5 Low Carbon Innovations Powering Alberta and the UK

 

1. Prevailing winds

Alberta's Enbridge recently invested $750m in an innovative 400MW UK offshore wind project - enough to provide electricity to 300,000 homes!

2. Rethinking CO2

Alberta's Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation is funding 3 exciting UK research projects designed to tackle carbon emissions.

3. Sharing expertise

The UK's Department for Energy and Climate Change recently completed a staff placement within the Alberta Energy Regulator.

Alberta Energy Regulator, Head Office

4. Sparking a interest in low carbon

The UK's 2050 Carbon Calculator was recently installed at the Calgary Telus Spark Science Centre, allowing Albertans to discover their own low carbon solutions.

my2050.decc.gov.uk

5. Get to class!

The University of Calgary signed agreements last year with the University of Edinburgh and with the University of Manchester to push the boundaries of low carbon science and technology.

University of Manchester