Thread by @KeithDPatch

Met Aref Najafi & Alvin Heck at Alberta Innovates @ABInnovates & InnoTech Alberta's @InnotechAlberta #Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre ACCTC in Calgary. They're prepping for carbon XPRIZE #CarbonXPRIZE testing. #ACCTC @xprize #carbon #CO2 #CCU

#C2CNT building on left; two stacks with exhaust from natural-gas fired combined-cycle Shepard Energy Center are in rear. Shepard exhaust gas will be sent to the #ACCTC for carbon XPRIZE #CarbonXPRIZE texting later in 2019.

Natural-gas fired Shepard Energy Center exhaust gas from Stack #2 (left above) is cooled and compressed at its bottom. This gas will be sent to the #ACCTC for carbon XPRIZE #CarbonXPRIZE texting later in 2019.

A close-up of the building housing the cooling heat exchanger and compressors at the bottom of Shepard Energy Center Stack #2 (left above). A pair of compressors are included to minimize process disruptions during Carbon XPRIZE #CarbonXPRIZE testing.

Cooled exhaust gas from Shepard Energy Center is sent to the five Carbon XPRIZE #CarbonXPRIZE testing pads. This is a typical set of process connections, for metering (L-R) natural gas, process water and exhaust gas to the contestants' equipment.

Process waste water from the five Carbon XPRIZE #CarbonXPRIZE demo units is sent to individual double-wall waste water tanks (visible in rear), for off-site disposal. (C2CNT building is visible on left).

Overall view, shot from the middle of a test pad at the Alberta Innovates @ABInnovates #Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre ACCTC, shows the five separate electrical power distribution cabinets for the Carbon XPRIZE #CarbonXPRIZE contestants

Even with all the signage by #Alberta Carbon Conversion Technology Centre ACCTC, my Uber driver & I had problems.

Pro tip, if you take an Uber there, do not expect Uber to pick you up for your return. But there are taxis. 😒