Alberta Innovates

Northstar Announces 2023 Financial Results

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Monday, April 29, 2024
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Mr. Aidan Mills, President & CEO and Director of Northstar, stated, "2023 and 2024 have represented a transformational time for the Northstar business.

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  • Mr. Aidan Mills, President & CEO and Director of Northstar, stated, "2023 and 2024 have represented a transformational time for the Northstar business.
  • November 2023 – Placed orders for three major long-lead equipment items for the Empower Calgary Facility, totaling $3.3 million in value.
  • December 2023 – Announced the closing of the first tranche of the convertible debenture unit private placement for gross proceeds of $2.26 million.
  • The Company will host a virtual investor webcast to discuss these financial results and to provide a business update to the investment community on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 14:00 PDT / 17:00 EDT.

C-FER Technologies Working with Taiwan R&D Centre to Ensure Hydrogen Pipeline Safety

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Hydrogen, Agriculture, MOU, Safety, Risk, Alberta Innovates, Research, Health, Business development, Entrepreneurship, Hydrogen sulfide, Transport, Water, Engineering, Metallurgy, Government, Support, Strategic planning, Economic development, Organization, Knowledge, Oil

For hydrogen to be successfully adopted in a reasonable time frame, existing infrastructure such as natural gas pipelines and underground storage will have to be repurposed.

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  • For hydrogen to be successfully adopted in a reasonable time frame, existing infrastructure such as natural gas pipelines and underground storage will have to be repurposed.
  • This agreement focuses on adapting traditional pipeline management approaches to the transportation of hydrogen in Taiwan’s existing infrastructure.
  • C-FER Technologies is working with industry to evaluate, de-risk and implement technologies that enable the widespread use of hydrogen .
  • C-FER is helping industry develop new standards for hydrogen-ready equipment and update industry codes and standards to ensure the safe transition to hydrogen.

Alberta Innovates and Emissions Reduction Alberta Announce New Hydrogen Funding

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Hydrogen, Investment, ERA, Partnership, TIER, Trustee, Engineering, Science, Natural Resources Canada, GHG, Alberta Innovates, Government, Renewable energy

EDMONTON, Alberta, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Government of Alberta , through Alberta Innovates and Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is announcing $57 million, worth $280 million, in innovation funding for 28 projects to advance a hydrogen economy, reduce emissions, and create jobs in Alberta.

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  • EDMONTON, Alberta, April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Government of Alberta , through Alberta Innovates and Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is announcing $57 million, worth $280 million, in innovation funding for 28 projects to advance a hydrogen economy, reduce emissions, and create jobs in Alberta.
  • Alberta Innovates, in partnership with Natural Resources Canada , is committing $22.5 million for 20 early-stage projects through the Hydrogen Centre of Excellence - Competition 2 .
  • ERA, with funding from the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program, is committing $34.5 million for eight late-stage projects through its Accelerating Hydrogen Challenge .
  • 37 reviewers, both internal and external to Alberta Innovates, provided reviews on the projects and ultimately 20 successful applications were recommended to Alberta Innovates’ Board of Trustees for funding.

Northstar Receives Second Government Grant of $100,000 from Alberta Innovates for Engineering Costs of Empower Calgary Facility

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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The Company received approval in March 2022 for a non-repayable $200,000 grant for the direct engineering costs of the Calgary Empower Facility under Alberta Innovates' Bioenergy Program.

Key Points: 
  • The Company received approval in March 2022 for a non-repayable $200,000 grant for the direct engineering costs of the Calgary Empower Facility under Alberta Innovates' Bioenergy Program.
  • Mr. Aidan Mills, President & CEO and Director of Northstar, stated, "Alberta Innovates was the first public organization to support Northstar – recognizing the potential of and providing funding for the engineering of our first-of-its-kind facility.
  • Having now completed the detailed design phase of our Empower Calgary Facility, and having Alberta Innovates recognize this accomplishment with their second government grant is very complimentary to the Company.
  • The support of Alberta Innovates has been very welcome, and we look forward to delivering our first commercial facility that merits their support."

Fortune Minerals Announces Arrival of Samples at SGS Canada in Lakefield, Ontario for Metallurgical Testing

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Monday, April 8, 2024
Mining, Minerals, Natural Resources, Bismuth, Alberta Innovates, Technical report, Government, NWT, Development, Gold, Lead, Metal, News, Policy, Feasibility study, Disclosure, National instrument, Glass, TSX, NICO, Rio Tinto, Democratic republic, Magnet, Multimedia, Aluminium, West Central Railway zone, Cobalt, Engineering, Oil

Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) ( www.fortuneminerals.com ) is pleased to announce the successful delivery of ore samples from the NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper deposit (“NICO Deposit”) in the Northwest Territories (“NWT”) to SGS Canada Inc. in Lakefield, Ontario.

