About the Awards | Carbon Capture Canada 2026

The Carbon Capture Canada Awards shine a spotlight on excellence across the carbon capture, utilization, and storage sector in Canada and around the world. They recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of CCUS leaders, innovators, and trailblazers from the past 12 months who have advanced technology, demonstrated leadership, and driven meaningful progress across the industry.

The Awards Gala takes place on September 16, 2026, closing the event with an evening dedicated to recognizing industry excellence. Starting with an opening networking reception, guests will enjoy a three‑course dinner and an engaging program celebrating nominees, with winners announced live on stage. The evening brings together leaders from across the full CCUS value chain for connection, celebration, and recognition of outstanding achievement.

The Awards Gala is open to all energy professionals, including exhibition visitors and conference delegates. Individual seats and tables of 10 are available.

2026 Award Winners

2026 AWARD CATEGORIES & NOMINEES:

CARBON STORAGE & UTILIZATION AWARD

The nominees are:

CMG - Winner
Wood Group - Honourable Mention

CCUS ENABLER AWARD

The nominees are:

Carbon Management Canada
Carbon Removal Canada - Winner
CETRI, University of Regina - Honourable Mention
GBI ExoGen Power
International CCS Knowledge Centre
Wood Group

CCUS INFRASTRUCTURE AWARD

The nominees are:

CETRI, University of Regina - Honourable Mention
Enhance Energy - Winner
Obsidian Engineering

CCUS LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD

The nominees are:

Ericka Rios, Manager, Clean Technology & International Partnerships, Alberta Innovates
Dr. Ahmed Osman, Senior Lecturer in Energy Engineering, Canterbury Christ Church University
Omid Nik, Vice President, Materials Science and Process, CarbonCapture Inc./True North Carbon
Shane Johnson, President & Chief Executive Officer, CarbonQuest
Phil De Luna, Co-Founder & CTO, CURA - Honourable Mention
Greg Maidment, Executive Director, Quarry Park Energy Solutions, SAIT - Winner
Vinay Prabhayya Mulgundmath, Engineering Specialist, CCUS & New Energies, Saudi Aramco
Govind Hegde, Energy Transition Team Lead – Americas, Wood Group

DIGITAL INNOVATOR AWARD

The nominees are:

CarbonQuest
Siemens Industry Software - Winner
Vanmok Leak Detection Technologies Inc. - Honourable Mention

EMERGING CCUS LEADER AWARD

The nominees are:

Guillaume Devaux, VP of Strategic Partnerships, Deep Sky
Nicole Harbauer, Trade Commissioner, Regional Office of Alberta and Northwest Territories, Global Affairs Canada - Winner
Patit Pradoo, Technical Specialist, Engineer-in-Training, International CCS Knowledge Centre
Prince Henry Sampson Eduam, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio State University
Irene Lock Sow Mei, Senior Process Engineer, PETRONAS Group Technical Solutions
Austin Enyiche Eleba, Founder and Executive Director, STEMGen Africa Initiative - Honourable Mention

INNOVATION IN CCUS TECHNOLOGY AWARD

The nominees are:

AXENS
BASF
CarbonQuest
CarbonStrike - Honourable Mention
Ionada Canada Corporation
Mantel - Winner
Nippon Steel Corporation
Sulzer Chemtech Canada Inc.

PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARD

The nominees are:

CETRI, University of Regina
Enhance Energy - Honourable Mention
Entropy Inc. - Winner

HEAR FROM PAST WINNERS WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND THE AWARDS GALA!

CATACARB is honored to accept the Carbon Remover Award. This recognition highlights our 65 years of delivering proven HPC carbon capture solutions, validates the exceptional work of our engineering team, and affirms our commitment to advancing environmental stewardship.

Dr. Gary Buckholz

Secretary General

All the hard work that went into developing PozGlass was validated when we received the Innovation in CCUS Technology Award from Carbon Capture Canada. Recognition like this is incredibly motivating for a small company like ours, driven by a vision of lower-carbon cement.

Steve Harpur

Secretary General

I am so proud of the Town of Innisfail, both council and administration. We set a vision to be a leader in central Alberta through the work that took place hosting the Energy Futures Lab Roadshow. That vision became intentional when we adopted the Innisfail Energy Hub policy and the Power of Place Community Economic Development Strategy. To be awarded the CCUS Leader of the Year Award is beyond our expectations, and we are so grateful to all the amazing, brilliant people we have met on this journey.