Canada's Biggest CCS Bet Is About to Go Live

Entropy's Glacier Phase 2 CCS project is nearly complete, set to capture 160,000 tonnes of CO2 annually from mid-2026

20 May 2026

Construction at the Glacier Gas Plant in Alberta's Saddle Hills County is in its final stretch, and the numbers behind it are hard to ignore. Entropy's Phase 2 carbon capture project will pull 160,000 tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere each year, quintupling the site's existing capture output when it switches on mid-2026.

Nine engines and a power turbine do the heavy lifting. The system runs on Entropy's Modular Carbon Capture and Storage technology, the same solvent-based absorption process running in Phase 1 since 2022. That first phase has held capture rates between 90 and 95 percent, with equipment availability at 98%, giving Phase 2 a credible proof of concept before it scales across every major emission source on site.

Phase 2 also adds a 15-megawatt gas turbine that repowers the plant and captures roughly 90% of its own exhaust CO2. Power generated goes to Advantage Energy under a 15-year purchase agreement, creating a second revenue stream alongside carbon credits. Canada Growth Fund has secured those credits through a long-term deal, with Brookfield co-funding the project. Exposure to carbon price swings is minimal by design.

Few Canadian CCS projects have reached this kind of contracted revenue certainty before the ribbon is cut. Entropy is already developing early-stage design work for more than 10 million tonnes of potential annual capture capacity across multiple sectors. Modular systems that bolt onto existing gas infrastructure get there faster than centralized hubs ever could. Glacier's track record makes it Canada's most credible template for that path.