Imperial Oil plans to use canola, soy, and/or sunflower oils in combination with hydrogen, produced from natural gas with carbon-sequestration facilities, to make its renewable diesel at its Strathcona Refinery near Edmonton. The facility will produce one billion liters of biofuel annually and would be the largest facility of this type in Canada. The project will support up to 600 construction jobs. The project was announced on August 25, 2021. The total capital cost does not include third-party investments, such as hydrogen produced from the under construction Air Products Hydrogen Production and Liquefaction Facility. Imperial approved the project for construction on January 26, 2023.
Imperial Oil plans to use canola, soy, and/or sunflower oils in combination with hydrogen, produced from natural gas with carbon-sequestration facilities, to make its renewable diesel at its Strathcona Refinery near Edmonton. The facility will produce one billion liters of biofuel annually and would be the largest facility of this type in Canada. The project will support up to 600 construction jobs.
The project was announced on August 25, 2021. The total capital cost does not include third-party investments, such as hydrogen produced from the under construction Air Products Hydrogen Production and Liquefaction Facility. Imperial approved the project for construction on January 26, 2023.