Canadian company can solve man made climate change, no carbon taxes or useless wind and solar required

[Anonymous]

This seems a hell of a lot more practical than shutting down everything and importing solar panels from China.



Government Approves Routes for Wyoming CO2 Pipelinesps://pgjonline.com/news/2021/january/government-approves-routes-for-wyoming-co2-pipelines#:~:text=CASPER%2C%20Wyo.,America%2C%20if%20it%20is%20developed.

CASPER, Wyo. — The U.S. government has approved routes for a system of pipelines that would move carbon dioxide across Wyoming in what could be by far the largest such network in North America, if it is developed.



The greenhouse gas would be captured from coal-fired power plants, keeping it out of the atmosphere where it causes global warming. The captured gas would instead be pumped underground to add pressure to and boost production from oil fields.



n all, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management designated 1,100 miles (1,770 kilometers) of federal land for pipeline development through the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative, the Casper Star-Tribune reported.



Interior Secretary David Bernhardt signed the plans last Friday, days before leaving office with the rest of President Donald Trump's administration. The approval allows companies to begin submitting pipeline construction proposals.



Wyoming officials including Republican Gov. Mark Gordon have promoted carbon capture as a way to boost the state's struggling coal mining industry.



Utilities nationwide have been turning away from coal-fired electricity in favor of cheaper and cleaner natural gas.



"The ability to have a CO2 delivery system, as made possible by the pipeline corridor initiative, helps make CO2 commercially viable," Gordon said in a statement Wednesday.



Whether a large system of carbon capture for oil production is technically and economically feasible remains to be seen. One of two such systems in North America, the Petra Nova facility in Texas, has been offline since global oil prices plummeted last year.

[Anonymous]

This seems a hell of a lot more practical than shutting down everything and importing solar panels from China.



Government Approves Routes for Wyoming CO2 Pipelines

https://pgjonline.com/news/2021/january/government-approves-routes-for-wyoming-co2-pipelines#:~:text=CASPER%2C%20Wyo.,America%2C%20if%20it%20is%20developed">https://pgjonline.com/news/2021/january ... 0developed">https://pgjonline.com/news/2021/january/government-approves-routes-for-wyoming-co2-pipelines#:~:text=CASPER%2C%20Wyo.,America%2C%20if%20it%20is%20developed.



CASPER, Wyo. — The U.S. government has approved routes for a system of pipelines that would move carbon dioxide across Wyoming in what could be by far the largest such network in North America, if it is developed.



The greenhouse gas would be captured from coal-fired power plants, keeping it out of the atmosphere where it causes global warming. The captured gas would instead be pumped underground to add pressure to and boost production from oil fields.



n all, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management designated 1,100 miles (1,770 kilometers) of federal land for pipeline development through the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative, the Casper Star-Tribune reported.



Interior Secretary David Bernhardt signed the plans last Friday, days before leaving office with the rest of President Donald Trump's administration. The approval allows companies to begin submitting pipeline construction proposals.



Wyoming officials including Republican Gov. Mark Gordon have promoted carbon capture as a way to boost the state's struggling coal mining industry.



Utilities nationwide have been turning away from coal-fired electricity in favor of cheaper and cleaner natural gas.



"The ability to have a CO2 delivery system, as made possible by the pipeline corridor initiative, helps make CO2 commercially viable," Gordon said in a statement Wednesday.



Whether a large system of carbon capture for oil production is technically and economically feasible remains to be seen. One of two such systems in North America, the Petra Nova facility in Texas, has been offline since global oil prices plummeted last year.

[Anonymous]

This seems a hell of a lot more practical than shutting down everything and importing solar panels from China.



Government Approves Routes for Wyoming CO2 Pipelinesps://pgjonline.com/news/2021/january/government-approves-routes-for-wyoming-co2-pipelines#:~:text=CASPER%2C%20Wyo.,America%2C%20if%20it%20is%20developed.

CASPER, Wyo. — The U.S. government has approved routes for a system of pipelines that would move carbon dioxide across Wyoming in what could be by far the largest such network in North America, if it is developed.



The greenhouse gas would be captured from coal-fired power plants, keeping it out of the atmosphere where it causes global warming. The captured gas would instead be pumped underground to add pressure to and boost production from oil fields.



n all, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management designated 1,100 miles (1,770 kilometers) of federal land for pipeline development through the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative, the Casper Star-Tribune reported.



