On February 12, Parliamentary Secretary Marc G. Serré, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced new funding provided through the Energy Innovation Program (EIP)’s Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Research, Development, and Demonstration (RD&D) call for proposals. Projects funded under this program aim to develop safe, permanent underground carbon storage, as well as carbon transportation and storage across Canada. MP Serré announced $2.5 million to The Governing Council of the University of Toronto to support a project on the regeneration of direct air CO2 capture liquid via alternating electrocatalysis, led by Climate Positive Energy Academic Director David Sinton.
The research team includes: Shijie Liu, Dongha Kim, Tanushree Ghosh, Yuxuan Gao, Prasad Sarma, Tevin Devasagayam and Liam Israels.
Large-scale direct air capture of CO2 is a critical element of many net-zero emission plans. The U of T research project presents a means of electrochemical direct air capture (eDAC), compatible with renewable energy sources, to efficiently regenerate alkaline capture liquids via pH swing. eDAC approaches allow for remote carbon removal schemes by reducing energy transmission infrastructure requirements and utilizing stranded renewable energy resources.
The projects funded under Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN)’s EIP program support the research, development and demonstration of next-generation carbon capture and storage technologies that have the potential to significantly reduce the costs of capturing and storing carbon. This work is part of Canada’s plan to support cleaner, cheaper long-term energy while reducing pollution.
Read the 2023 article by the U of T research team: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542435123003057
Read the full news release via NRCAN: https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2025/02/canada-invests-in-cutting-edge-carbon-capture-and-storage-to-drive-clean-energy-innovation0.html