Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) framework, updated in 2024 to set a carbon price floor of $170/t by 2030, specifically incentivizing sequestration credits.
National Governance Context
Canada Overview
Aggregate National Maturity Index (Peak Strength)
Governed Policies
5
Identified Projects
89
Operational Cap 23.1 Mtpa
Under Construction Cap 14.0 Mtpa
Planned Cap 152.5 Mtpa
Related Policy Network
Directly Linked Assets
Tumbler Ridge e-methanol project (BC)
CCU — 0.233 Mtpa
Heartland Waste-to-Power Edmonton Varme facility (ALB)
Capture — 0.13 Mtpa
Shand (SK)
Capture — 2 Mtpa
NET Power Plant CCS (City of Estevan) (SK)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
K+S Potash CCS (SK)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Lamont Carbon Hub (ALB)
Storage — 3 Mtpa
Elmworth Gas Plant (AB)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Lloydminster Upgrader
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Minnedosa Ethanol Plant (MB)
Full chain — 0 Mtpa
Moraine (GE) Power Generation (ALB)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Strathcona / Serafina CCS (ALB, SK)
Full chain — 2 Mtpa
Methanex Medicine Hat plant (ALB)
Full chain — 0.146 Mtpa
Linde hydrogen to Dow Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero (ALB)
Capture — 2 Mtpa
Edmonton Blue Hydrogen plant (ALB)
Capture — 1.443 Mtpa
Hydrogen Canada Clean Hydrogen and Ammonia Production Facility
Full chain — 1 Mtpa
Hydrogen Naturally Co-located Hydrogen Hub
Full chain — 4 Mtpa
Greenview Industrial Gateway blue ammonia and methanol (ALB)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Tamarack (AB)
Capture — 0.002 Mtpa
Meadowbrook Carbon Storage Hub (MCSH) (ALB) phase 1
T&S — 0.5 Mtpa
Meadowbrook Carbon Storage Hub (MCSH) (ALB) phase 2
T&S — 2.5 Mtpa
Deep Sky Thetford Mines (QC)
Full chain — 0 Mtpa
Deep Sky Manitoba (MB)
Full chain — 0 Mtpa
Deep Sky Bécancour (QC)
Full chain — 0 Mtpa
Genesis Belle Plaine CCS (SK)
Full chain — 1 Mtpa
Innisfail Waste to Energy Project (AB)
Full chain — 0.185 Mtpa
McMahon Energy Complex (BC)
Capture — 1.18 Mtpa
NorthStar CCS (SK)
Full chain — 0 Mtpa
Tourmaline Banshee facility (AB)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Frog Lake Power Plant (ALB)
Capture — 0.8 Mtpa
Genesee CCS (ALB)
Capture — 3 Mtpa
Glacier CCS (ALB) phase 2
Full chain — 0.23 Mtpa
Net-zero Hydrogen Energy Complex (ALB)
Capture — 3 Mtpa
Horizon Oil Sands (ALB)
CCU — 0.4 Mtpa
Itochu/Petronas ammonia project (ALB)
Full chain — 0 Mtpa
Merritt Electrofuels Project DAC (BC)
CCU — 0.25 Mtpa
Alberta Carbon Grid (ALB) phase 1 (Industrial heartland)
T&S — 10 Mtpa
Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) (ALB)
Transport — 14.6 Mtpa
HeidelbergMaterials Edmonton Cement (ALB)
Capture — 1 Mtpa
Meadowbrook Carbon Storage Hub (MCSH) (ALB) initial start-up
T&S — 0.002 Mtpa
Nauticol and Enhance Energy blue methanol project (ALB)
Capture — 0.9 Mtpa
