• An alternative to treat and release? Alberta to approve $4.6 million grant for tailings ponds water treatment research

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-17 18:10:50.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Energy, Environment, Mining, Technology, Indigenous]

  Emissions Reduction Alberta offered a conditional $4.6 million grant to Tũ Nipi Water Solutions—an Indigenous-owned venture formed by Fort McKay Oil Services and BioLargo Canada based in the Fort McKay First Nation—to fund research and development of water-treatment solutions for tailings ponds in the Athabasca oilsands region. The funding, expected to roll out in early 2027 for closed-lab testing, aims to develop alternatives to controversial treat-and-release wastewater proposals for handling the more than 1.4 billion cubic metres of fluid tailings currently stored in the province. The initiative aligns with recommendations from Alberta's Oil Sands Mine Water Steering Committee and incorporates traditional knowledge alongside advanced cleantech applications.

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• 'AI is here to stay': Cherry-picking Glubish tells concerned Grande Prairie crowd to call their MLAs about data centres

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-17 15:32:29.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Technology, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Municipal]

  Approximately 300 residents attended a contentious Sept. 11 town hall in Grande Prairie regarding the proposed 65-square-kilometre Wonder Valley AI data centre project backed by Kevin O'Leary. Alberta's Minister of Technology and Innovation, Nate Glubish, defended the initiative by stating artificial intelligence is here to stay and pointing to a closed cooling system meant to mitigate water use from the Smoky River. However, local participants and critics, including resident Casey Klein and SAIT research scientist Dr. Robert Davies, raised concerns that the facility—which holds interim and preliminary municipal licences to draw up to 6 million and 24 million cubic metres of water annually—would impose cumulative environmental impacts through thermal energy emissions, low-frequency fan noise, and heavy resource exploitation within the Municipal District of Greenview and the Peace Country Region.

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• Carbon capture CEO says critics ‘told me I was crazy,’ hopes Alberta project proves them wrong

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-17 11:00:33.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Energy, Environment, Climate, Technology, Industry]

  Montreal-based Deep Sky Corp. operates its Deep Sky Alpha direct air capture facility near Innisfail, Alberta, where it pulls carbon dioxide from the air, stores it underground, and sells offset credits to buyers including TD Bank Group, Microsoft Corp., and Royal Bank of Canada. The company utilizes a refundable federal tax credit covering up to 60 percent of eligible spending on direct air capture equipment through the end of 2035. GE Vernova Inc., a U.S.-based partner, is bringing a machine to the Alpha site designed to capture up to 1,500 tonnes of carbon annually by late 2026.

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• Carbon capture CEO says critics ‘told me I was crazy,’ hopes Alberta project proves them wrong

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-17 11:00:33.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Energy, Environment, Climate, Technology, Taxation]

  Montreal-based Deep Sky Corp. operates its Deep Sky Alpha direct air capture facility near Innisfail, Alberta, where it pulls carbon dioxide from the air, stores it underground, and sells offset credits to corporations such as TD Bank Group, Microsoft Corp., and Royal Bank of Canada. U.S.-based GE Vernova Inc. is partnering with Deep Sky to install a machine designed to capture up to 1,500 tonnes of carbon annually by late 2026. The capital projects and equipment are supported by a federal refundable tax credit covering up to 60 percent of eligible direct air capture spending through the end of 2035.

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• Danish entourage bullish over Alberta carbon-capture partnerships

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-08 11:05:23.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Energy, Environment, Climate, Technology, Trade]

  Danish organizations including Green Hub Denmark, Clean, and the Triangle Energy Alliance are expanding carbon-capture partnerships with Alberta entities such as the University of Alberta, Deep Sky, Edmonton Global, and Alberta Innovates due to Alberta's standing in carbon-capture technology and a shifting European investment climate regarding the United States. The collaboration features ongoing research linkages, such as between Aarhus University and the Deep Sky facility in Innisfail, alongside upcoming delegations at the Carbon Capture Conference scheduled for September 15-16 at the Edmonton Convention Centre. However, trade tensions and potential U.S. tariffs impacting Canada create ongoing economic uncertainty for prospective Danish investors looking north.

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