Global leaders have been collaborating to execute decarbonization solutions to achieve net-zero emissions targets by 2050.
In another development, Deep Sky, a Canadian carbon removal developer company, has announced plans to build the world’s first carbon removal innovation and commercialization center.
Called Deep Sky Labs, it is planned to be constructed at a strategically selected site an hour north of Calgary in Innisfail, a town in central Alberta, Canada. The company says the town is an emerging clean energy hub.
The carbon removal facility will be devoted to developing highly scalable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions that are low-cost and less energy-intensive.
1st cross-technology project to produce carbon credits
Deep Sky Labs is the first cross-technology project in Canada to produce high-integrity carbon credits. It’s also the first commercial direct air capture project.
Construction of the carbon removal innovation center is set to kick off imminently before the winter season, and the facility is expected to be up and running by the end of the year.
“I cannot overstate the significance of the world’s first carbon removal innovation and commercialization centre, and what this means for Canada and our planet at large,” stated Damien Steel, Deep Sky CEO.
“This project represents a world first and serves as a testing ground from which the nascent industry can grow into Canada’s multi-trillion-dollar enterprise.”
The construction site spans five acres within a municipality-owned industrial park at 6015 35th Street, near other planned green projects, including a solar farm and a waste-to-energy plant.
Engineering and design of the carbon removal labs are currently under partnership with BB A , an engineering firm.
Capture 30,000 tons over 10 years
The facility will be able to capture 3,000 tons of CO2 per year, or 30,000 tons over ten years, via up to 10 different technologies. It will also include room for future expansion, stated the firm.
Deep Sky Labs would also allow the testing of new technologies for tackling carbon emissions . For instance, different Direct Air Capture (DAC) concepts can be examined simultaneously.
The company stated in an official statement that the carbon removal facility’s tech-agnostic nature decreases delivery and operational risks while increasing the speed at which the industry can scale.
In a first-of-a-kind approach, the labs aim to resolve the delivery delays that have often compromised other global carbon removal projects .
Eight DAC technologies, along with standard instruments to collect operational data, are planned for placement at Deep Sky Labs.
Carbon removal facility equipped with top DAC tech
The firm stated that the machines will be tested and optimized for performance year-round in the Canadian climate and validated before committing commercially.
“Proprietary Deep Sky software will track and benchmark all operational data to accelerate the R&D of technology partners and the industry at large – another industry first,” added Deep Sky.
The technologies deployed at the facility will have complete access to renewable energy and carbon removal credits to churn legitimate carbon removal credits further validated by third-party carbon registries.
Some of the DAC providers are Airhive, Avnos, Phlair (formerly Carbon Atlantis), Greenlyte Carbon Technologies, Mission Zero, NEG8 Carbon, Skyrenu, and Skytree.
Combining these technologies forms the world’s top carbon emissions removal innovations.
“We’re in the business of scaling carbon removals, and this first facility represents a giant step forward for the health of our planet and our economy,” expressed the Deep Sky CEO.
“Prioritizing quality and speed, we’re proud that this facility went from concept to construction in less than a year.”
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