Partnerships
Explore the international partnerships
propelling Well Resources' leadership in global research and development.
Our Strategic Partnerships
To further our initiatives in sustainable development, we have formed partnerships with the China University of Petroleum (CUP), Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Guangdong Food and Drug Vocational College (GFDVC), and Oxygen Solutions.
Well-CUP Unconventional Energy Centre: Innovation in Petroleum Science
Well Resources' partnership with the China University of Petroleum focuses on research and development of technologies in the petroleum space.
Well-CUP Unconventional Energy Centre consists of a workforce of over 500 staff, including 45 lead researchers (21 Canadian trained) with an average of 10 years of field experience, 250 graduate students, and over 200 support staff.
Through this partnership, we have developed an assortment of patented technologies, including:
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SELEX-Asp: selective extraction process utilizing supercritical solvent
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Ionikylation: composite ionic liquid alkylation for alkylate for gasoline blends
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HydraSep: hydrate technology for separating process off-gas components
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HydroSulfur: converts hydrogen sulfide into hydrogen and elemental sulfur
About Our Partner
The China University of Petroleum is home to over 48,000 students in petroleum-related majors, and it is a former affiliate of China's Ministry of Petroleum.
Well-QIBEBT Technology Centre: Focusing on Sustainable Development
Well-QIBEBT Technology Centre provides a platform for multidisciplinary experts from Canada and China to collaborate, test, and develop specialty products. Well-QIBEBT Technology Centre’s vision is to transform by-products, which are conventionally deemed as industrial waste, into value-added products.
Located in Qingdao, China, Well-QIBEBT Technology Centre harnesses advanced technology and the natural sciences for worldwide benefit. In alignment with Well Resources' commitment to innovation, this partnership aims to deliver breakthrough science and technology in renewable energy, which will have a minimal ecological impact.
About Our Partner
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has amplified China’s growth by uniting scientists and engineers from China and around the world to turn scientific discoveries into technologies that power economic growth and sustainable development.
QIBEBT is CAS’ niche institute for bioenergy and bioprocess technology, which focuses on R&D of new energy and advanced energy storage. QIBEBT boasts 13 pilot-scale development projects and 2 demonstration sites and is supported by over 900 research and development staff.
Guangdong Food and Drug Vocational College
Well Resources' partnership with the Guangdong Food and Drug Vocational College focuses on commercializing biotechnology innovations and integrating them into China’s health care system.
With GFDVC’s strong reputation in cultivating highly skilled technicians in medicine, biomedical instruments, and biotechnology, along with its state-of-the-art facilities, it plays a key role in supporting Well Resources' Asia Biotechnology Accelerator.
Through this collaborative placement, Canadian biotechnology developers will gain access to specialized resources provided by GFDVC including the expertise required to successfully navigate through China’s FDA approval process, the infrastructure to manufacture products on a commercial scale, and leveraging its existing network to strategically launch new products into the Asia Pacific market.
About Our Partner
Located in Guangzhou, China, the Guangdong Food and Drug Vocational College is an authoritative education centre in the fields of western medicine, Chinese medicine, food, cosmetics, medical instruments, and biotechnology.
The college administration consists of many former high ranking officers from the China FDA and many of its graduates move on to fill management positions in the medical fields or join the China FDA.
Oxygen Solutions
Well Resources’ strategic alliance with Oxygen Solutions is aimed at sustainable development in harmonizing the water, energy, and food sectors.
Leveraging the expertise from both companies, this first-of-kind Canadian alliance supports the identification and development of scalable opportunities to use by-products of decarbonized oil to enhance and supplement the performance of processes that improve environmental and human health, as well as food production.
About Our Partner
Oxygen Solutions is an Alberta-based technology developer and manufacturer headquartered in Edmonton. Oxygen Solutions manufactures oxygen concentrators to benefit the aquaculture, water treatment, mining, and medical industries.
