The Canadian and Alberta governments, alongside Enhance Energy, have begun construction of the Origins Carbon Capture Storage Hub near Clive, Alberta, to expand the province's carbon management infrastructure, the Canadian government said in a Wednesday statement.
The project is expected to begin operations in January 2027 and initially have capacity to permanently store up to 1.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.
That would make it Canada's largest CCS project and one of the world's largest facilities of its kind, according to the government and Enhance Energy.
The hub will connect to Alberta's existing carbon dioxide transportation network and initially serve industrial facilities in the province's industrial heartland. Potential users include oil and gas, petrochemical, cement and power-generation companies.
The project builds on Alberta's existing CCS infrastructure and Enhance Energy's Clive facility, which the company says has permanently stored over 9 million metric tons of CO2 since 2020.
Governments and industry say the expansion will support construction and skilled-trades jobs while helping reduce emissions from energy and heavy industrial sectors.
The project is part of broader federal and provincial efforts to attract investment, strengthen Canada's energy sector and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions as the country works toward its target of net-zero emissions by 2050.