Redwater CCS Project

The Nutrien Redwater carbon capture project operates at Nutrien’s Redwater Nitrogen Operations ammonia and fertilizer complex north of Edmonton, Alberta. The facility captures CO₂ produced during hydrogen production and downstream processing. A system expansion completed in July 2023 increased capture and export capacity substantially, giving Redwater the ability to capture and export over 300,000 tonnes of CO₂ per year into the Alberta Carbon Trunk Line (ACTL) for enhanced oil recovery and permanent sequestration. Under this ongoing operation, about 500 tonnes of CO₂ per day is sequestered deep underground via the ACTL, which transports CO₂ from Redwater to storage and EOR projects in central Alberta. A separate feasibility study evaluated additional capture of flue gas CO₂ using post-combustion capture to target remaining unabated emissions and preliminarily sized a future system at up to roughly 1 million tonnes per year, but that advanced design is not currently moving forward due to economic conditions.