Alberta Carbon Trunk Line
| Alberta Carbon Trunk Line | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| General direction | North-South |
| From | Redwater, Alberta |
| To | Clive, Alberta |
| General information | |
| Type | Carbon dioxide |
| Status | complete |
| Commissioned | July 2020 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 240 km (150 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 14.6 million tonnes |
The Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) is a 240-kilometre (150 mi) pipeline completed in July 2020, that will collect excess carbon dioxide (CO2) from the province of Alberta and transport it to various oil reservoirs around the province for enhanced oil recovery applications.[1][2] Pioneered by Enhance Energy , the ACTL will source its CO2 from a fertilizer manufacturing plant in Redwater, and the North West Redwater Partnership bitumen upgrading plant using gasification.[2] It will initially funnel the collected CO2 to Clive, a field discovered in the 1950s and currently produces about 300 barrels per day.[2]
Expected specifications of captured CO2
The ACTL is expected to be the world's largest carbon capture and storage project. It will store 14.6 million tonnes (16.1×106 short tons) of CO2 per year, six times more than the Weyburn project in Saskatchewan.[2] Initially, the project should collect and transport 4,600–5,100 tonnes (5,100–5,600 short tons) of CO2 per day and is expected to expand to 40,000 tonnes (44,000 short tons) of CO2 per day.[3]
Timeline
Plans for the ACTL began in 2004, but were put on hold due to the Great Recession in 2008.[4] However, the ACTL was restarted after the recession with a license for construction and operation issued in April 2011.[4] The ACTL was originally planned to start production in 2013, and delayed to 2015, and then finally delayed further. The pipeline is currently in its final stage of production as of November 2016.[4] The ACTL has planned for CO2 injection to begin in early 2018.
Economics
The project has been estimated to cost CAN$1.2 billion but will find approximately CAN$558 million from several energy funds and carbon capture technology initiatives.[4][5] Over 15 years, the Alberta province will be funding the project with CAN$495 million from the Alberta CCS Fund.[5] The Canadian government is giving a total of CAN$63 million: CAN$30 million from the Clean Energy Fund and CAN$33 million from ecoENERGY Technology Initiative.[5]
References
- ^ Bakx, Kyle (2 June 2020). "At long last, new carbon capture project launches in Alberta". CBC News. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "The Alberta Carbon Trunk Line Project Fact Sheet" (PDF). Enhance Energy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "The ACTL Project". Enhance Energy. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d "World's biggest CO2 pipeline set to begin final phase". Daily Commercial News. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Alberta Carbon Trunk Line ('ACTL') with Agrium CO2 Stream". Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.