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  • Fortune Minerals Limited (TSX: FT) (OTCQB: FTMDF) (“Fortune” or the “Company”) ( www.fortuneminerals.com ) is pleased to announce the successful delivery of ore samples from the NICO cobalt-gold-bismuth-copper deposit (“NICO Deposit”) in the Northwest Territories (“NWT”) to SGS Canada Inc. in Lakefield, Ontario.
  • Development of the NICO Project would provide a North American supply of three Critical Minerals needed for the energy transition, new technologies, and growing green economy.
  • These will be blended with Fortune test products at SGS Canada Inc. to validate the recovery of the contained metals using the Alberta Refinery metallurgical flow sheet.
  • The JFSL site is an ideal location to construct the Fortune refinery and expand the Edmonton area as a Critical Minerals processing hub in western Canada.

Plug and Play Alberta Announces 72 Startups for Their Fifth Alberta Cohort

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Alberta Innovates, Growth, AB, Digital health, Investment, Sustainability, Telus, Foodservice, Plug and play, Food, Video game

CALGARY, AB, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Plug and Play Alberta has announced 72 startups for their fifth cohort of industry-specific Digital Health, Sustainability, Food & Beverage, and Sector Agnostic (AI) startup accelerator programs.

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  • CALGARY, AB, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Plug and Play Alberta has announced 72 startups for their fifth cohort of industry-specific Digital Health, Sustainability, Food & Beverage, and Sector Agnostic (AI) startup accelerator programs.
  • The full list of startups can be found on Plug and Play's website: Digital Health , Sustainability , Sector Agnostic (AI) , Food & Beverage .
  • "Over the past two years, the collaborative efforts between our cohort startups and the Plug and Play network have resulted in remarkable progress and achievements," said Lindsay Smylie, Director of Plug and Play Alberta.
  • "We're excited to build upon this momentum with our fifth cohort and further the growth of the tech ecosystem here in Alberta."

Built Green Canada Announces Winners in Inaugural Maverick Awards

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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EDMONTON, AB, March 25, 2024 /CNW/ - In conjunction with title sponsor, BC Housing , Built Green Canada announces winners in their inaugural Maverick Awards.

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  • EDMONTON, AB, March 25, 2024 /CNW/ - In conjunction with title sponsor, BC Housing , Built Green Canada announces winners in their inaugural Maverick Awards.
  • The Maverick Awards are another step forward in Built Green Canada's mission to progress sustainability practices and recognize leadership.
  • From this, they created the non-profit organization, Built Green Canada, with founding member, Jayman BUILT, in collaboration with the Canadian Home Builders' Association, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Alberta Research Council, Natural Resources Canada, Climate Change Central, and other key stakeholders.
  • Built Green Canada is a national, non-profit organization working with builders interested in responsible sustainability practices in the residential building sector.

Creating an Innovation Culture

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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CALGARY, Alberta, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What if ideas, innovation, and inventions come from our understanding of culture?

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  • CALGARY, Alberta, March 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What if ideas, innovation, and inventions come from our understanding of culture?
  • Dr. Collins believes there is no external force more influential than culture.
  • The same mechanisms of culture that sway our consumption also inform organizational behavior and societal dynamics.
  • This creates an opportunity for leaders to leverage the power of culture to inform their inventions and establish an organizational culture for constant idea generation.

Alberta Innovates Provides $12.4 million to Advance Health Innovations

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Monday, February 26, 2024
Robotics, Emergency, AICE, University, Alberta Innovates, Injury, POCUS, Health, DSM-IV codes, Magnetic resonance imaging, Patient, Dentistry, Infection, Faculty, Brain, Pharmaceutical industry

Dr. Abhilash Hareendranathan, from the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, is a recipient of an Accelerating Innovations into Care (AICE)-Concepts award from Alberta Innovates , and believes he has an answer to that question.

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  • Dr. Abhilash Hareendranathan, from the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, is a recipient of an Accelerating Innovations into Care (AICE)-Concepts award from Alberta Innovates , and believes he has an answer to that question.
  • This unique opportunity is part of the suite of AICE programs designed to advance health technologies toward market adoption with the aim of providing positive economic and health impacts for Alberta.
  • This year, 10 awards are being provided to researchers and innovators around Alberta for a total of $6.1 million.
  • We’re grateful that Alberta Innovates supports our researchers’ efforts to get their life-changing innovations from the lab to the bedside, to help improve outcomes for patients in Alberta and beyond.

Where Humanity Meets Technology

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
AI, Quality of life, Alberta Innovates, Physiology, Stanford University, Intersection, Machine learning, Humanity, Robotics

Dr. Poppy Crum , an eminent neuroscientist, is coming to INVENTURE$ 2024 (Inventures) to talk about these very things.

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  • Dr. Poppy Crum , an eminent neuroscientist, is coming to INVENTURE$ 2024 (Inventures) to talk about these very things.
  • She will be taking the main stage on Friday May 31, 2024 to deliver a keynote address called the Intersection of Humanity and Technology.
  • “I can’t think of a better way to conclude Inventures 2024, than for Dr. Poppy Crum to share her insights about the collision between humanity and technology.
  • Launched in 2018, Inventures is gaining global interest as the place to discover new technologies, talent, capital, customers and markets.