Enhance Energy announces Origins Project, a carbon sequestration hub in central Alberta
Enhance Energy, operator of Alberta’s largest Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) initiative and founding partner of the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) Project, has plans for a new world-scale carbon sequestration project in central Alberta.
Company officials say the proposed project would enable meaningful emissions reductions for industrial emitters through permanent sequestration of captured CO2 before it enters the atmosphere. As the owner and operator of a 1.5 million tonnes per year Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) sequestration operation in Clive, AB, Enhance officials say the company has the experience and expertise to successfully develop and operate this initiative.
During a virtual presentation hosted by Central Alberta Economic Partnership (CAEP) this week, Enhance officials noted the Origins Project is envisioned as an open access CO2 sequestration hub, helping move Alberta toward net zero emissions by 2050.
Origins would be ACTL-connected and also located in central Alberta. An exact location, however, is yet to be determined.