
On January 29, 2025, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced an investment totalling close to $13.4 million to support made-in-Alberta technologies to reduce pollution while growing jobs.
The federal government is investing in Albertan companies and organizations that are developing cutting-edge technologies that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by making carbon capture more affordable, more efficient at reducing emissions and easier to use across industrial sectors. Federal investments will also result in better tools and data to assess these technologies and in the exploration of new ways to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, supporting a sustainable and prosperous future.
NRCan is funding two major research projects at the University of Alberta:
Project 1: Integrated Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies
Funding: $999,925
Project Summary: The objective of this project is to assess carbon dioxide removal technologies in the Canadian context with the intent of reducing barriers to deployment and adoption. Assessed technologies include direct air capture (DAC), biomass-based carbon dioxide removal (BiCRS) and enhanced mineralization (EM). This project will develop data and tools in support of the life-cycle assessment (LCA)/techno-economic analysis (TEA) Technical Track of the CDR Mission under Mission Innovation (MI).
Project 2: Integrated Assessment of Energy Systems
Funding: $900,000
Project Summary: This project aims to develop a fundamental, science-based research approach for the identification and assessment of low-carbon energy pathways to both benefit Canadians and help guide Canada’s energy system transition to a deeply decarbonized future.
Read more: The Government of Canada Invests in Albertan Innovation and Jobs – Canada.ca