Interior Secretary David Bernhardt signed the plans last Friday, days before leaving office with the rest of President Donald Trump's administration. The approval allows companies to begin submitting pipeline construction proposals.



Wyoming officials including Republican Gov. Mark Gordon have promoted carbon capture as a way to boost the state's struggling coal mining industry.



Utilities nationwide have been turning away from coal-fired electricity in favor of cheaper and cleaner natural gas.



"The ability to have a CO2 delivery system, as made possible by the pipeline corridor initiative, helps make CO2 commercially viable," Gordon said in a statement Wednesday.



Whether a large system of carbon capture for oil production is technically and economically feasible remains to be seen. One of two such systems in North America, the Petra Nova facility in Texas, has been offline since global oil prices plummeted last year.

It creates jobs here rather than in China.

[Anonymous]

This seems a hell of a lot more practical than shutting down everything and importing solar panels from China.



Government Approves Routes for Wyoming CO2 Pipelines

https://pgjonline.com/news/2021/january/government-approves-routes-for-wyoming-co2-pipelines#:~:text=CASPER%2C%20Wyo.,America%2C%20if%20it%20is%20developed">https://pgjonline.com/news/2021/january ... 0developed">https://pgjonline.com/news/2021/january/government-approves-routes-for-wyoming-co2-pipelines#:~:text=CASPER%2C%20Wyo.,America%2C%20if%20it%20is%20developed.



CASPER, Wyo. — The U.S. government has approved routes for a system of pipelines that would move carbon dioxide across Wyoming in what could be by far the largest such network in North America, if it is developed.



The greenhouse gas would be captured from coal-fired power plants, keeping it out of the atmosphere where it causes global warming. The captured gas would instead be pumped underground to add pressure to and boost production from oil fields.



n all, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management designated 1,100 miles (1,770 kilometers) of federal land for pipeline development through the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative, the Casper Star-Tribune reported.



Interior Secretary David Bernhardt signed the plans last Friday, days before leaving office with the rest of President Donald Trump's administration. The approval allows companies to begin submitting pipeline construction proposals.



Wyoming officials including Republican Gov. Mark Gordon have promoted carbon capture as a way to boost the state's struggling coal mining industry.



Utilities nationwide have been turning away from coal-fired electricity in favor of cheaper and cleaner natural gas.



"The ability to have a CO2 delivery system, as made possible by the pipeline corridor initiative, helps make CO2 commercially viable," Gordon said in a statement Wednesday.



Whether a large system of carbon capture for oil production is technically and economically feasible remains to be seen. One of two such systems in North America, the Petra Nova facility in Texas, has been offline since global oil prices plummeted last year.

I've known about technologies like this for a long time. We could ramp up oil and gas development three fold and still cut emissions faster and more efficiently than the Trudeau/Nothead/Biden approach. However, I'm just an engineer. Drama teachers, social workers, and lawyers know science better than moi.

[Anonymous]

You have any ideas Shen?



Elon Musk says he will give $100 million to whoever creates the best carbon capture technology

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-100-million-prize-carbon-capture-technology-contest-2021-1?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sf-bi-science&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR0KZwHKC6jf264GvssbUnewB05If0UnZ2JQgcUdx6FsGUNQR9XrZqZAV3M">https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-mu ... 9XrZqZAV3M">https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-100-million-prize-carbon-capture-technology-contest-2021-1?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sf-bi-science&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR0KZwHKC6jf264GvssbUnewB05If0UnZ2JQgcUdx6FsGUNQR9XrZqZAV3M



Elon Musk said Thursday he'll give $100 million as a prize for the "best carbon capture technology."



Musk recently asked for tips on where to donate his wealth, of which he has promised to give away half.



Carbon capture is likely to play a major role in Biden's plans for addressing climate change.

[Anonymous]

There are other important projects moving ahead right now in Canada, projects that are using innovative technologies and reducing emissions. The Coastal GasLink pipeline will deliver natural gas to the LNG Canada facility, which will be powered by renewable electricity. Inter Pipeline's Heartland Petrochemical Complex will be able to convert locally sourced propane into 525,000 tonnes per year of recyclable, high-value polypropylene (one of the most common types of plastic). And Wolf Midstream's Alberta Carbon Trunk Line, the world's newest integrated, large-scale carbon capture, utilization and storage system, will help balance the demand for energy while reducing our environmental footprint. That's just to name a few.

