The 26 new projects funded through the CleanBC Industry Fund fall under the three streams of the program: emissions performance, innovation accelerator and project feasibility studies.

Emissions performance projects reduce emissions at large industrial operations using commercially available technology. Innovation accelerator projects fast-track innovation with advanced clean technologies that show promise as potential solutions to reduce industry emissions. Project feasibility study projects help businesses determine the feasibility of future projects for either of the previous two streams through formal technical studies.

Emissions performance projects

Canadian Natural Resources Limited – Fort St. John
Canadian Natural will install heat exchangers on each of the two condensate trains at their Fort St. John gas processing facility to transfer the excess heat from the hot outlet condensate to the cold inlet condensate. This will recover waste heat, reducing fuel gas consumption and making the process more energy efficient.
Provincial funding: $282,781
Emissions reduced: 6,336 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

Catalyst Paper Corporation – Port Alberni
The project will replace the drum and inner roll on a bark press at the facility with a more efficient system to optimize the wood-waste press system and reduce the amount of natural gas required to burn higher moisture hog.
Provincial funding: $258,500
Emissions reduced: 1,361 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

Kruger Products L.P – New Westminster
The project will replace propane-powered lift trucks with electric trucks at Kruger Products L.P. in Queensborough.
Provincial funding: $43,750
Emissions reduced: 1,803 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

NorthRiver Midstream Inc. – Northeastern B.C.
The project will install a system comprised of 15 waste heat recovery units and five diverter valves to capture heat from drivers during unplanned outages and planned maintenance. The installation will reduce the annual overall emissions at the Jedney facility by exchanging heat from the engine exhausts with the process.
Provincial funding: $6.43 million
Emissions reduced: 174,299 tCO2e tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

Ovintiv Canada ULC – Northeastern B.C.
The project will upgrade four Waukesha compressor engines across compression stations in northeast B.C. to new high-efficiency units. This will reduce the amount of methane leakage and fuel consumed by the older series engines.
Provincial funding: $1.8 million
Emissions reduced: 39,233 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

Ovintiv Canada ULC – Northeastern B.C.
The project will upgrade approximately 78 compressors with more efficient valves across 20 gas processing facilities in northeast B.C. This will reduce the energy required and fuel needed to continuously run these compressors.
Provincial funding: $2.43 million
Emissions reduced: 73,261 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

Petronas Energy Canada – Northeastern B.C.
The project will eliminate venting of methane used to operate facility equipment by installing a new instrument air-compression system. The air compressor will be run by a set of new 25-kilowatt (kW) generators. The small generators will allow the facility to shut down a set of larger 75kW generators. More efficient generator use will reduce fuel consumption and eliminate methane venting.
Provincial funding: $240,808
Emissions reduced: 6,549 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

Tourmaline Oil Corp – Northeastern B.C.
Tourmaline Oil Corporation will install five waste-heat exchangers on compressors within their natural gas processing facility. These new waste-heat exchangers are expected to meet the heat demand for the facility, replacing a natural gas fired boiler as the primary heating source for the operation. This will reduce the amount of natural gas necessary for heating and increase the energy efficiency of the facility.
Provincial funding: $2.65 million
Emissions reduced: 64,314 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions through 2031

Innovation Accelerator Projects:

ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp. – Northeastern B.C.
Continuous Methane Detection and Measurement
The project will pilot and refine a real-time and continuous methane emission detection, measurement and monitoring solution at production facilities operated by ConocoPhillips Canada using remote-sensor technology. This leak detection improves on the current practice of conducting methane fugitive surveys one to three times a year in person, allowing for enhanced ability to detect and reduce fugitive methane emissions.
Provincial funding: $270,946

FortisBC Energy Inc – Lower Mainland 
Burrard Terminal Hazer Methane Pyrolysis Hydrogen Production
Commercial Demonstration Project - Phase 1
The project will see FortisBC working with tech company Hazer at Suncor’s Burrard terminal to pilot an innovative methane pyrolysis technology that will produce zero-carbon emission hydrogen. The process will store the carbon by-product as solid synthetic graphite instead of emitting it to the atmosphere. The graphite can then be sold for manufacturing or industrial use. If the pilot continues as a full commercial build out, the project would be expected to produce up to 2,500 tonnes of hydrogen per year, replacing the equivalent annual natural gas usage of approximately 3,300 B.C. households. Project funding will go toward initial engineering and preliminary work on the reactor pilot.
Provincial funding: $8 million

FortisBC Energy Inc. – Lower Mainland, Richmond
Satellite Leak Survey
Utilizing the natural gas distribution system around Richmond as a testbed, the project will investigate the feasibility of a satellite-based methane detection technology. Learning will help detect and quantify leaks throughout B.C. along FortisBC Energy Inc.’s natural gas distribution system.
Provincial funding: $127,500

Petronas Energy Canada Ltd.  – Northeastern B.C.
Continuous Methane Detection and Measurement
The project will pilot and refine a real-time and continuous methane emission detection, measurement and monitoring solution at production facilities operated by Petronas Energy Canada Ltd. using remote-sensor technology. This leak detection improves on the current practice of conducting methane fugitive surveys one to three times a year in person, allowing for enhanced ability to detect and reduce fugitive methane emissions.
Provincial funding: $290,116

