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May 04, 2023

CRIN Project Cafe

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CRIN's Project Cafe is a weekly series featuring the projects awarded funding in the CRIN $80 million oil and gas technology competitions.

Click on the project titles to learn more about them.




June 8, 2023: Reducing Environmental Footprint Technology Competition - Novel Hydrocarbon Extraction Projects 

Link to register: 

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4216819289142/WN_Le3qUEgbSVeparCKcKxdhQ


This panel will be moderated by: Stephen Arseniuk, CRIN Novel Hydrocarbon Extraction Theme Lead 


Project Title: Accelerated Advancement of a Dimethyl Ether (DME) Assisted In Situ Bitumen Recovery Process

Presented by: Haibo Huang, InnoTech Alberta


Project Title: Mannville Enhanced Hydrogen Recovery Project

Presented by: Rob Sturgess, Cvictus Inc.


Project Title: Non-Aqueous Extraction (NAE) Field Demonstration Unit

Presented by: Jiwon Lee, Syncrude


Project Title: Improving Natural Gas Field-Compressor Efficiency

Presented by: Victor Juchymenko, Great Northern Power Corp.


Key Resources: Available Post Event

  • Watch a recorded version of the June 8, 2023 webinar





June 1, 2023: Reducing Environmental Footprint Technology Competition - Water Projects 

Link to register: https://bit.ly/42ZwqOV

This panel will be moderated by: Adele Zenide, CRIN Water Technology Development Theme Lead 


Project Title: High Saline Produced Water Treatment with Ultrafiltration

Presented by: Justin Gregoire, ARC Resources


Project Title: HipVap IFSG Commercial Pilot Demo 

Presented by: Jacob Denis, Jane Cavanagh, Scovan Innovations Inc.


Project Title: Solar-Activated Water treatment to Accelerate Oil Sands Process-Affected Water Return

Presented by: Zac Young, H2nanO  Inc.



Key Resources: Available Post Event

  • Watch a recorded version of the June 1, 2023 webinar





May 25, 2023: Reducing Environmental Footprint Technology Competition - Methane Projects 

Link to register: https://bit.ly/3Mmm9ac

This panel will be moderated by: Marc Godin, CRIN Methane Monitoring, Quantification and Abatement Theme Lead 


Project Title: Simple Methane Elimination Using Nitrogen

Presented by: Jacqueline Peterson, Kathairos Solutions Inc.


Project Title: A Cost-effective and Accurate End-to-end Multi-Sensor Digital Platform for Methane Detection, Quantification, Monitoring, Reporting and Prediction 

Presented by: Steve Liang, SensorUp Inc.


Project Title: 1 KWe Gas Wellhead Remote Power Unit

Presented by: Maarten Elferink, Etalim Inc.


Key Resources: 





May 11, 2023: Digital Oil and Gas Technology Competition - Digital Projects

This panel was moderated by: Marc Godin, CRIN Methane Monitoring, Quantification and Abatement Theme Lead


Project Title: Automated Wildlife Detection & RoBird (Drone Ornithopter) Deterrence System (AWDNRDS)

Presented by: Jordan Cicoria, AERIUM Analytics


Project Title: Intelligent Robotic Inspection: Contact-Based Inspection using Tethered Flying Robots

Presented by: Kieran Boyd, Avestec


Project Title: Machine Learning for False Positive Elimination in Continuous Methane

Presented by: Monica Sippola, Kuva Systems


Project Title: Emissions Reduction Through Continuous Monitoring and AI

Presented by: Taryn Humphreys, Qube Technologies


Project Title: AI Driven, IoT Connected Worker Solution for Better Safety, Productivity, and Environmental Performance

Presented by: Jack Bogart, SensorUp Inc.


Project Title: Digital Twinning Legacy Facilities - Unified Data for Environments, Safety & Productivity Improvements

Presented by: Trevor Macmaster, VEERUM Inc.


Project Title: Field Demonstration of AI Powered Predictive Emissions Monitoring Systems (PEMSs)

Presented by: Ling Bai, VL Energy


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May 4, 2023: Reducing Environmental Footprint Technology Competition - Land Projects

This panel will be moderated by: Katie Howes, Novel Land and Wellsite Remediation Theme Lead

Project Title: EcoSeis: Environmental Footprint Reduction for Subsurface Exploration Programs 

Presented by: Andrea Crook, OptiSeis Solutions Ltd.


Project Title: Testing Alternate Products in Place of Cement for Well Decommissioning and Remediation

Presented by: Fred Wassmuth, Innotech Alberta


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