[Anonymous]

This makes a lot more sense than carbon taxes and wasting tax money on useless wind and solar.



Carbon as an 'untapped resource': A new crop of Alberta companies take on the CO2 challenge

Meet the innovators who are trying to turn carbon dioxide into useful things like fuels, soap and building materials

https://calgaryherald.com/commodities/energy/carbon-as-an-untapped-resource-a-new-crop-of-alberta-companies-take-on-the-co2-challenge/?fbclid=IwAR1-FKF2QIroQurkPaeUxGqrvNNwA2NP56G1rOPqpx9aibVo58e69IbwRnk">https://calgaryherald.com/commodities/e ... 8e69IbwRnk">https://calgaryherald.com/commodities/energy/carbon-as-an-untapped-resource-a-new-crop-of-alberta-companies-take-on-the-co2-challenge/?fbclid=IwAR1-FKF2QIroQurkPaeUxGqrvNNwA2NP56G1rOPqpx9aibVo58e69IbwRnk



CO2 is a chemical for us, a building material. So we don't hate it like a lot of others — that was the starting point



MINA ZARABIAN, CARBONOVA CEO AND CO-FOUNDER

The starting point for their research was a simple idea. Instead of viewing carbon dioxide as a pollutant that needs to be stuffed underground, or that could be written off as a useless byproduct, what if they could harness its power as a chemical to build something — to monetize it?



After several years of research, they hit upon a way to use carbon dioxide to construct carbon nanofibres — a material that is lighter, stronger, and more flexible than steel, and is now drawing growing interest for use as a material in batteries, electric vehicles, concrete, tires, reinforced plastics, semiconductors and all manner of products.



Today, Zarabian is chief executive of Carbonova Corp., which she and Pereira co-founded, initially with backing from the University of Calgary. Still in the process of scaling up to bring their carbon nanofibres to market, it's one of a growing crop of start-ups, many based in Alberta and many operated by new Canadians who came here to complete their education, that have devised innovative ways of using CO2, treating it, as Zarabian put it, as "an untapped resource," nearly limitless in supply.



"Carbon dioxide is a chemical that doesn't want to do anything," she explained. "It's so lazy. It's so symmetrical."



For a long time, that natural stability made it an irksome chemical that required too much energy to change into something more useful. But now those same properties are fuelling investor excitement into at least a half-dozen companies that are researching CO2 as a component of fuels, industrial gases, soap, carbon nanofibres and various new chemicals and materials.



Indeed, Carbonova is in the process of closing its first seed financing. While Zarabian could not disclose the exact amount, she said it is in excess of $1 million, with backing from prominent oil and gas entrepreneurs and executives, including a personal stake by Pat Carlson, the founder of Seven Generations Ltd., and through Kiwetinohk Resources Corp., the company where he is currently chief executive. Sue Riddell Rose, a major investor in the oilpatch, also made a personal investment in Carbonova and through her company Perpetual Energy Inc.



The company also received part of its initial funding from tBut the new crop of companies innovating with CO2 differ in at least one crucial way from oil and gas producers. Their products are often built around closed loop systems, that are designed to be carbon neutral, or carbon negative, and that's helping power a rush of investor excitement.



"I'm bullish that the technologies are going to get better and the economics are going to lean in their direction," said Jason Switzer, executive director of the Alberta Clean Technology Industry Alliance. "Investors want to make bets on the new economy." :2r4ml1j_th:  :2r4ml1j_th:  :2r4ml1j_th: he University of Calgary — where in 2018 Zarabian completed a PhD in chemical engineering — and through Alberta's GreenSTEM program, which guides funds from the pricing of carbon emissions into clean technology.



Alberta, of course, has long been a testing ground for carbon dioxide innovation. With its long-lived oilsands mines, companies operating in the oilpatch have always been well-positioned to conduct research and development.



