Grant: Canada First Research Excellence Fund

unconventional oil, oil sands tailings, land reclamation, renewable energy biofuels, bioproducts, carbon capture, carbon storage, energy transportation systems, smart electrical grid, greenhouse gas reduction, water treatment, advanced materials, sensors, data analytics, energy humanities, energy policy, environmental stewardship, community engagement, First Nations engagement

INTEGRATED RESEARCH PROGRAM DEVELOPING NEW AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES TO THE PRODUCTION, TRANSPORTATION AND USE OF ENERGY: Responsible development of Canada's oil sands assets through innovations that maximize the efficiency and minimize evironmental and social consequences; Improvement of environmental performance of energy systems through new technologies and practices that mitigate impacts and address climate change; Transition to lower carbon energy economy by seizing and developing the potential of renewable energy sources; Development of technologies and social practices essential to the successful implementation of the innovations