Canada invests in carbon capturePublished: Mar. 13, 2007 at 12:51 PM The I-CAN Center for the Conversion of Carbon Dioxide received funding Monday from the Canadian government and Natural Resources Canada.Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources and Innoventures Canada
jointly announced the funding at the Economic Club in Calgary.
"This project is a great example of our government's
commitment to finding new and promising projects that will help
take Canada to the next level of understanding carbon capture,
storage and use," Lunn said. "It builds on our ecoEnergy
Initiatives, including the Task Force announced last week by the
Prime Minister. We are serious about delivering real results to
Canadians and reducing greenhouse gas emissions." NRCan is giving $100,000 to the project and additional
funding will come from the government to start the first phase
of the project. The I-CAN Center will focus on developing
microalgae systems that capture up to 100 million tons of carbon
dioxide. Microalgae can also be used as a biomass after it has
been used to capture and store carbon. It can be converted and
used as renewable natural gas, hydrogen and biofuels. The I-CAN project is a joint project, developed by the
Alberta Research Council, the Saskatchewan Research Council,
Manitoba's Industrial Technology Center and an industrial
research center in Quebec. |