2025 Winners

The Carbon Remover Award recognizes groundbreaking technologies and processes that advance innovative solutions for effective CO2 removal. Nominees in this category are recognized for their significant contributions to the development and deployment of methods aimed at capturing and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. All technologies in this category should be at either: field pilot, field demonstration or commercial stage.

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CATACARB

The CATACARB® process offers an efficient, reliable, and environmentally responsible method for capturing CO2 without modification to upstream technologies. CATACARB has focused exclusively on Hot Potassium Carbonate (HPC) CO2 capture while optimizing the process through experience and data amassed from >35,000,000 plant operating hours in 34 countries. Currently CATACARB units capture 44,000 kta (over 2,000 kta in Canada alone). With assistance from the EU Innovation Fund, Stockholm Exergi’s (SE) biomass-powered CHP plant Värtaverket in Stockholm Sweden licensed CATACARB HPC technology and made the investment decision to begin construction in March of 2025. CATACARB provided Enhanced HPC design for post-combustion CO2 capture at 800 kta. “The collaboration between SE and CATACARB has been one of the key foundations in designing our new BECCS-facility” said Tobias Pelicano, SE’s Project Manager, “CATACARB has consistently been very responsive to our needs and requirements throughout the different design phases and have provided excellent support.”

The Innovation in CCUS Technology Award recognizes highly disruptive innovations in equipment, controls or digital technology that have had a major impact on energy efficiency, emissions, economics, scheduling, or quality. All technologies in this category should be at either: field pilot, field demonstration or commercial stage.

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Progressive Planet Solutions

Progressive Planet has developed a novel circular economy solution for sustainable, low-carbon production of a new type of ground glass pozzolan, a supplementary cementitious material (SCM). This innovation diverts large quantities of post-consumer glass from landfills and sequesters CO₂ from flue gas emissions. Given that cement production contributes around 7% of global CO₂ emissions, this solution addresses a critical environmental challenge. PozGlass offers an alternative to fly ash, an increasingly scarce byproduct of coal plants traditionally used in cement. Supported by up to $5.714 million in grants from SDTC Canada and the BC ICE Fund, Progressive Planet is piloting this technology at a dedicated facility. PozGlass integrates into current cement production processes and improves performance.

The Carbon Capture Project Award recognizes small, medium, and large-scale projects globally. Projects in this category will be judged on technological advancement and impact on the community. All projects entered will need to have reached or achieved FID or beyond in 2024/2025 in order to be considered.

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Heidelberg Materials

Brevik CCS is Heidelberg Materials' most advanced CCS project. Brevik CCS is part of the Norwegian government's Longship programme, which aims to demonstrate the capture, transport and safe storage of CO₂ from industrial sources. Brevik CCS is a project established to build a pioneering carbon capture facility at Heidelberg Materials' cement plant in Brevik, Norway. Using a tailored amine and heat from the cement plant process, Brevik CCS is designed to capture 400´000 tonnes a year of CO2. It is the first industrial sized CCS facility for the cement industry.

The Emerging CCUS Leader Award acknowledges an up-and-coming individual whose efforts have already made a significant contribution to their organization, industry or community that go above and beyond their normal day to day duties. The nominee should stand out in terms of strategic thinking, leadership, community involvement and the pursuit of excellence in their field. The nominees in this category will have been in the industry for 5 or less years. Self-nominations are permitted in this category.

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Dani Hansen, VP Carbon Advisory, BMO Capital Markets

Dani Hansen is a recognized leader in Canada’s carbon sector, helping companies navigate environmental commodity markets and align commercial strategy with evolving regulations and policy frameworks. As VP Carbon Advisory at BMO Capital Markets, she blends technical emissions expertise with financial insight to drive CCUS investment and scale. She also supports forward-thinking research into subsurface rights, carbon markets, and policy innovation through the Energy Futures Lab and other advisory roles.

The CCUS Leader of the Year Award acknowledges an individual whose efforts have made a significant contribution to their organization, industry or community that go above and beyond their normal day to day duties. The nominee should stand out in terms of strategic thinking, leadership, community involvement and the pursuit of excellence in their field. The nominees in this category will have been in the industry for 5 or more years. Self-nominations are permitted in this category.

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Mayor Jean Barclay, Councilors: Gavin Bates, Cindy Messaros, Dale Dunham, Janice Wing, Jason Heistad and Don Harrison, Town of Innisfail

Council was elected in the Fall, 2021 and immediately took action to establish a vision of environmental stewardship and economic viability through the adoption of the community’s energy policy. The policy adoption took courage, as it commits the Town to integrate environmental principles and performance objectives into decision-making processes to enhance environmental sustainability for present and future generations. The policy demonstrates Council’s commitment to reduce the energy consumption and ecological footprint through a collaborative effort to increase education, awareness, and understanding of energy management. It is with this philosophy and leadership that assisted in attracting Deep Sky, the world’s first DAC innovation hub.