Genome Alberta, with support from the Alberta government, has launched five new projects worth $2.9 million aimed at enhancing the application of genomic technologies in Alberta’s energy sector, focusing on environmental improvements. The initiative fosters collaboration between researchers and energy companies to advance lab-scale innovations to practical, field-scale applications. Key projects include DNA diagnostics for oil sands pit lakes, strategies for safe hydrogen storage, soil health measures for forest recovery, biosensors for hydrogen infrastructure, and methods to use microbes for more efficient oil recovery with lower emissions. The projects commenced in January 2026 and are expected to yield adoptable outputs within two years.
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