1 ISSUE | DECEMBER 2018

A LITTLE HISTORY Launched in February 2017, VCQ Project is the world’s most comprehensive CO2 capture and utilization project. Bringing together multiple partners and technologies, it aims to develop and demonstrate commercially viable end-to-end solutions to capture and utilize CO2 in various applications while reducing greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions. Initially, the VCQ Project was projected to operate for three years, ending in March 2019. The Government of Québec extended VCQ’s end date until March 2022 to enable the full realization of the project’s potential. The VCQ Project is located at the Chimie Parachem site in Montreal-East, Quebec.

CO2 CAPTURE The VCQ Project uses the same 10 tpd unit CO2 capture unit that was built by CO2 Solutions for its successful 2015 Valleyfield demonstration. It has been operating at the Chimie Parachem site almost continuously, except for planned shutdowns, since August 2017. The CO2 capture unit draws flue gas from a Chimie Parachem natural gas fired boiler located 100 meters away. To protect the CO2 capture unit during the winter, a temporary cover of wood and canvas was built in 2017. It was replaced by a more permanent winterization structure when the VCQ Project was extended until 2022. This new structure designed and built by our general contractor JR Mécanique from Valleyfield, Quebec.

CO2 UTILIZATION

One of the first utilization technologies to the VCQ Project comes from Pioneer Energy in Denver, Colorado. It will be used to convert captured CO2 into methanol in a first stage, followed by dimethyl ether (“DME”). This CO2 utilization unit was designed by Pioneer Energy and built by Pro-B from Trois-Rivières, Quebec.

This 3D drawing offers an overview of the Pioneer

utilization unit.

Work have been on-going this year to prepare the Chimie Parachem site to receive the various CO2 utilization units, including the first one from Pioneer.

METHANOL {meth-uh-nawl} CHEMICAL FORMULA: CH3OH A clean, colorless and flammable liquid with a distinctive odor similar to that of ethanol (drinking alcohol). Today, methanol is mainly produced industrially by hydrogenation of carbon monoxide. It is used in antifreeze, fuels and solvents. *

Vehicles powered by methanol engines emit 25 to 35% less greenhouses gas emissions compared to vehicles using traditional gasoline Emissions are also less reactive, thus reducing urban zone, a major component of smog. **

Increasingly, methanol’s environmental and economic advantages are making it an attractive alternative fuel for powering vehicles and ships, cooking food and heating homes.**

*reference from Wikipedia | **reference from methanol.org

TEMPORARY STRUCTURE

PERMANENT STRUCTURE

In November 2018, meetings were held with Pioneer Energy and Pro-B to prepare for the arrival of the CO2 utilization units. After an inspection of the VCQ Project site, the teams visited the Pro-B manufacturing installations to observe the progress on the units’ construction.

The Pioneer CO2 utilization units are expected to be installed in March 2019.

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We are proud to be affiliated with the following companies to help us have a greater impact on reducing industry’s carbon footprint. Let’s take a closer look at the various partnership categories we have in place.

•Companies that provide CO2 utilization technologies that will be demonstrated in the VCQ Project at the Chimie Parachem site.

•Such as

TECHNOLOGY Partners

•Companies that provide financial support to the VCQ Project and will receive the techo-economic reports of the capture and utlization technologies generated by the project.

•Such as

INDUSTRIAL Partners

•Companies that provide services on preferential terms to the VCQ Project.

•Such as

SERVICE Partners

IN THE NEWS…

On November 28, 2018, we

proudly announced that

Suncor, a leading

Canadian integrated

energy company, joined the VCQ project

as its second industrial partner!

INDUSTRIAL VISITS AT THE CHIMIE PARACHEM SITE

To date, the VCQ Project has welcomed over 100 visitors from 23 distinct companies hailing from 9

countries… and there are still more to come!

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NUMBERS OF VISITORS

NUMBERS OF COMPANIES

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

NORTH EASTERN CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 MONTREAL, QC

CARBON MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE JULY 17 – 20, 2017 HOUSTON, TX

6TH CONFERENCE ON CARBON DIOXIDE AS FEEDSTOCK FOR FUELS, CHEMISTRY AND POLYMERS MARCH 16 - 19, 2018 COLOGNE, GERMANY

9TH CARBON DIOXIDE UTLISATION SUMMIT OCTOBER 18 - 19, 2017 REYKJAVIK, ICELAND

GLOBAL SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE OCTOBER 20 - 21, 2017 BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

11TH CARBON DIOXIDE UTLISATION SUMMIT SEPTEMBER 26 – 27, 2018 MANCHESTER, UK

INDUSTRY CONFERENCES WHERE WE PRESENTED THE VCQ PROJECT IN 2017 & 2018