Powering a Cleaner Future Together
Great Bear Industries and ExoGen Power are combining innovation and Indigenous leadership to transform Alberta's oil sands tailings into clean energy, valuable resources, and lasting environmental benefits.
The GBI ExoGen Power Joint Venture is led by Great Bear Industries Inc. a majority Indigenous owned company committed to stewardship, reconciliation and sustainable development. Through this partnership with ExoGen Power Systems Ltd. GBI ensures that Indigenous leadership and community participation are central to reclaiming Alberta’s oil sand tailings.
By thinking outside the box, we redefine industry standards by delivering a superior, chemical-free solution that leads the way in environmental responsibility and breaks trail to long-term prosperity for future generations.
Hazel Harrison is the CEO of Great Bear Industries. She is rooted in her Dene and Inuit heritage. Over the past 30 years, she has launched and managed nine businesses across industries from construction to digital health.
A Certified Business Advisor and graduate of Harvard Business School’s Technology Entrepreneurship program, she has coached business startups with leading organizations such as Wilfrid Laurier University, Women of Ontario Social Enterprise Network, Centre for Social Innovation, Alberta Women Entrepreneurs, and Invest Ottawa.
Hazel is also an Academic Member of Laval University’s Centre for Research and Co-creation in Innovation and Sustainable Indigenous Business. With the GBI ExoGen Power joint venture, she is advancing Indigenous leadership in land reclamation and clean energy.
Darrell Kosakewich, a graduate from NAIT as a Gas Technologist (Hydrocarbon Engineering Technology) is the founder of ExoGen Power Systems Ltd. and parent company KoSAW for Impact, recognized for pioneering circular, emissions-free technologies. An independent innovator with a track record of entrepreneurial R&D in Alberta’s energy sector. His work has earned recognition as a finalist in the 2023 Carbon Capture Startup Awards and has resulted in multiple provisional patents in clean energy and resource recovery.
Through the GBI ExoGen Power joint venture, he contributes the technical foundation, system design, and intellectual property to advance reclamation, water recovery and off-grid energy innovation, while maintaining a strong commitment to conservation and sustainability recognized by our Indigenous-lead partnership
Transforming Challenges into Opportunities
Our innovative approach turns environmental challenges into sustainable solutions, creating value for communities, businesses, and the planet.
Emissions-Free Tailings Recovery
Our revolutionary process transforms oil sands tailings into valuable resources without producing harmful emissions, setting a new standard for environmental responsibility in the energy sector.
Rare Earth Element Recovery
Unlock the hidden value in tailings by recovering critical rare earth elements essential for clean energy technologies, creating new revenue streams while supporting the green transition.
Innovative Separation Process
Advanced separation technology efficiently extracts valuable materials from tailings while significantly reducing environmental impact and creating opportunities for land reclamation.
Why It Matters
Our partnership delivers comprehensive benefits that extend far beyond environmental cleanup. We're creating sustainable economic opportunities while addressing critical environmental challenges.
Reduced Freshwater Use
Significantly decrease dependency on freshwater resources for industrial processes
Safer Water Treatment
Enhanced water treatment capabilities for improved environmental safety
Rare Earth Elements
Unlock valuable REEs critical for clean energy technology development
New Revenue Streams
Create additional income sources from previously considered waste materials
Land Reclamation
Enable effective restoration of previously unusable industrial sites
Scalable Solutions
Proven technology that can be scaled across multiple sites and applications
Get in Touch
gbiexogen@gmail.com
Phone
(613) 897-4433
Location
7511 171 St. NW
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
T5T 6S7
Let's Work Together
Every partnership has the potential to spark new possibilities. As a focused team, we’re open to collaborations that help us grow while creating shared success. If you’re curious about our joint venture or partnership opportunities, let’s connect.
With gratitude, we acknowledge that we have the privilege of living, working, and investing on the traditional territories of the Treaty 6, 7, and 8 First Nations; the Métis Nations of Regions 3 and 4; the Inuit; and all others who have cared for these lands for generations.
These treaties are living agreements to share the land, and we are thankful for the opportunity to do so. We are committed to building relationships rooted in respect, collaboration, and meaningful connection.