Name
Turning Liabilities into Assets : The RenuWell Project
Date & Time
Thursday, April 25, 2024, 1:55 PM - 2:25 PM
Keith Hirsche
Description

The RenuWell Project began in 2016 with the goal of using inactive oil and gas facilities as a foundation for small-scale/ community generation solar facilities. In collaboration with the Municipal District of Taber and with support from the government of Alberta through the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre, the project has progressed through a year-long process of stakeholder consultation and recently completed two demonstration sites on orphan well locations. Results of the RenuWell Pilots demonstrated significant cost-savings in reclamation for the O&G industry, strong support from landowners and local government and improved economics for small-scale (less than 1 MW) solar generators. Iron and Earth, working together with the RenuWell Project, developed a training course to assist O&G industry workers in the identification and rapid repurposing of suitable sites. This initiative demonstrates the value of collaboration between the conventional and renewable energy industries in creating a more sustainable future.