{"id":180405,"date":"2026-08-31T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=180405"},"modified":"2026-08-24T10:40:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:40:24","slug":"edmonton-cement-plants-carbon-capture-project-on-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/edmonton-cement-plants-carbon-capture-project-on-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton cement plant\u2019s carbon capture project on hold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>The plan was for a site to was to use cement to capture greenhouse gases in a process called carbon capture. But three years after the pilot, Heidelberg Materials is pausing the plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-citynews-edmonton wp-block-embed-citynews-edmonton wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"BorlabsCookie _brlbs-cb-default\"><div class=\"_brlbs-content-blocker\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-default\"> <p>Click on the button to load the content from edmonton.citynews.ca.<\/p> <p><a class=\"_brlbs-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Load content<\/a><\/p> <\/div> <\/div><div class=\"borlabs-hide\" data-borlabs-cookie-type=\"content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-id=\"default\"><script type=\"text\/template\">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<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The site was supposed to capture a million tonnes of CO2 annually, the equivalent of emissions from 300 thousand cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Heidelberg Materials confirmed to CityNews they are not moving forward with the $1.36 billion project at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHeidelberg Materials regularly reviews project requirements, external support needs, and resource allocations to ensure responsible stewardship of company resources and shareholder capital,\u201d said Jeff Seig, the corporate communications director of Heidelberg Materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think in my mind it comes as a big surprise,\u201d said Rick Chalaturnyk, a geotechnical engineering professor at the University of Alberta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One engineering professor believes the cost of supplies, as well as uncertainty around the federal price on carbon, are factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think they\u2019re just looking for a little bit, probably more economic certainty around policy instruments, federal government and so on. Even provincial governments, but federal government regulations and the price of CO2, those are just put together,\u201d said Chalaturnyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the project was announced in 2023. It had support from the federal government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson told CityNews Tuesday they are working with alberta to create a long-term carbon price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn this moment of global uncertainty and transition, Canada is acting decisively, creating the conditions for both a resilient and sustainable economy in ways that are practical and effective,\u201d said Keean Nembhard, the press secretary for the Minister of the Environment, Climate Change, and Nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councillor Keren Tang supported the project and is disappointed to see it on hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause it\u2019s a fairly sizable industrial investment, it\u2019s really important for the city, and I do hope that it will continue in some way. Maybe timing is an issue, but I hope that will be picked up,\u201d said Tang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Chalaturnyk says while it is no longer the world\u2019s first, it still has a future in the city and Canada\u2019s greener initiative is still there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think any of that has changed, and so it\u2019s just the economics of cement \u2026 it\u2019s just all of those put together has probably led to the decision,\u201d said Chalaturnyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No word on when the project will be finished, but the company says they are continuing to evaluate the project as part of their strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/HEIDELBERG-MATERIALS-PLANT-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Heidelberg Materials plant.\" class=\"wp-image-180420\" style=\"width:615px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/HEIDELBERG-MATERIALS-PLANT-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/HEIDELBERG-MATERIALS-PLANT-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/HEIDELBERG-MATERIALS-PLANT-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/HEIDELBERG-MATERIALS-PLANT-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/HEIDELBERG-MATERIALS-PLANT-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/HEIDELBERG-MATERIALS-PLANT-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2026\/08\/HEIDELBERG-MATERIALS-PLANT.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Heidelberg Materials plant. \u00a9 Leo Cruzat, CityNews<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plan was for a site to was to use cement to capture greenhouse gases in a process called carbon capture. 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