Today marks COSIA’s 10th Anniversary. We celebrate our members’ commitment including $1.8 billion invested in 1,100+ projects that are reducing impacts to air, water and land, while paving the way for next-generation #innovation. Celebrate with us. okt.to/3kTwDU
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Improving even the smallest aspects within the oil sands mining and extraction process can lower the industry’s overall carbon footprint. COSIA is looking for innovations to help replace conventional hot water production approaches. Learn more: cosia.ca/innovation-opp
DYK that in Alberta, tailings ponds make it possible to recycle up to 85 per cent of the water back through mining operations? Interested in learning more about Tailings? Check out our Tailings 101 blog: okt.to/Bd84vq
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Want more information about GHG emissions? How their produced in the oil sands? What the industry is doing to mitigate emissions? Check out our GHG Q&A here: okt.to/Nnh570.
When a microbiologist at NAIT met a colleague in the forest reclamation applied research program, they wondered if combining their research efforts would result in novel ways to remove water from tailings more efficiently. Learn what they discovered: okt.to/aBJRdc
Efficient use of water is the key to improving overall energy efficiency in oil sands mining. COSIA’s members are innovating to progress how it is done. Have ideas? Share them through our Innovation Opportunity: cosia.ca/innovation-opp
Imagine using sunlight to treat industrial water so that it’s clean and safe for aquatic life. It sounds almost too far-fetched to be true. But one Canadian clean tech company has a novel technology called SolarPass that is doing exactly that.
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If you're interested in innovation and clean technologies, check out COSIA's podcasts. We talk to experts developing game-changing technologies that are minimizing environmental impacts to air, land and water in the oil sands.
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The quest for energy efficiency continues in oil sands mining! COSIA wants to hear from you and your ideas to improve hot water generation in oil sands extraction. Check out our Innovation Opportunity: cosia.ca/innovation-opp
NEW FUNDING CALL LAUNCHED: launched its $50M Industrial Transformation Challenge at #COP27. They are seeking tech solutions that can lead to significant emissions reduction across #Alberta’s industrial sectors. Learn more and apply: okt.to/OA87k6
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Pathways Alliance members are exploring multiple pathways to move the oil sands industry closer to net zero emissions by 2050.
Find out how automated truck fleets & artificial intelligence can reduce GHG emissions in this feature story.
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Want to know how automated truck fleets and artificial intelligence can reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Check out our latest feature story on the electrification of mining to learn more.
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Innovate with Us: Help COSIA members find a solution to improve water recycling rates.
Join our online webinar showcasing this Innovation Opportunity on Wednesday, November 16 at 9 a.m. MT.
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Plug and Play Alberta is working with to discover technologies that can measure the amount of unique substances in the oil and gas flow without physical separation. Are you up for the challenge? Learn more ➡️ pnptc.in/3f9QNG0
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Last week, COSIA hosted the 2022 Mine Water Management Science Workshop, bringing together experts from industry, academia, government and elsewhere to share research and best practices on water management in the oil sands. More about our Water Innovation: okt.to/DVn71A
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If you're interested in innovation and clean technologies, check out COSIA's podcasts. We talk to experts developing game-changing technologies that are minimizing environmental impacts to air, land and water in the oil sands.
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Neil Sandstrom has more than 20 years of experience as an enviornmental engineer, and he was involved in environmental planning and closure of more mines than he can remember. COSIA asked Sandstrom what he's learned over the years.
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Getting tailings to settle is an important step toward reclamation and oil sands producers are exploring many different approaches. Using native plants to remove the water leaving a soil-like material is one innovative solution. Find out more: okt.to/zdiMwV
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Allow us to introduce you to the blowdown boiler technology! This technology, led by , converts more than 90 per cent of water into steam and reduces demand for makeup water in operations by half. More at: okt.to/DinxhM
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The Pathways Alliance, representing Canada’s 6 largest oil sands companies, is advancing early work to build one of the world’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities in the oil sands region of northern Alberta.
