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deal · 6 April 2026
Microsoft ↔ North Star Carbon Solutions
Microsoft: a firm purchase of 626,000 t of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage removal from North Star Carbon Solutions.
BuyerMicrosoft
SupplierNorth Star Carbon Solutions
Tonnes626,000 t
Capture pathwayBioenergy with carbon capture and storage
Storage mediumgeological
Durabilitydurable, 1,000 years or more
Durability basisseed-curated
Commitment typefirm
JurisdictionCanada
Deal structureofftake
Source pathway descriptionBECCS at MLTC Bioenergy Centre sawmill-residue power plant (Svante solid-sorbent capture)
Delivery window15 years; commercial operations expected early 2029; up to ~90,000 t/yr at full capacity
Project locationMeadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
NotesSeller: North Star Carbon Solutions LP (Svante / Meadow Lake Tribal Council). Microsoft's first Canadian BECCS offtake; first major CDR deal with Indigenous majority ownership.
Confidencehigh
Stated jurisdictionCA
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