Frontier has announced a significant carbon removal offtake agreement with Saskatchewan-based NULIFE GreenTech. Under the terms of the agreement, Frontier’s member companies will provide $44.2 million to facilitate the removal of 122,000 tons of carbon dioxide between 2026 and 2030. The project utilizes NULIFE’s proprietary technology to convert diverse organic waste streams into stable liquid and solid carbon forms for permanent geological storage. This deal marks a substantial expansion of Frontier’s commitment to Canadian carbon removal initiatives, which now exceeds $100 million across various projects.

The primary challenge addressed by this initiative involves the management of problematic industrial and agricultural biowaste, such as oat hulls, grease-trap waste, and wastewater biosolids. These materials are typically difficult to process and often left to decompose in open environments, where they release significant quantities of methane and carbon dioxide. Furthermore, the low carbon density of raw, wet biomassBiomass is a complex biological organic or non-organic solid product derived from living or recently living organism and available naturally. Various types of wastes such as animal manure, waste paper, sludge and many industrial wastes are also treated as biomass because like natural biomass these More makes long-distance transportation economically impractical. This logistical bottleneck has historically limited the ability of carbon removal projects to scale using distributed waste sources that are far from centralized processing or storage facilities.

NULIFE’s solution involves the application of hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL), a process that functions like an industrial pressure cooker to break down biomass under high heat and pressure. This thermal conversion yields a concentrated bio-oil and carbon-rich solids, categorized as biocharBiochar is a carbon-rich material created from biomass decomposition in low-oxygen conditions. It has important applications in environmental remediation, soil improvement, agriculture, carbon sequestration, energy storage, and sustainable materials, promoting efficiency and reducing waste in various contexts while addressing climate change challenges. More. By converting bulky waste into these energy-dense and carbon-dense forms, the company significantly improves transport efficiency. The resulting mixture of bio-oil and biochar is then injected more than 1,000 meters underground into licensed salt caverns. This method of co-injecting solids and liquids maximizes the total carbon sequestered per unit of feedstockFeedstock refers to the raw organic material used to produce biochar. This can include a wide range of materials, such as wood chips, agricultural residues, and animal manure. More and ensures long-term isolation from the atmosphere.

The agreement has resulted in a clear pathway for NULIFE to scale its modular HTL units across Canada and internationally. The company’s Saskatoon facility has already demonstrated operational reliability and has delivered carbon removal tons independently verified by Isometric. By securing an offtake of this magnitude, NULIFE can transition from early-stage demonstration to industrial-scale deployment. This outcome validates the commercial viability of using thermal conversion to transform environmental liabilities into high-value, verifiable carbon removal assets for the global market.