The Canada Energy Regulator has stated that the requirements of the Clean Electricity Regulation – Net Zero electricity by 2035 – cannot be met without BECCS.

This session will discuss the opportunities for BECCS development in Alberta, including fuel switching existing thermal generation assets, adding CCS to forest products facilities, and greenfield biopower/CHP developments. Rocky Mountain Carbon, a co-development of West Fraser, Vault 44.01, and TorchLight Bioresources in Hinton that will permanently remove 1.3 Mt CO2/yr from the atmosphere, will be profiled. Examples of BECCS facilities in other jurisdictions will also be provided.