As the province and other jurisdictions used tax credits to incentivize cleaner emissions, oil companies have been at the forefront of capturing and storing CO2, and even pumping it into their reservoirs to improve oil recovery. Shell Canada Ltd. operates the Quest Carbon Capture Project that since 2015 has captured and stored CO2 two kilometres underground, while Saskatchewan Power Corp. operates Boundary Dam Power Station near Estevan, that uses carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.



The Squamish-based Carbon Engineering Ltd. regularly generates headlines for its plans to suck CO2 out of the air. Founded by David Keith, a Harvard professor who grew up in Ottawa, the company built a test plant in 2017 that's already pulling tonnes of carbon dioxide out of the air every year.



Next up, with backing from Occidental Petroleum Corp. and private equity firms, and the benefit of a U.S. federal tax credit, it is moving forward with plans for a much larger plant in Texas capable of pulling one million metric tonnes of CO2 out of the atmosphere. The plan is to use the CO2 to enhance oil recovery.



Switzer said such companies, working on what's known as direct air capture, continue to draw investment, in part because more research is needed to bring down the cost of removing CO2 from the air.



"If they can make the economics work, if the world continues to be serious about climate change," he said, "you would imagine those facilities are going to be cranked out."



Last month, analysts at Citi Research estimated that carbon capture, storage and utilization, which thus far has received a negligible amount of investment, is rapidly gaining momentum.



"We think investment will grow from close to zero to a $70 billion per year business this decade, and doubling in size again in the 2030s," the Citi analysts wrote.



But Carbon Engineering is far from the only player working in this area, with the Citi report noting that Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc and Equinor ASA are among the oil majors investing in carbon capture and storage, though not all of these companies are looking into direct air capture. Some are simply capturing CO2 at known emission points rather than sucking it out of the air.



In addition, there is an emerging group of startups that, like Carbon Engineering, are researching how to pull CO2 from the atmosphere.



Earlier this month, the Alberta Cleantech Investment Summit, an online forum for startups to pitch their companies, featured two companies that are using carbon dioxide as a building material to make a product.



"The concept of taking CO2 and producing new fuels is not new," said Paul Addo, chief executive of See 02 Energy Inc. in Calgary told the Financial Post. "But there's now a good push for companies to be socially responsible."



Addo, who emigrated to Canada from Ghana to complete a PhD at the University of Calgary, is working on a way to create fuel from CO2 and water. Already, his company has drawn investment from the government-funded Sustainable Development Technology Canada, is forming partnerships with large companies such as Luxembourg steel company ArcelorMittal S.A.

https://calgaryherald.com/commodities/energy/carbon-as-an-untapped-resource-a-new-crop-of-alberta-companies-take-on-the-co2-challenge/?fbclid=IwAR1-FKF2QIroQurkPaeUxGqrvNNwA2NP56G1rOPqpx9aibVo58e69IbwRnk">https://calgaryherald.com/commodities/e ... 8e69IbwRnk">https://calgaryherald.com/commodities/energy/carbon-as-an-untapped-resource-a-new-crop-of-alberta-companies-take-on-the-co2-challenge/?fbclid=IwAR1-FKF2QIroQurkPaeUxGqrvNNwA2NP56G1rOPqpx9aibVo58e69IbwRnk

[Anonymous]

We should be exporting LNG so the world can use this concentrated energy source.



Alberta First Nation teams up with tech company to build net-zero power plant



Work is under way to build what officials say will be the first net-zero natural gas-powered electricity plant in Canada.



Frog Lake First Nation, east of Edmonton, has partnered with Kanata Clean Power and Climate Technologies to use NET Power's patented technology to build the plant.



It will use natural gas and pure oxygen to generate electricity, with the resulting CO2 recycled through a combustor, turbine, heat exchanger and compressor — finally generating power without emissions, according to the companies.  



Frog Lake's NET Power plant will generate 300 megawatts of electricity, and produce water for 15,000 households. The clean water is a waste product of the process.



A 50-megawatt plant using the same technology is already in operation in La Porte, Texas. Four others in the United States and United Kingdom are also in development.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/gas-net-zero-electricity-frog-lake-kanata-1.6135094?fbclid=IwAR0ZKNZYBKWYUJ8H2s6uMHp1Lq9xISWc1SzNruPNkWlUW48oRKweVddnC9c">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... KweVddnC9c">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/gas-net-zero-electricity-frog-lake-kanata-1.6135094?fbclid=IwAR0ZKNZYBKWYUJ8H2s6uMHp1Lq9xISWc1SzNruPNkWlUW48oRKweVddnC9c

[Anonymous]

If we want to use different fuels, at least use sources and manufacturing produced here. Importing wind turbines and solar panels from China is economic suicide.



