據7月29日Oil Monster消息：加拿大艾伯塔省政府通過其減排計劃(ERA)，承諾為ERA的天然氣挑戰項目撥款5840萬美元。天然氣挑戰項目于2019年10月啟動，對處于試點、示范或首次商業部署階段的技術項目開放。ERA的遴選委員會審查了117個項目，其中有20個被選中，其潛力在于開啟阿爾伯塔天然氣價值鏈從生產到最終消費者的創新。

十多年來，ERA一直將最終排放大戶支付的碳價格收入用于投資，以加速創新清潔技術解決方案的開發和采用。自2009年ERA成立以來，它已向183個項目投入6.07億美元，這些項目有助于減少溫室氣體排放，創建有競爭力的行業，并為艾伯塔省帶來新的商業機會。

ERA首席執行官史蒂夫·麥克唐納說：“艾伯塔省對天然氣行業的資金支持吸引了投資，創造了就業機會和促進經濟增長。” 一些項目將通過改善天然氣行??業現有運營的績效而產生立竿見影的影響，而其他項目則在加速變革機會，例如氫氣生產，這可能改變該行業面貌。

馮娟 摘譯自 Oil Monster

原文如下：

Alberta Government Commits $58 Million to Natural Gas Development

The government of Alberta, Canada, through Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), is committing $58.4 million for ERA’s Natural Gas Challenge. The Natural Gas Challenge was launched in October 2019 and was open to projects involving technologies at the pilot, demonstration, or first-of-kind commercial deployment stages. ERA’s selection committee reviewed 117 submissions and of these, 20 projects were selected based on their potential to unlock innovation across Alberta’s natural gas value chain, from production to the end consumer.

For more than 10 years, ERA has been investing the revenues from the carbon price paid by large final emitters to accelerate the development and adoption of innovative clean technology solutions. Since ERA was established in 2009, it has committed $607 million toward 183 projects that are helping to reduce greenhouse gases, create competitive industries, and are leading to new business opportunities in Alberta.

“Today’s announcement by the Government of Alberta supports investment attraction, job creation, and economic growth,” said Steve MacDonald, CEO at ERA. “Some projects will have an immediate impact by improving the performance of the natural gas sector’s existing operations and others are accelerating transformative opportunities, like hydrogen production, that can change the face of the industry.”