Economic Analysis of Reclamation Technologies and Policy Options

This project examines the costs and benefits of reclamation technologies and policy frameworks in the context of energy systems. New reclamation technologies may provide improved outcomes and/or lower costs relative to traditional technologies, such as improved methods for reclaiming oil sands process water in tailings ponds). The technologies may also provide different benefit streams such as more rapid reclamation or improved environmental outcomes.


The analyses will examine the costs and benefits of alternative approaches to reclamation, relative to current methods. The project examines alternative policy frameworks such as tax-refund schemes or new approaches to mine financial security as the costs and benefits of reclamation options depend, in part, on the policy framework that they are developed within. As such, the unique contribution of this project is the integration of the examination of costs and benefits of reclamation approaches, with the assessment of alternative policy frameworks.


Research currently in progress includes several components. Examination of a tax and tax-refund scheme is addressing the impact of linear features on boreal caribou, including measurement of the costs, benefits and impacts on industry and the public of the use of a tax-refund system. Examination of new technologies to treat oil sands process water, includes costs and benefits of alternative technologies. Assessment of alternative policy approaches (financial security, tax, tax-refund, mixtures of systems) on the costs and benefits of oil sands process water reclamation is being addressed.

3 Minute Pitch Winner FES Research Symposium

Zhanji Zhang

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Best Master of Science Thesis Award

Zhanji Zhang

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Brett G. Cortus Memorial Graduate Scholarship 2018

Zhanji Zhang

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Future Energy Systems Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunity Award

Jerico Fiestas Flores

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Outstanding Master's Thesis Award

Zhanji Zhang

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Travis W. Manning Book Prize In Agricultural And Resource Economics 2018

Zhanji Zhang

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A Dynamic Economic Analysis Of Oil Sands Process Water (OSPW) Treatment Alternatives In Alberta

M Anne Naeth, Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Grant K Hauer, Vic Adamowicz, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

A Dynamic Economic Analysis Of Oil Sands Process-Affected Water (OSPW) Treatment Alternatives In Alberta

Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

A Dynamic Economic Analysis Of Oil Sands Process-Affected Water (OSPW) Treatment Alternatives In Alberta

Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

A Dynamic Economic Analysis Of Oil Sands Process-Affected Water (OSPW) Treatment Alternatives In Alberta

M Anne Naeth, Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Grant K Hauer, Vic Adamowicz, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Zhanji Zhang, Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

A Dynamic Economic Analysis Of Oil Sands Process-Affected Water (OSPW) Treatment Alternatives In Alberta

Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

A Dynamic Economic Analysis Of Oil Sands Processed Water Treatment Alternatives In Alberta

Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

A Dynamic Economic Analysis Of Oils Sands Process-Affected Water (OSPW) Treatment Alternative In Alberta

M Anne Naeth, Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Grant K Hauer, Vic Adamowicz, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

A Framework To Estimate The Treatment Cost Of The Oil Sands Process Water (OSPW) In Alberta

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Grant K Hauer, Vic Adamowicz, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

COVID-19 And Nature: Evidence From The Amazon Rainforest

Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

Could A Damaged Land Tax-Refund Scheme Help Endangered Species Recovery?

Zhanji Zhang

Other Event

Does Taxing Oil And Gas Operators Save Caribou?

Zhanji Zhang

Other Event

Economic Analysis Of Oil Sands Process-Affected Water (OSPW) Treatment In Alberta

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Grant K Hauer, Vic Adamowicz, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

Economic Incentives For Land Reclamation In The Oil Sands Industry In Alberta

Grant K Hauer, Vic Adamowicz, Zhanji Zhang

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

Economic Incentives For Land Reclamation In The Oil Sands Industry In Alberta

Grant K Hauer, Vic Adamowicz, Zhanji Zhang

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article

Economic Incentives For Land Reclamation In The Oil Sands Industry Of Alberta

Vic Adamowicz, Zhanji Zhang

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

Economic Incentives For Land Reclamation: Evidence From The Oil Sands Industry In Alberta

Grant K Hauer, Vic Adamowicz, Zhanji Zhang

Other Event

Economic Incentives For Land Reclamation: Evidence From The Oil-sands Industry In Alberta

Zhanji Zhang

Master Thesis

Economic Indicators For Land And Water Reclamation

Mohamed Gamal El-Din, Grant K Hauer, Vic Adamowicz, Pamela Chelme-Ayala, Zhanji Zhang, Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

Economics Behind Treatment Of Oil Sands Process Water

Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

Energy Explorers Connects Research With Families

Jerico Fiestas Flores, Abhijeet Pathy

Interview (Broadcast or Text)

Models And Instruments For Financing Land-Based Conservation

Vic Adamowicz

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

Natural Carbon Sinks Could Play A Small But Significant Role In Canada’s Climate Strategy

Vic Adamowicz

Interview (Broadcast or Text)

Policy Design To Create Incentives For Land And Water Reclamation From Oil Sands Projects In Alberta

Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution

When Is A Good Time To Treat? The Economics Behind Treatment Of Oil Sands Process Water

Jerico Fiestas Flores

Conference/Symposium/Workshop Contribution