Capital Power to build carbon nanotube facility at Genesee, test use in concrete

Edmonton-based Capital Power announced on Thursday it plans to build the world’s first commercial-scale carbon nanotube production facility at its Genesee power station.

The company is an investor in Calgary-based C2CNT, which has developed a technology that captures and transforms carbon dioxide into carbon nanotubes, which can be used as an additive to substantially increase the strength of materials such as concrete, steel and aluminum.

At the Genesee Carbon Conversion Centre, which has an estimated capital cost of $200 million to $225 million, Capital Power said that Lehigh Hanson will conduct testing for the utilization of carbon nanotubes in concrete.

"Capital Power plans to start commercial scale production of CNTs at its Genesee facility, assuming the CNTs in concrete testing and preliminary marketing of the product is successful,” the company said.

Capiital Power is a CAD6Billion company with 800+ employees.


https://www.jwnenergy.com/article/2019/12/capital-power-build-carbon-nanotube-facility-genesee-test-use-concrete/

https://www.capitalpower.com/

https://www.c2cnt.com/