The Alberta government has announced $2.8 million in funding toward a facility that would use carbon capture to turn municipal waste into clean electricity.
WATCH ABOVE: The Alberta government has announced $2.8 million in funding towards a facility that would use carbon capture to turn municipal waste into clean electricity. The funding was announced by the minister of environment and protected areas on Tuesday morning at the Carbon Capture Canada conference held in Edmonton.
The money will be directed toward a $6.1-million engineering and design study led by Varme Energy, for a project planned in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland near Edmonton.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. The province’s $2.8 million comes from Emissions Reduction Alberta, a fund industry players pay into to offset their emissions.
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