EIH

PTRC's Energy Innovation Hub builds on over 25 years of expertise in enhanced oil recovery (EOR), carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), and other sustainable energy technologies.

The EIH is equipped to drive the future of energy innovation. 
 

About

The mission at EIH is to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of energy production while minimizing environmental impacts through cutting-edge research, technological innovation, and education. EIH supports economic transformation through technological innovation. It serves as a central resource for advancing sustainable energy technologies and practices.

Advancements in EOR, CCUS, geothermal energy, blue hydrogen, and Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) are all key technologies for EIH. Efforts focus on improving energy production, reducing CO2 emissions, and supporting sustainable growth across various sectors including mining, power production, oil & gas, and others.

Main Goals of EIH

  • Enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of energy production, and
  • Minimize environmental impacts through:
    • Collaborative sustainable energy research
    • Technological innovation
    • Reliable education and knowledge dissemination

 

Research

Advancing Sustainable Energy through Collaboration

The focus of EIH will extend beyond technological innovation to include strategies for implementing these solutions on a global scale. EIH aims to support cleaner, more efficient energy systems that will have a positive impact on both the environment and the economy to create a more sustainable future.

The Energy Innovation Hub hosts the most specialized equipment of its kind in Saskatchewan, making it a pivotal resource for advanced R&D in energy. The facility offers a comprehensive suite of analytical capabilities, including:

  • Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods (Thermal, Chemical, CO2, and others)
  • Fluid-Fluid and Rock Analyses
  • Routine and Special Core Analyses
  • High Pressure, High Temperature (HPHT) Phase Behavior Studies
  • Physical Modeling
  • Numerical Simulations

Key Services

The EIH offers facilities and resources designed to support the full spectrum of energy innovation, including:

  • Early-stage research
  • Prototype development
  • Commercialization
  • Field deployment of technologies

EIH’s advanced laboratories, testing environment, and analytical tools provide the necessary resources for exploring new ideas and transforming them into viable technologies. As demands for low-carbon solutions grow, EIH seeks to assist energy and resource companies, power producers, the industrial and manufacturing sectors, research institutions, and government agencies.

 

Partners

EIH fosters innovation through a collaborative ecosystem where leading experts, researchers, and organizations come together to address the most pressing energy challenges faced by industry and governments. By creating a synergy between diverse disciplines and leveraging a wide range of expertise and industry input, EIH enables the development and deployment of energy solutions.

 

Research Partners

Collaboration is at the forefront of EIH. Partnerships with academic institutions, industry leaders, government agencies, Indigenous communities and organizations, and startups foster a vibrant network of knowledge application and energy innovation. These partnerships drive cross-disciplinary research, encourage the sharing of best practices, and accelerate the adoption of new technologies. Partner logos are forthcoming.

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