Deep Sky’s direct air capture facility in Innisfail, Alta., where GE Vernova will install a unit.Sarah B Groot/The Globe and Mail
GE Vernova Inc. GEV-N will deploy one of its direct-air capture units at a demonstration facility in central Alberta run by Deep Sky Corp.
The companies said on Wednesday that GE Vernova, the energy technology company spun off last year by General Electric, plans to operate equipment designed to capture 1,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually starting in late 2026.
The installation marks the biggest name yet to contribute direct-air capture, or DAC, technology to Montreal-based Deep Sky’s Alpha facility in Innisfail, Alta.
Deep Sky has begun testing units deployed by several vendors to study and compare energy use, overall efficiency, durability and scalability as they remove climate-warming gas from the air. In addition, the gear must generate no waste products. The captured CO2 is trucked to a site in northern Alberta for injection underground.
In August, the startup turned on its first three units. They were developed by Skyrenu Technologies Inc. of Quebec and two British companies, Mission Zero Technologies and Airhive. Four additional DAC units are slated to start by the end of the year, and more in 2026.
Deep Sky will deploy GE Vernova’s proprietary solid sorbent technology, which the companies said “improves energy use, harnesses waste heat and ensures reliable operations at scale.”