InnoTech Alberta moves carbon capture unit

InnoTech Alberta, a subsidiary of Alberta Innovates, will today begin the move of a carbon capture unit – fabricated by ALCO Gas & Oil Equipment, in Edmonton – to the Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre, on the outskirts of Calgary.

The unit, designed in Switzerland and built by ALCO in Edmonton, will provide concentrated CO₂ from the Shepard Energy Centre five teams competing for a $7.5m prize in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE.

For the competition, participating teams are demonstrating the most suitable way to capture and convert CO₂into usable products such as concrete, alcohol, plastics, soap, and more.