Alberta has selected 19 new proposals to develop carbon storage hubs in the Canadian province. The companies will now be invited to work with Alberta Energy to evaluate their proposal’s suitability for safely storing carbon.
The Government of Alberta has selected 19 new proposals to develop carbon storage hubs in the Canadian province. The companies will now be invited to work with Alberta Energy to evaluate their proposal’s suitability for safely storing carbon.
In March 2022, Alberta selected six projects to develop storage hubs. All six have now entered evaluation agreements with the province. The 19 new successful proponents will now be invited to sign a generic carbon capture and storage evaluation agreement to evaluate the suitability of their pore space.
Once the evaluation is complete, proponents will be able to apply for a sequestration agreement, which will grant them, as carbon sequestration hub operators, the right to inject carbon dioxide into their allotted pore space. This agreement will also ensure open access to all emitters and affordable use of the hub, according to the Government of Alberta.
Specific project details, including exact locations, will be determined as proposals are further evaluated and regulatory processes are completed. Hub operators will need to obtain all regulatory approved from the Alberta Energy Regulator and Alberta Environment and Parks.
The proposals selected were:
• Athabasca Banks Carbon Hub: Vault 44.01 Ltd. and Moraine Initiatives Ltd. for a potential sequestration hub north of Whitecourt.
• Battle River Carbon Hub: Heartland Generation Ltd. for a potential sequestration hub east of Red Deer.
• Bow River Hub: Inter Pipeline Ltd. and Entropy Inc. for a potential sequestration hub north of Calgary.
• Brazeau Carbon Sequestration Hub: Tidewater Midstream & Infrastructure Ltd. for a potential sequestration hub west of Edmonton.
• Central Alberta Hub: Wolf Carbon Solutions Inc. and Whitecap Resources Inc. for a potential sequestration hub east of Red Deer.
• East Calgary Region Carbon Sequestration Hub: Reconciliation Energy Transition Inc. (RETI) for a potential Southern Alberta sequestration hub.
• Grande Prairie Net Zero Gateway: NorthRiver Midstream Inc., Keyera Corp., and Entropy Inc. for a potential sequestration hub north of Grande Prairie.
Greenview Region CCS Project: ARC Resources Ltd. for a potential sequestration hub southeast of Grande Prairie.
• Maskwa Project: Kiwetinohk Energy Corp. for a potential sequestration hub around Swan Hills.
• North Drumheller Hub: Bison Low Carbon Ventures Inc. for a potential sequestration hub north of Drumheller.
• Oil Sands Pathways to Net Zero: Pathways Alliance for a potential sequestration hub east of Edmonton.
• Opal Carbon Hub: Kiwetinohk Energy Corp. for a potential sequestration hub northwest of Whitecourt.
• Pincher Creek Carbon Sequestration Hub: West Lake Energy Corp. for a potential sequestration hub southeast of Pincher Creek.
• Project Clear Horizon: City of Medicine Hat for a potential sequestration hub northwest of Medicine Hat.
• Ram River Carbon Sequestration Hub: Tidewater Midstream & Infrastructure Ltd. for a potential sequestration hub west of Red Deer.
• Rocky Mountain Carbon Vault: Vault 44.01 Ltd. for a potential sequestration hub west of Edson.
• Rolling Hills Carbon Sequestration Hub: AltaGas Ltd. and Whitecap Resources Inc. for a potential sequestration hub northwest of Calgary.
• The Grande Prairie CCS Hub: Enhance Energy Inc. for a potential sequestration hub northeast of Grande Prairie.
• Tourmaline Clearwater CCUS: Tourmaline Oil Corp. for a potential sequestration hub south of Edson.
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