Imperial to produce renewable diesel at Strathcona refinery

https://news.imperialoil.ca/news-releases/news-releases/2021/Imperial-to-produce-renewable-diesel-at-Strathcona-refinery/default.aspx">https://news.imperialoil.ca/news-releas ... fault.aspx">https://news.imperialoil.ca/news-releases/news-releases/2021/Imperial-to-produce-renewable-diesel-at-Strathcona-refinery/default.aspx



Strathcona project will leverage hydrogen produced with carbon capture and storage technology to help Canada meet low-carbon fuel standards.

Facility could produce about 20,000 barrels, or 3 million litres of renewable diesel, per day in 2024.

Renewable diesel has the potential to reduce annual CO2 emissions by about 3 million tonnes compared to conventional fuels.

The Government of British Columbia has entered into an agreement with Imperial on this project under Part 3 of its low-carbon fuel legislation.

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Imperial (TSE:IMO, NYSE American:IMO) is moving forward with plans to construct a world-class renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta. This new complex is expected to produce more than 1 billion litres per year of renewable diesel from locally sourced and grown feedstocks. The project is expected to realize about 3 million tonnes per year in emissions reductions in the Canadian transportation sector.



"Imperial is excited to announce our plan to build the largest renewable diesel manufacturing facility in Canada," said Brad Corson, Imperial chairman, president and chief executive officer. "This world-class facility will be a significant value-generating, forward-looking project that brings together our proprietary technologies and refining scale to the benefit of the environment, the economy and local job creation. Today's announcement further demonstrates Imperial's commitment and support for Canada's transition to lower-emission fuels, as well as Canada's ambition to achieve net zero by 2050."



Renewable diesel production will source blue hydrogen (hydrogen produced from natural gas with carbon capture and storage) to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions relative to conventional hydrogen production. Approximately 500,000 tonnes of CO2 are expected to be captured annually. The blue hydrogen and biofeedstock will be combined with a proprietary catalyst to produce premium low-carbon diesel fuel.



Imperial is currently in partnership discussions with government and industry, including the Government of Alberta, as well as the Government of British Columbia who have agreed to support this project with an agreement under Part 3 of its low-carbon fuel legislation.



A final investment decision will be based on several factors, including government support and approvals, market conditions and economic competitiveness. The project is expected to create about 600 direct construction jobs, along with hundreds more through investments by our business partners. Renewable diesel production is anticipated to start in 2024.



Third-party studies have shown renewable diesel from various non-petroleum feedstocks can provide life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions reductions of approximately 40 percent to 80 percent compared to petroleum-based diesel. The reduction of 3 million tonnes of greenhouse gases is estimated to be the equivalent to taking more than 650,000 passenger vehicles off the road for one year.

[cc]

This intriguing stuff. And it seems govts' are getting on board.

[Anonymous]

This intriguing stuff. And it seems govts' are getting on board.

This is the kind of low carbon stuff that is actually renewable(close to it, nothing is completely renewable) and creates jobs at home. Wind turbines and solar panels from China are the furthest thing from renewable/sustainable besides sucking jobs out of Canada.

[Anonymous]

If we want to use different fuels, at least use sources and manufacturing produced here. Importing wind turbines and solar panels from China is economic suicide.



Imperial to produce renewable diesel at Strathcona refinery

https://news.imperialoil.ca/news-releases/news-releases/2021/Imperial-to-produce-renewable-diesel-at-Strathcona-refinery/default.aspx">https://news.imperialoil.ca/news-releas ... fault.aspx">https://news.imperialoil.ca/news-releases/news-releases/2021/Imperial-to-produce-renewable-diesel-at-Strathcona-refinery/default.aspx



Strathcona project will leverage hydrogen produced with carbon capture and storage technology to help Canada meet low-carbon fuel standards.

Facility could produce about 20,000 barrels, or 3 million litres of renewable diesel, per day in 2024.

Renewable diesel has the potential to reduce annual CO2 emissions by about 3 million tonnes compared to conventional fuels.

