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Shell Canada Products says it's going ahead with its Polaris carbon capture project in Alberta.A Shell logo is displayed at a gas station in London, on March 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Frank Augste
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Shell going ahead with Canadian carbon capture and storage project

Shell Canada Products says it's going ahead with its Polaris carbon capture project designed to capture 650,000 tonnes of CO2 annually

l Power’s Genesee Power Plant is seen near Edmonton in an Oct. 19, 2022, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Capital Power-Jimmy Jeong, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Canadian carbon capture rollout lags – industry, Ottawa at odds

Question of who should bear the financial risk for pricey carbon capture projects is slowing the technology's adoption in Canada

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Enbridge says carbon storage project still alive in spite of Capital Power decision

Enbridge Inc.'s proposal to build a major carbon storage hub in Alberta remains on the table, the company said Friday, in spite of...

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson speaks during a press conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Wilkinson says carbon capture technology is not too expensive or ineffective. Wilkinson is defending carbon sequestration systems after a high profile project in Alberta was abandoned over its price tag. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada’s energy minister defends carbon capture technology

Canada's Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is defending carbon sequestration systems after a high-profile project in Alberta was abandoned over its price tag.

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Alberta wind farm axed over new government rules on development

TransAlta wind farm project cancelled after new restrictions imposed on 'pristine viewscapes' despite plans to redesign Alberta's electricity market.

l Power’s Genesee plant is seen near Edmonton in an Oct. 19, 2022, handout photo. An analyst says a corporate decision to mothball Canada's largest carbon capture and storage project is likely the result of financial uncertainty and technological risks.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Capital Power, Jimmy Jeong, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Financial, technology risks likely delayed Alberta carbon capture project: analysts

An analyst says a corporate decision by Capital Power to mothball Canada's largest carbon capture and storage project is likely the result of...

Pipes and tanks snake around the inside of a carbon capture and storage facility at the Boundary Dam Power Station in Estevan, Sask., on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. The signature carbon capture and storage project continues to miss emissions reduction goals, raising questions about the cost-effectiveness of the technology, says a report. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Boundary Dam carbon capture project missing goals, report says

Goal of Boundary Dam carbon capture to reduce emissions by 90% has never been reached, claims analyst, as technology's economics are disputed.

Edmonton-based Capital Power Corp. says it is no longer pursuing a proposed $2.4-billion carbon capture and storage project at its Genesee natural gas-fired power plant. Capital Power’s Genesee Power Plant is seen near Edmonton in an Oct. 19, 2022, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Capital Power, Jimmy Jeong, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Capital Power pulls plug on $2.4bn carbon capture project

Capital Power's carbon capture plan is technically viable but not economically feasible, company says.

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