NWR Sturgeon Refinery (ALB)
Capture — 1.3 Mtpa
Open Access Wabamun Carbon Hub (ALB)
T&S — 4 Mtpa
Origins project (ALB)
T&S — 20 Mtpa
Pieridae Caroline Carbon Capture Power Complex Phase 1 (ALB)
Full chain — 1 Mtpa
Pieridae Caroline Carbon Capture Power Complex Phase 2 (ALB)
Full chain — 2 Mtpa
Polaris CCS capture (ALB)
Capture — 0.65 Mtpa
Quest CCS (ALB)
Full chain — 1 Mtpa
ATCO Heartland hydrogen hub (ALB)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Kanata CarbonHub (ALB)
Storage — 0 Mtpa
Atlas Carbon Sequestration Hub Phase 1 (ALB)
T&S — 0.65 Mtpa
Atlas Carbon Sequestration Hub Phase 2 (ALB)
T&S — 9.25 Mtpa
Nutrien Redwater Fertilizer (ALB) phase 1
Capture — 0.3 Mtpa
Alberta Carbon Grid (ALB) phase 2
T&S — 10 Mtpa
Athabasca Banks Carbon Hub (ALB)
Storage — 0 Mtpa
Battle River Carbon Hub (ALB)
T&S — 5 Mtpa
Bow River Hub (ALB)
T&S — 5 Mtpa
Central Alberta Hub (ALB)
Storage — 0 Mtpa
Grande Prairie Net Zero Gateway (ALB)
Storage — 3.3 Mtpa
East Calgary Region Carbon Sequestration Hub (ALB)
T&S — 10 Mtpa
Greenview Region CCS Project (ALB)
Storage — 0 Mtpa
Pathways Alliance (T&S) (ALB)
T&S — 15.2 Mtpa
Maskwa Project (ALB)
Storage — 0 Mtpa
Opal Carbon Hub (ALB)
Storage — 0 Mtpa
North Drumheller Hub (ALB)
Storage — 3 Mtpa
Captus Pincher Creek Carbon Sequestration Hub (ALB)
Storage — 2.7 Mtpa
Project Clear Horizon (ALB)
Full chain — 0 Mtpa
Ram River Carbon Sequestration Hub (ALB)
Storage — 0 Mtpa
Rocky Mountain Carbon Vault (ALB)
Storage — 0 Mtpa
Rolling Hills Carbon Sequestration Hub (ALB)
Storage — 5 Mtpa
Tourmaline Clearwater CCUS (ALB)
Storage — 0.5 Mtpa
The Grande Prairie CCS Hub (ALB)
Storage — 0 Mtpa
Co-op Renewable Diesel Complex (SK)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Co-op Belle Plaine Ethanol Complex (SK)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Southeast Saskatchewan CCUS Hub (Belle Plaine and Weyburn) (SK)
T&S — 3 Mtpa
Boundary Dam CCS (SASK)
Capture — 1 Mtpa
Battle River clean hydrogen for power station (AB)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Athabasca Leismer project (ALB)
Full chain — 0.44 Mtpa
Exshaw Cement Carbon Capture (ALB)
Capture — 1 Mtpa
Nutrien Redwater Fertilizer (ALB) phase 2
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Suncor Edmonton Refinery - Fluid Catalytic Cracker Capture (ALB)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Hinton Bioenergy CCS project (ALB)
Capture — 1.26 Mtpa
Shepard Energy Centre (SEC) (ALB)
Capture — 0 Mtpa
Rockpoint and Inter Pipeline Carbon Sequestration Hub (AB)
T&S — 6 Mtpa
Weyburn-Midale storage (SK)
Storage — 3 Mtpa
Pathways alliance (ALB) (14 facilities)
Capture — 15.2 Mtpa
Pembina& Marubeni Hydrogen and Ammonia Complex (AB)
Full chain — 1.575 Mtpa
Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) - Edmonton Connector Phase 2 (AB)
T&S — 7 Mtpa
Enhance Clive Sequestration Facility (ALB)
Storage — 1.5 Mtpa
Deep Sky Alpha phase 1 (AB)
Capture — 0.002 Mtpa