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Mangrove Water Technologies is a start-up with a novel process to turn saline water into clean water that can be pumped back into an oil sands facility. More about this potential game-changer: okt.to/6s0SG8
It was recently World Migratory Bird Day! The Migratory Connectivity Project seeks to study species of migratory birds across their entire life cycle, giving oil sands producers an opportunity to better understand the ecology of a species at risk. okt.to/pi4CP8
In 2009, five oil sands companies founded the Oil Sands Vegetation Cooperative and started to harvest and bank seeds from plants that are important for re-establishing ecological diversity on reclaimed land. See how the coop has evolved. okt.to/QCzjtp
Molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs) are one potential breakthrough technology. They are a type of fuel cell that operates at high temperatures to produce electricity, heat and water – but no greenhouse gas emissions. More about MCFCs: okt.to/Qh5UiK
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Oil sands companies are pursuing geothermal energy technologies because they have the potential to significantly reduce emissions. It’s another way for the industry to support Canada’s goals of getting to net zero emissions by 2050.
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Tailings are the leftover materials from mining. Companies are producing less tailings and treating tailings faster. New innovation may eventually eliminate tailings altogether. Find out what tailings are all about: okt.to/zEjrq6
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Bitumen Beyond Combustion can help Canada reach net-zero emissions while providing economic opportunities for the country. Intrigued? Learn more: okt.to/8nkfqV
Molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs) are one potential breakthrough technology. They are a type of fuel cell that operates at high temperatures to produce electricity, heat and water – but no greenhouse gas emissions. More about MCFCs: okt.to/ELvkct
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In partnership with , NAIT has developed a Membrane Technology Assessment program to test water treatment technologies. Read more about how this will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support water recycling processes.
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Allow us to introduce the brand new high pressure, high temperature testing unit housed in the COSIA-supported Membrane Testing Lab at ! Membranes promise to be a game changer for the oil sands industry. How? More in our blog: okt.to/egEH7K
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Earlier this week, COSIA’s Director Robert Mugo participated in the Knowledge Bar at Carbon Capture Canada to discuss our Innovation Opportunity. COSIA is seeking transformative post combustion CO2 capture technologies. More at: cosia.ca/sites/default/
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Join the knowledge bar sponsored by @PathwaysNetZero.
Presentation topics covered in these sessions include innovation and collaboration driving oil sands energy transition along with many others.
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Through COSIA, members like Suncor are advancing projects to reduce the reliance of mine haul truck fleets on diesel fuel, thereby reducing emissions. Mine Automation Project Engineer Anthony Van Tol explains how it works. okt.to/8CiDOb
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Canada's oil sands are advancing clean technologies that are key to achieving the ambitious goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Learn more: pathwaysalliance.ca/ClearTheAir/
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Canadians have told us they want our industry to clear the air and share more about the path we are on to net zero. See our plan at: okt.to/t4BR5o
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Do you want to learn more about tailings and what happens to these leftover materials from oil sands mines? See how COSIA members are innovating to progress tailings treatment and transform tailings from mine waste into a valuable resource. okt.to/pljEm7
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CCUS is a technology that captures CO2 emissions from industrial processes before it enters the atmosphere, and then enables either permanent storage or utilization of that carbon. Learn about the vast potential of this technology: okt.to/1jifBE
As industries look to decarbonize their operations, many companies are looking to store their carbon emissions underground. The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin is one of the largest suitable basins around the world for carbon storage. Learn more at: okt.to/9Zj7g5
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Sit back and let the oil sands come to you! The COSIA silvicultural toolkit and virtual tours website is designed to bring the field to the office (or your home) and show you the newest and best techniques in reclamation. Ready to dive in? okt.to/EVsM9I
As the technical division of the Pathway Alliance, COSIA is involved in an ambitious plan to achieve our goal of net zero emissions by 2050, A major component of this plan is carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCS) technology.
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Trees are huge carbon capture and storage facilities and that’s one reason why COSIA members support long-term academic research – to find out how to best reclaim land that’s been disturbed by industrial activity. More in our blog: okt.to/k4ugnh
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Fugitive emissions is the unintended release of GHGs, mainly methane, from mine pits and tailings ponds. The challenge for industry is how to best to quantify fugitive emissions. The solution is in innovation. Learn more at: okt.to/yAQZfW
