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Valverde develops projects for a specific kind of site: one with real power demand, a characterised gas supply, a workable carbon destination and an operating sponsor who can fund the next decision. This page helps you judge fit before anyone spends engineering time.
Industrial facilities
The best-fit applications are natural-gas processing and selected upstream and midstream operations, where the three things a project needs — load, fuel and a carbon pathway — already exist in one place.
Natural-gas processing plants
Large, continuous electrical loads for compression, refrigeration and treating; pipeline-quality fuel on site; often an acid-gas or CO₂ stream already being handled. The Alberta project is this configuration.
Typical scope: on-site generation, compressor and generator electrification, air separation, CO₂ compression to a sequestration or pipeline interface.
Upstream fields with CO₂ EOR
Fields that already inject CO₂ use 10–50 MWe of mostly grid power to compress and recirculate it. Generating that power from field gas and returning the combustion CO₂ to the reservoir removes the grid draw and extends the CO₂ supply.
The 2023 Hestia pre-FEED scoped two projects of this type: one on pipeline gas in Canada, one on a CO₂-contaminated return stream in the United States.
Compressor stations and midstream assets
Gas-driven compression can be converted to electric drive powered by oxy-fuel generation on site, with the CO₂ delivered to a nearby pipeline or storage project rather than vented from an exhaust stack.
Fit depends heavily on CO₂ take-away options and the station’s size; small stations rarely justify an air separation unit on their own.
Other industries. Petrochemicals, ethanol, steel and other heavy industry share the same building blocks. Valverde considers them where the licensed field of use, partner capacity and a credible carbon destination allow — but the current development focus is oil and gas facilities in Canada and the United States.
Six conditions we assess before recommending further work
Valverde does not pursue every company interested in decarbonization. A site advances only where these conditions can realistically align — and we say so early if they cannot.
| Qualification area | The question to resolve | What helps us answer it |
|---|---|---|
| Customer problem | Is there a material power, operating or emissions problem, and who owns it? | Current power source and cost, emissions exposure, operating constraints, the sponsor |
| Technical fit | Are load, fuel, site conditions and integration requirements understood? | Approximate electrical load and profile, gas composition and volume, existing compression and generation, plot space |
| Carbon pathway | Is there a plausible transport, storage or other approved destination for the CO₂? | Nearby pipelines, storage hubs, pore-space rights, EOR use, regulatory status |
| Decision ownership | Is there an operating sponsor and an identifiable approval process? | Who decides, who influences, what the internal gate looks like |
| Development funding | Can the next phase of work actually be funded? | Budget authority for a scoped feasibility engagement; appetite for co-development or a project company |
| Timing | Does the customer’s deadline fit a defensible development schedule? | Regulatory deadlines, turnaround windows, contract expiries, equipment lead times |
These criteria are the public version of Valverde’s internal screening. Contracted opportunities and project economics override this general guidance for any specific site.
Utilities and large-load power supply
Dependable, dispatchable generation with integrated carbon management is of interest to utilities and large-load customers, including data centres. Valverde’s power-marketing lead has worked with these customer groups, and the market is real: the IEA’s base case has global data-centre electricity demand roughly doubling to around 950 TWh by 2030.
Valverde treats this as a disciplined adjacent market, not a headline. Before a large-load offer is published, the following need to be defined and approved: net capacity, delivery schedule, availability and redundancy, maintenance coverage, interconnection, fuel security, carbon infrastructure, licensed scope and contracting responsibility. Dependable generation design is not the same as a guaranteed 24/7 power service, and we will not describe it as one.
What a power-requirements discussion covers
- Required capacity, load shape and growth
- Location, interconnection and gas supply
- Availability expectations and backup arrangements
- Carbon and emissions requirements of the buyer
- Preferred contracting route and term
- Timing relative to a realistic development and equipment schedule
Outcome: a candid view of whether Valverde and its partners can meet the requirement, and what would have to be true.
Engineering, oxygen, storage, equipment and capital partners
An integrated project needs defined roles at every interface. Valverde works with partners who want a specific responsibility in a real pipeline, not a logo on a page.
Engineering
Defined interfaces, a scoped role in feasibility and FEED, and a credible pipeline of sites.
Oxygen supply
Volume and operating profile for an on-site air separation unit or over-the-fence supply.
Storage and transport
CO₂ specification, expected volumes, transport interface and accountability for permanence.
Capital
Contracts and risk allocation to underwrite, with a clear project model — not a technology story alone.
Before you get in touch
Does Valverde fund the project, or do we?
It depends on the commercial model chosen for the site: customer-owned development, a joint venture, development-to-sale or a project company supported by long-term power contracts. Valverde’s strategy is to be a developer and equity partner in new projects. The development process page explains each model. We do not advertise “no upfront capital” unless financing capacity and underwriting criteria for a specific project genuinely support it.
What size of facility makes sense?
The licensed CES oxy-fuel solution is designed to provide roughly 10 MW to 100 MW of electrical output. Below that range the air separation unit and CO₂ handling are hard to justify on a stand-alone basis; above it, multiple units or a different configuration would be assessed. Fit is a site-specific judgement.
What if there is no CO₂ storage nearby?
Then the project is unlikely to qualify today. A plausible carbon destination — geological storage, a pipeline to a storage hub, or an approved EOR use — is one of the six qualification conditions. We will tell you that early rather than scope a study around a gap.
Can you burn our contaminated or low-BTU gas?
The oxy-fuel process is designed to combust a wide range of gas qualities, including CO₂-rich return streams and low-BTU gas that would otherwise be flared or sweetened. The tested composition range, contaminant limits, pretreatment and any derating are confirmed for each site during feasibility rather than assumed from general statements.
What incentives apply?
Canadian CCUS investment tax credits, provincial carbon-credit programmes, US section 45Q credits and low-carbon fuel standards may each be relevant, and each has eligibility rules that change. Valverde provides a general overview during feasibility, but eligibility, ownership, monetisation and stacking are project-specific determinations for your tax and legal advisers. Nothing on this site is tax advice.
Not sure your site qualifies?
That is exactly what a Project Fit Review is for. It takes a few non-confidential details and returns a written view.