Accelerating Canada's Global Impact in Energy through Research, Leadership and Innovation

加拿大的碳氢化合物资源使能源成为我国经济的支柱，但环境和社会需要迫使我们开发新的可持续方法来生产、运输和使用能源。 阿尔伯塔大学提议建立未来能源系统研究所（FESRI），以制定一条负责任地开发和使用加拿大数万亿美元能源资源的道路，同时促进向低碳能源经济的平稳过渡。 FESRI将建立一个综合研究计划，将阿尔伯塔大学的工程、科学、社会科学、人文、商业和法律研究人员联合起来。联邦经济和社会研究所将关注以下两方面： 为当今能源系统的关键挑战找到解决方案，这对加拿大当前的经济至关重要; 开发技术和实践，使加拿大在未来的低碳经济中蓬勃发展。 FESRI将直接解决开发加拿大非常规碳氢化合物资源的挑战：尾矿，水资源利用，温室气体排放，土地复垦以及安全有效的能源运输。其研究计划旨在确保加拿大在就业、收入和声誉方面受益于对这一自然资源的持续负责任的开发。FESRI还关注加拿大未来低碳经济的机遇。 通过专注于阿尔伯塔大学的优势，包括先进材料，智能电网和生物加工，该研究所可以加速加拿大向更多可再生能源的过渡。在FESRI中嵌入人文，社会科学和法律专家是实现以公正和公平的方式开发新的可持续能源系统目标的关键。 FESRI是一个综合性研究企业的开始，设想在加拿大第一卓越研究基金资助结束后继续很长时间。FESRI将为加拿大建立一个新的能源未来，推动我国在能源技术开发和使用方面处于世界领先地位。

Canada’s hydrocarbon endowment has made energy a pillar of our economy, but environmental and societal imperatives compel us to develop new and sustainable approaches to producing, transporting and using energy. The University of Alberta proposes to establish the Future Energy Systems Research Institute (FESRI) to develop a path to the responsible development and use of Canada’s multi-trillion-dollar energy resources, while facilitating a smooth transition to a lower-carbon energy economy. FESRI will establish an integrated research program uniting University of Alberta researchers in engineering, sciences, social sciences, humanities, business and law. FESRI will concern itself both with: finding solutions to the critical challenges of today’s energy system, which is vital to Canada’s current economy; and developing technologies and practices that position Canada to thrive in a future, lower-carbon economy. FESRI will directly address challenges for developing Canada’s unconventional hydrocarbon resources: tailings, water use, greenhouse gas emissions, land reclamation, and safe and efficient energy transportation. Its research program is aimed at ensuring that Canada benefits—in terms of jobs, revenue and reputation—from the continued responsible development of this natural resource. FESRI is also focused on the opportunities for Canada in the future, low-carbon economy. By concentrating on the University of Alberta’s strengths, including advanced materials, smart electrical grids, and bioprocessing, the institute can accelerate Canada’s transition toward more renewable sources of energy. Embedding experts in the humanities, social sciences and law within FESRI is key to achieving the goal of developing new and sustainable energy systems in a just and equitable manner. FESRI is the beginning of a comprehensive research enterprise, envisioned to continue long after Canada First Research Excellence Fund funding ends. FESRI will build a new energy future for Canada, propelling our country to world leadership in energy technology development and use.