Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) and Hydrogen Program

The Clean Technology Program addresses sustainability while creating opportunity for economic diversification in Alberta. The Program invests in projects to adapt, develop, and deploy innovative clean technologies to benefit Albertans and contribute to the growth of the province’s low-carbon economy. In each of the priority focus areas, we look for projects and activities that can reduce environmental impacts, support Alberta’s energy transition, generate jobs in a clean tech economy, and engage industry, researchers, and communities to participate in their future energy systems. 

Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage (CCUS) and Hydrogen are positioned to reduce emissions, diversify Alberta’s economy, and enable technologies that facilitate other clean technology focus areas.  Specifically, CCUS and Hydrogen contributes to the decarbonization of energy systems, creates new end-use products, and achieves emissions reductions targets and net-zero goals. 

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage 

• We focus on advancing next-generation innovative solutions along the CCUS value chain that enable broad deployment of CCUS to help meet emission reduction targets cost-effectively. The scope covers capture, transport, storage, utilization, and direct air removal technologies. 

• We published the CCUS white paper, linked under ‘Resources’, focusing on technology innovation required for broad commercial-scale deployment of CCUS in Alberta. 

Hydrogen 

• We focus on enabling the development of low carbon hydrogen technologies to support market growth in Alberta. This includes technologies along the entire value chain – including production, transportation, storage, and end use. Priority will be given to hydrogen technologies that address key markets of mobility, power generation, residential and commercial heating, industry, and exports. We operate the Hydrogen Centre of Excellence which helps drive the development of a hydrogen economy in Alberta.