridEcon Conference SGS Climate Change Head on the First Carbon Credit.

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