The Government of British Columbia has entered into an agreement with Imperial on this project under Part 3 of its low-carbon fuel legislation.

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Imperial (TSE:IMO, NYSE American:IMO) is moving forward with plans to construct a world-class renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta. This new complex is expected to produce more than 1 billion litres per year of renewable diesel from locally sourced and grown feedstocks. The project is expected to realize about 3 million tonnes per year in emissions reductions in the Canadian transportation sector.



"Imperial is excited to announce our plan to build the largest renewable diesel manufacturing facility in Canada," said Brad Corson, Imperial chairman, president and chief executive officer. "This world-class facility will be a significant value-generating, forward-looking project that brings together our proprietary technologies and refining scale to the benefit of the environment, the economy and local job creation. Today's announcement further demonstrates Imperial's commitment and support for Canada's transition to lower-emission fuels, as well as Canada's ambition to achieve net zero by 2050."



Renewable diesel production will source blue hydrogen (hydrogen produced from natural gas with carbon capture and storage) to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions relative to conventional hydrogen production. Approximately 500,000 tonnes of CO2 are expected to be captured annually. The blue hydrogen and biofeedstock will be combined with a proprietary catalyst to produce premium low-carbon diesel fuel.



Imperial is currently in partnership discussions with government and industry, including the Government of Alberta, as well as the Government of British Columbia who have agreed to support this project with an agreement under Part 3 of its low-carbon fuel legislation.



A final investment decision will be based on several factors, including government support and approvals, market conditions and economic competitiveness. The project is expected to create about 600 direct construction jobs, along with hundreds more through investments by our business partners. Renewable diesel production is anticipated to start in 2024.



Third-party studies have shown renewable diesel from various non-petroleum feedstocks can provide life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions reductions of approximately 40 percent to 80 percent compared to petroleum-based diesel. The reduction of 3 million tonnes of greenhouse gases is estimated to be the equivalent to taking more than 650,000 passenger vehicles off the road for one year.

Good news for Alberta.

 

[Anonymous]

If we want to use different fuels, at least use sources and manufacturing produced here. Importing wind turbines and solar panels from China is economic suicide.



Imperial to produce renewable diesel at Strathcona refinery

https://news.imperialoil.ca/news-releases/news-releases/2021/Imperial-to-produce-renewable-diesel-at-Strathcona-refinery/default.aspx">https://news.imperialoil.ca/news-releas ... fault.aspx">https://news.imperialoil.ca/news-releases/news-releases/2021/Imperial-to-produce-renewable-diesel-at-Strathcona-refinery/default.aspx



Strathcona project will leverage hydrogen produced with carbon capture and storage technology to help Canada meet low-carbon fuel standards.

Facility could produce about 20,000 barrels, or 3 million litres of renewable diesel, per day in 2024.

Renewable diesel has the potential to reduce annual CO2 emissions by about 3 million tonnes compared to conventional fuels.

The Government of British Columbia has entered into an agreement with Imperial on this project under Part 3 of its low-carbon fuel legislation.

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Imperial (TSE:IMO, NYSE American:IMO) is moving forward with plans to construct a world-class renewable diesel complex at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta. This new complex is expected to produce more than 1 billion litres per year of renewable diesel from locally sourced and grown feedstocks. The project is expected to realize about 3 million tonnes per year in emissions reductions in the Canadian transportation sector.



"Imperial is excited to announce our plan to build the largest renewable diesel manufacturing facility in Canada," said Brad Corson, Imperial chairman, president and chief executive officer. "This world-class facility will be a significant value-generating, forward-looking project that brings together our proprietary technologies and refining scale to the benefit of the environment, the economy and local job creation. Today's announcement further demonstrates Imperial's commitment and support for Canada's transition to lower-emission fuels, as well as Canada's ambition to achieve net zero by 2050."



Renewable diesel production will source blue hydrogen (hydrogen produced from natural gas with carbon capture and storage) to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions relative to conventional hydrogen production. Approximately 500,000 tonnes of CO2 are expected to be captured annually. The blue hydrogen and biofeedstock will be combined with a proprietary catalyst to produce premium low-carbon diesel fuel.



Imperial is currently in partnership discussions with government and industry, including the Government of Alberta, as well as the Government of British Columbia who have agreed to support this project with an agreement under Part 3 of its low-carbon fuel legislation.



