A Canadian cleantech company this month signed a 10-year agreement. The agreement grants Arca Climate Technologies the right to evaluate ultramafic waste rock and mine tailings at the Turnagain Nickel Project in British Columbia with an aim remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Arca is an industrial mineralization company based out of Vancouver which leverages […]
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Vancouver’s Arca Secures Microsoft Deal for 300,000 Tonnes of Carbon Removal
Vancouver-based Arca has signed an offtake agreement with Microsoft to deliver nearly 300,000 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) over the next decade. The deal marks a major milestone for Arca’s industrial mineralization technology — a carbon removal pathway that leverages existing industrial infrastructure and repurposes alkaline waste streams to capture and permanently store […]
NorthX Invests $3.4M in Four Canadian Carbon Removal Ventures
At the IEA’s 2025 Energy Innovation Forum today, NorthX Climate Tech announced $3.4 million in new investments for four Canadian carbon removal ventures—CarbonRun, Skyrenu Technologies, NULIFE Greentech, and pHathom Technologies—joined by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson. Meanwhile, one of NorthX’s earliest carbon removal investments, Arca Climate, announced a major milestone: a 10-year […]
10 Canadian Clean Energy Startups to Watch in 2025
As the world accelerates its transition to clean energy, Canadian startups are emerging as global leaders in innovation, developing cutting-edge solutions to combat climate change and build a sustainable future. From groundbreaking carbon capture technologies to advanced energy storage systems, these companies are redefining what’s possible in the clean energy sector. In 2025, ten exceptional […]
CICE-Backed Arca Leads Innovation in Carbon Mineralization
Arca, a Vancouver-based carbon mineralization company, is making waves in the cleantech space with the support of the B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE). The startup, spun out of the University of British Columbia, received a $1.2 million investment from CICE in 2023 to pilot its groundbreaking air-to-rock carbon mineralization technology at BHP’s […]
MaRS Purchases Carbon Removal Credits From Vancouver Cleantech
Canada’s largest urban innovation hub is taking a trailblazing step in the fight against climate change. Today, MaRS Discovery District announced the purchase of carbon removal credits from five Canadian ventures through its Mission from MaRS program. Among the five ventures is Vancouver-based cleantech Arca. Originally known as Carbin Minerals, Arca re-processes tailings from nickel mines to make them reactive to […]