Project Feasibility Studies:

Canoe Forest Products Ltd. – Canoe, B.C.
Waste Heat Recovery for Log Conditioning
The study will evaluate the potential heat recovery from a natural-gas-fired regenerative thermal oxidizer (used to burn off excess organic vapour and control emissions) to be used in the log-conditioning process when making plywood.
Provincial funding: $25,875

Copper Mountain Mining Corporation – Thompson-Okanagan
Electric Haul Truck Trolley Assist System
The study will determine the technical and economic feasibility of adding corners to a haul-truck trolley assist system, which will help understand design requirements at the Copper Mountain Mine.
Provincial funding: $174,093

Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Corporation – Vancouver Island/Coast – Port Mellon
Flash Dryer System Installation
The study will investigate the feasibility and estimate the natural gas emission reductions of installing a higher-efficiency kiln flash dryer at the Howe Sound mill.
Provincial funding: $210,000

Lehigh Hanson Materials Ltd. – Lower Mainland – Delta, B.C.
SCM Grinding Facility’s BC Hydro System Impact Study
The study will investigate the technical and commercial considerations of building and operating a marine terminal and large-scale grinding facility adjacent to Lehigh’s Delta Portland Cement manufacturing plant. The terminal and facility will import and grind granulated blast-furnace slag to displace the use of higher-carbon clinker for their own facility and for concrete producers.
Provincial funding: $247,275

NorthRiver Midstream Operations – Northeastern B.C. – District of Taylor
Blue Hydrogen Production and Associated Carbon Capture and Storage
The study will evaluate the opportunity to update a gas-processing facility to produce blue hydrogen. The study includes a feasibility assessment of the technology required to produce hydrogen and capture emissions, reservoir storage, hydrogen transportation and commercial hydrogen utilization in the area.
Provincial funding: $180,000

NorthRiver Midstream Operations – Northeastern B.C. – Fort Nelson
Blue Hydrogen Production and Associated Carbon Capture and Storage
The study will evaluate the opportunity to update a gas-processing facility to produce blue hydrogen. The study includes a feasibility assessment of the technology required to produce hydrogen and capture emissions, reservoir storage, hydrogen transportation and commercial hydrogen utilization in the area.
Provincial funding: $180,000

NorthRiver Midstream Operations – Northeastern B.C. – District of Taylor
Cogeneration Facility Post-Combustion Capture Technology
The study will evaluate the technical feasibility of post-combustion carbon capture technologies and reservoir storage options for the Taylor Cogeneration facility, which is a natural gas power station primarily used to supply steam to a NorthRiver Midstream gas-processing plant and provide power to the electricity grid.
Provincial funding: $150,000

NorthRiver Midstream Operations – Lower Mainland - McMahon Facility
Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Hub Implementation
The study, in partnership with Tourmaline Oil Corporation, will assess the costs and business case of implementation of a compressed-natural-gas fuelling hub at its McMahon facility. Compressed Natural Gas could displace the use of higher-carbon diesel for vehicles. The study will help remove barriers for the project, including decreasing implementation and market risks.
Provincial funding: $75,000

NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. – Northeastern B.C.
Turboexpander Installation at Compressor Stations
The study will determine the suitability of installing turboexpander technology at existing NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. natural gas compressor stations in B.C. A turboexpander has been identified as a potential emissions-free energy source that harnesses energy created through the pressure reduction of natural gas from a high pressure to a lower, usable pressure. The energy derived from this usable pressure can be used to generate up to 42kW of clean power by spinning a direct-drive generator shaft.
Provincial funding: $47,169

Teck Metals Limited – Teck Trail Operations
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage Pilot Plant Study
The study assessed the feasibility of and determined the appropriate technology and associated cost estimate for a carbon capture, utilization and storage facility at Teck’s Trail Operations.
Provincial funding: $350,000

Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. – Cariboo Region – Prince George
Carbon Capture & Sequestration from Steam Methane Reformers
The study will determine the feasibility of a combined carbon capture and sequestration scheme in co-operation with another partner facility. The carbon capture and sequestration scheme would capture carbon dioxide emissions from two steam-methane reformers at the Tidewater refinery and one steam-methane reformer at the partner site.
Provincial funding: $48,750

Tolko Industries Ltd. – Thompson-Okanagan – Coldstream
Biomass Fuel Switching: Installation and Operation
The study will investigate the technical and commercial considerations of installing and operating a single biomass-fired energy system to displace the natural gas systems currently used at a Tolko sawmill and the adjacent wood-pellet facility.
Provincial funding: $65,250

Tourmaline Oil Corp – Northeastern B.C.
Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage
The study will assess the technical and economic feasibility of different post-combustion flue-gas carbon-capture technologies, including chemical solvents, membranes, solid sorbents and hybrid systems at multiple natural gas processing plants.
Provincial funding: $300,000

Veresen Midstream LP – Northeastern B.C.
Steeprock Plant Carbon Capture
The study will help determine the scope, cost and schedule for capturing emissions from the flue gas of two process heat-medium heaters for potential carbon dioxide recovery and underground sequestration, which would mitigate a significant part of the emissions to atmosphere from the Steeprock gas plant.
Provincial funding: $96,000