LOW-CARBON SYNTHETIC GASOLINE

PROVEN TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED FOR SCALE

Licensed processes . Disciplined integration . Permanent carbon storage

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Technology Overview

IFS utilizes a gas-to-gasoline pathway that integrates ATR/reforming, methanol synthesis, and gasoline upgrading into a single, optimized process. Carbon capture and storage is designed into the system from the outset, enabling deep lifecycle emissions reductions while producing a fully fungible, drop-in gasoline at industrial scale.

Proven industrial technologies
World-scale design
Designed for high CO₂ capture efficiency
Long-life, base-load operation

Process Flow

1

Natural Gas Intake & Conditioning

Pipeline-spec natural gas, Pretreatment for reforming
2

Reforming (ATR / SynCor)

Conversion to synthesis gas, High efficiency and CCS readiness
3

Methanol Synthesis

Syngas to methanol via catalytic conversion, Heat integration
4

Gasoline Upgrading (TiGas)

Methanol to gasoline, Conventional gasoline specifications
5

Utilities & Heat Recovery

Waste-heat recovery, Power and steam integration

Mass Balance & Energy Efficiency

What Goes In and What Comes Out
Interprovincial Fuel Solutions (IFS) designs its production systems around disciplined mass-balance control and integrated energy management. The objective is not only fuel production, but efficient conversion, recovery of usable energy, and minimization of waste across the full process chain.

High-level Mass Balance

Natural gas input
Natural gas is the primary feedstock and energy source, providing the carbon and hydrogen required for synthesis gas production and downstream fuel conversion.

Gasoline output
The process converts natural gas into drop-in synthetic gasoline compatible with existing infrastructure, vehicles, and distribution systems.

CO₂ captured
Process-generated CO₂ is separated and routed into the carbon management system for compression, transport, and permanent storage, as part of the integrated CCS design.

Energy recovered
Thermal energy released during conversion and synthesis stages is recovered through heat integration systems and reused within the facility to support process operations and improve overall system efficiency.

Energy System Design Principles

Thermal efficiency
The facility is engineered to maximize thermal efficiency through heat recovery, optimized process integration, and reuse of available energy streams, reducing net energy losses across the system.

Integration benefits
Reforming, synthesis, upgrading, and carbon management systems are designed as a single integrated platform rather than standalone units, improving conversion efficiency, operational stability, and carbon performance.

Minimization of losses
Process design prioritizes reduced venting, minimized flaring, efficient compression, and optimized material flows to limit energy losses and improve overall system performance.

Design philosophy
IFS facilities are structured around closed-loop energy management and disciplined mass-balance control, subject to verification, engineering validation, and regulatory oversight, to ensure technical integrity and operational reliability at industrial scale.

Carbon Capture, Transport & Storage

How Emissions Are Addressed
IFS integrates carbon management directly into the core design of its gas-to-gasoline production pathway. Carbon capture is not an add-on — it is engineered as part of the process architecture from the outset to address process-related CO₂ emissions in a structured, auditable, and regulator-aligned manner.

IFS facilities are designed to capture a high proportion of process CO₂, subject to verification, permitting, and regulatory approvals, with full lifecycle carbon accounting governed by applicable federal and provincial frameworks.

CO₂ is produced primarily during natural gas reforming and synthesis stages, where carbon is separated from hydrogen during conversion into synthesis gas and downstream fuel intermediates.

The process is designed to separate CO₂ from high-purity process streams using established industrial capture technologies, enabling efficient recovery of concentrated CO₂ prior to fuel synthesis and upgrading stages.

Captured CO₂ is compressed and dehydrated to pipeline-quality specifications, preparing it for safe transport and long-term storage in accordance with applicable technical and regulatory standards.

Compressed CO₂ is transported via dedicated pipeline infrastructure to approved storage sites, integrating with regulated carbon transport networks where available.

CO₂ is injected into deep, secure geologic formations suitable for long-term containment. Storage design is based on established subsurface engineering principles and regulated sequestration frameworks.

Carbon management systems are designed to support continuous monitoring, measurement, and verification protocols, aligned with regulatory requirements and third-party verification standards to ensure long-term integrity and accountability of storage operations.

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Interprovincial Fuel Solutions Ltd. is a Canadian Energy Transition company providing a pathway to reduce GHG emissions by producing low-carbon synthetic fuels.

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  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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