The Canadian and Alberta governments, together with energy developer Enhance Energy, have broken ground on the Origins Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) Hub near Clive, central Alberta.
Scheduled to begin operations in January 2027, the Origins CCS Hub is set to become Canada’s largest carbon capture and storage facility and one of the largest in the world.
The facility will initially have the capacity to permanently store up to 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide underground each year, the equivalent of removing more than 500,000 passenger vehicles from the road annually, with room for future expansion.
Connected to Alberta’s established carbon dioxide transportation infrastructure, the hub will initially take emissions from industrial sites in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland.
The project is designed to support a range of key sectors, including oil and gas, petrochemicals, cement manufacturing, and power generation.
The development builds on Enhance Energy’s existing Clive CCS project, which has safely trapped more than nine million tonnes carbon dioxide since 2020 while driving significant regional investment.
Construction and ongoing operations are expected to support skilled trades, local supply chains, and long-term maintenance jobs across the region.
“We promised Canadians we would leverage our abundant energy resources to be an energy superpower — and that we would do it in an environmentally responsible way that we could be proud of,” said Canadian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson**.**
“Projects like the Origins CCS Hub are doing exactly that: strengthening Canada’s energy sector, creating jobs and attracting investment, all while growing our way to net zero by 2050.”
Alberta Minister of Energy and Minerals Brian Jean noted the province’s geological advantage and technical leadership, while Enhance Energy Vice President of Corporate Affairs Candice Paton noted that the project demonstrates how Canada can advance both economic growth and decarbonisation simultaneously using proven technology.