Learn first-hand the key issues in our region by participating on policy tours in the greater Calgary area.
Attendees must be registered to attend the tours- please register in advance or onsite at the registration desk, pending availability.
Attendees must be registered to attend the tours- please register in advance or onsite at the registration desk, pending availability.
Olds College Smart Farm
Sunday, July 24 | 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The Olds College Smart Farm is a living lab designed to test, showcase and validate in a commercial agriculture setting. The Smart farm tour will showcase key areas of applied research and give you a taste of the best of Alberta from our local brewery with farm based and brewed beers. The tour will highlight the following:
- The wetlands that test out technologies to support sustainable water management in Agriculture
- Robotics platform that are being test and utilized on the Smart Farm
- Sensor platforms utilized in today's agriculture
- Feedlot technologies utilized to support sustainable beef production
- Data lab that monitors system on the farm
- Tour of the local brewery with a taste of locally brewed beers
Canadian Pacific Hydrogen Locomotive Tour
Wednesday, July 27 | 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
In December 2020, CP announced it would design and build North America’s first line-haul hydrogen-powered locomotive using fuel cells and batteries to power the locomotive’s electric traction motors. In December 2021, the H20EL ran under its own power and is currently undergoing field testing.
CP’s Hydrogen Locomotive Program has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from locomotive operations and will demonstrate and evaluate the technical performance of hydrogen-powered locomotives and supporting fueling infrastructure in real-world operations. The program will generate critical industry knowledge and experience that will inform commercialization and future development.
Attendees will have the opportunity to board the H2OEL and tour its operations. Located at CP’s Ogden Campus, attendees will meet at the Royal Canadian Pacific pavilion before touring the H20EL.
Please indicate on registration if you are interested in attending, as the tour is invitation only. Waitlisted attendees will be considered and confirmed on a rolling basis. Participants will be notified by email.
CP’s Hydrogen Locomotive Program has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from locomotive operations and will demonstrate and evaluate the technical performance of hydrogen-powered locomotives and supporting fueling infrastructure in real-world operations. The program will generate critical industry knowledge and experience that will inform commercialization and future development.
Attendees will have the opportunity to board the H2OEL and tour its operations. Located at CP’s Ogden Campus, attendees will meet at the Royal Canadian Pacific pavilion before touring the H20EL.
Please indicate on registration if you are interested in attending, as the tour is invitation only. Waitlisted attendees will be considered and confirmed on a rolling basis. Participants will be notified by email.
Rimrock Cattle Company
Wednesday, July 27 | 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Alberta is the heart of cattle feeding country in Canada. We invite you to take this opportunity to get a glimpse at a modern intensive livestock operation. We give guests some insights to the various aspects of our business from feeding, animal health and grain processing. Rimrock is unique in that all of our pens have Rolled Compacted Concrete for pen flooring. This allows us to clean pens on a year end basis and also makes the manure that the animals produce perfect for use in a biodigester. Rimrock Cattle Company is a progressive producer that is focused on producing high quality food that is safe for consumers. We work closely with nutritionists, veterinarians and other producers to be innovative. It is important for us to have a sustainable business model that considers the environmental impact of what we do and puts the welfare of our animals and the safety of our employees above all other considerations.
Rimrock is situated in a picturesque setting at the base of the foothills with the Rocky Mountains clearly visible most days. The environment here is well suited to high quality agricultural production, located in a region with some of the best soils in North America and a climate that offers many advantages over other areas. We are also located in an area that has seen a tremendous growth in acreage living and growing urban areas which does offer some challenges to an agricultural enterprise. Participants are encouraged to wear close toed shoes.
Rimrock is situated in a picturesque setting at the base of the foothills with the Rocky Mountains clearly visible most days. The environment here is well suited to high quality agricultural production, located in a region with some of the best soils in North America and a climate that offers many advantages over other areas. We are also located in an area that has seen a tremendous growth in acreage living and growing urban areas which does offer some challenges to an agricultural enterprise. Participants are encouraged to wear close toed shoes.
Fluid Energy's SixRing Inc.
Wednesday, July 27 | 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Fluid Energy's technology subsidiary, SixRing Inc, has developed a suite of patented chemical compositions, methods and low energy processes to create ultra-low carbon biofuels, including Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), and advanced materials from sustainable cellulose. Importantly, compared to most existing biofuel technologies, the SixRing process operates at ambient temperatures and pressures, thereby creating minimal emissions. Moreover, the low-energy process utilizes waste biomass as straw, nutshells or woody biomass and does therefore not compete with food production, and is easily scalable. The process utilizes green chemistry with a very high recyclability of process chemicals and can be easily integrated into existing biomass industrial infrastructure, such as forestry or agricultural processing operations, making it an ideal and ground-breaking technology with potential to serve the broader Pacific Northwest region.
Participants in the site visit to Fluid Energy will see the SixRing 10,000-liter demonstration unit and will have a chance to study some of the biofuels under development as well as the sustainable pure cellulose materials. The SixRing scientific and business development teams will be present to explain the technology, discuss its future pathways, and to answer visitor questions.
Participants in the site visit to Fluid Energy will see the SixRing 10,000-liter demonstration unit and will have a chance to study some of the biofuels under development as well as the sustainable pure cellulose materials. The SixRing scientific and business development teams will be present to explain the technology, discuss its future pathways, and to answer visitor questions.
Film & Television Industry Tour
Wednesday, July 27 | 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
The Calgary Film Commission is pleased to offer attendees of the PNWER Summit an opportunity to tour a standing set and purpose-built film studio and find out how infrastructure, combined with incentives talent and crews, have doubled production activity in our region year over year.
Attendees will visit:
CL Western Town- a standing set just outside of Calgary
The Calgary Film Centre- a purpose-built film and television studio facility
Along the way, tour guides will present Creative Industries initiatives that have supported economic recovery, development and growth in the sector from business attraction, expansion and retention, to best practices in sustainable production and strategies for workforce development. Join us on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 27 from 2pm - 5:30pm to find out more about how film and television is thriving in our region.
Attendees will visit:
CL Western Town- a standing set just outside of Calgary
The Calgary Film Centre- a purpose-built film and television studio facility
Along the way, tour guides will present Creative Industries initiatives that have supported economic recovery, development and growth in the sector from business attraction, expansion and retention, to best practices in sustainable production and strategies for workforce development. Join us on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 27 from 2pm - 5:30pm to find out more about how film and television is thriving in our region.