OTTAWA — On Monday, April 19, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Natural Resources Canada, will open the CanmetENERGY CO2 Research Facility (CanCO2) at the Ottawa Research Centre in Bells Corners. The CanCO2 Research Facility is a trailer-mounted modular unit suitable for field testing and demonstrations of carbon capture and compression technology.
Media are invited to tour the facility, and technical experts will be on site to answer questions. If there is sufficient demand, transportation will be provided via a hydrogen-powered bus from the Senate shuttle fleet.
Location:
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa Research Centre
1 Haanel Drive
Bells Corners
Ottawa, Ontario
Date and Time:
April 19, 2010
10:30–11:30 a.m. EDT
Transportation and RVSP: Please contact 613-992-4447 by 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 16, to confirm if you wish to take advantage of round-trip bus transportation. Departure will be from 150 Wellington Street (National Press Building) at 9:45 a.m. sharp, so please arrive early.
For further information, please contact:
Mary-Ann Dewey-Plante
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa
613-996-2007 or
613-218-6961
Media Relations
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa
613-992-4447