A final investment decision will be based on several factors, including government support and approvals, market conditions and economic competitiveness. The project is expected to create about 600 direct construction jobs, along with hundreds more through investments by our business partners. Renewable diesel production is anticipated to start in 2024.



Third-party studies have shown renewable diesel from various non-petroleum feedstocks can provide life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions reductions of approximately 40 percent to 80 percent compared to petroleum-based diesel. The reduction of 3 million tonnes of greenhouse gases is estimated to be the equivalent to taking more than 650,000 passenger vehicles off the road for one year.

I like it. It makes a lot more sense than Trudeau's carbon tax or Bills C-48 and C-69.

[Anonymous]

The company I work for nets billions each year. I don't have a problem with their hydrogen experiment, but I don't want to pay for it.

CP Rail to 'significantly expand' hydrogen train project



Canadian Pacific Railway (CP.TO)(CP) has increased its order of fuel cells to "significantly expand" its hydrogen locomotive program, according to Ballard Power (BLDP.TO)(BLDP), the railway's partner on the zero-emissions project.



Vancouver-based Ballard and CP announced a partnership last March to convert diesel locomotives to hydrogen power using fuel cells and batteries to power electric traction motors. Ballard said on Wednesday that CP has requested eight additional 200 kW fuel cell modules, bringing its total to 14, in order to expand production from one to three locomotives expected to be delivered this year.



"In expanding this groundbreaking project, CP is demonstrating its commitment to combating climate change through transformative technology," CP CEO Keith Creel stated in a news release.



CP plans to refine the conversion of diesel-electric powertrains to hydrogen-electric powertrains across three categories of locomotives, which collectively represent the majority of those used in North America.



Ballard said the project's expansion is partially supported by $15 million in funding from Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) as part of its Shovel-Ready Challenge announced late last year.

https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/cp-rail-significantly-expand-hydrogen-train-project-155809528.html">https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/cp-rail-sig ... 09528.html">https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/cp-rail-significantly-expand-hydrogen-train-project-155809528.html

[Anonymous]

I don't know if this can done to scale like natural gas. But, with existing transmission networks in place it makes more sense than wind or solar.

CALGARY — Chase Edgelow is on a mission to acquire vast quantities of garbage.



His company, Vancouver-based EverGen Infrastructure Corp., was founded just two years ago and has already snapped up two organic waste processing facilities in B.C. (the Net Zero Waste compost facility in Abbotsford, and the Sea to Sky Soils facility near Pemberton.) It also has plans to pursue similar acquisitions in Alberta and Quebec at some point in the future.



It's a case of "one man's trash is another man's treasure," because when Edgelow sees mountains of food scraps and agricultural waste, he doesn't see garbage — he sees opportunity.



"We need to deal with our waste, as humans," he said. "We need waste infrastructure. But we also want to decrease carbon emissions. So why would we let the energy from that waste infrastructure go straight into the atmosphere and go to waste?"



Edgelow's company is a renewable energy company that converts organic waste into "Renewable Natural Gas," a non-fossil fuel form of natural gas that has been the subject of a flurry of announcements by Canadian utility companies in recent months. Enbridge Inc., ATCO Energy Solutions, and FortisBC are all actively pursuing opportunities in the space.



According to the World Biogas Association, organic waste from food production, food waste, farming, landfill and wastewater treatment are responsible for about 25 per cent of human-caused global emissions of methane, a harmful greenhouse gas.



As concerns about climate change intensify, there is a growing push globally to use waste to its full potential. Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) proponents believe they can kill two birds with one stone by harnessing the methane from landfill and other forms of waste to create an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional natural gas that can be used for home heating, cooking, even fuelling vehicles.



It's already being done. EverGen already owns Fraser Valley Biogas, which has been in production since 2011 and is Western Canada's first RNG facility. The facility combines anaerobic digesting and biogas upgrading technologies to produce RNG from the manure produced by local dairy farms.



The RNG produced there is contracted to FortisBC, which claims to be the first utility in North America with a renewable natural gas program. In addition to EverGen and Fraser Valley Biogas, FortisBC currently receives RNG from 11 other suppliers, giving the utility access to enough to power about 200,000 homes.

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