On Aug. 8, Yasir Naqvi, MP for Ottawa Centre and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and to the Secretary of State (International Development), announced an investment of $2.5 million from the Energy Innovation Program (EIP) to support Ottawa-based TerraFixing in developing made-in-Canada carbon management technology.The federal government says that the project aims to advance direct air capture technology designed for cold climates by scaling up CO2 capture beds. It reportedly uses structured zeolite packing — a porous mineral that traps CO2 from the air — to minimize pressure drop and improve mass transport of CO2. The stated goal is to fit a 1,000-tonnes-per-year unit into a shipping container, achieving costs below $100 per tonne of CO2 at a large scale.“Canada is ready to lead in building a cleaner, more competitive future. By investing in made-in-Canada clean energy projects, we’re creating good jobs, reducing pollution and positioning our economy to thrive at home and abroad. This is how we protect the environment, grow our economy and deliver real opportunities for Canadians today and for generations to come,” says Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.“EIP’s CCUS Capture contribution has been catalytic for TerraFixing. With the funding, we’ve built a state-of-the-art lab, doubled our team and developed a new manufacturing IP that we’re now moving from benchtop to a pilot production line in a warehouse right here in Ottawa. The program’s support is helping us keep innovative technology and IP in Canada, create supply chain independence from the U.S. and stimulate the creation of hundreds of high-skilled jobs on the path of making Canada a global leader in carbon capture, utilization and storage,” says Dr. Vida Gabriel, Co-founder and CEO/COO, TerraFixing Inc. (ICE TORONTO)

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