Polis Administration Awards $13.9 Million for Industrial Pollution Reduction Efforts

Funding will support implementation of innovative technologies to reduce emissions and improve air quality near industrial facilities

Statewide - Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026 - The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) announced $13.9 million in funding awards for industrial emissions reduction initiatives Wednesday through the Clean Air Program (CAP) grant and the Colorado Industrial Tax Credit Offering (CITCO). These awards will support implementation of six projects and one study that are expected to reduce annual emissions equivalent to removing 14,507 gas-powered cars from Colorado roads. The current round of awards brings the State's total investment in industrial emissions reduction initiatives to more than $73 million since 2023.

"Protecting our environment means investing in data-driven strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We are encouraging the use of new technologies to reduce pollution, like carbon management and methane detection, that will make the air we breathe cleaner and protect our state for generations to come," said Governor Polis.

Awards for the current round of CAP funding focused on technological innovation to reduce onsite emissions, while CITCO offered funding for a broader set of industrial emissions initiatives. Projects include methane detection, carbon management, and battery energy storage systems, with several located in Colorado's ozone nonattainment area.

"Industry and manufacturing are a leading source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and other harmful air pollution in Colorado," said CEO Executive Director Will Toor. "We are already seeing great progress reducing pollution from industrial facilities, and our ongoing support for these initiatives will move us closer to achieving our climate goals while ensuring cleaner air across the state."

CEO awarded a total of $2.8 million in CAP grants to technology providers who will then secure a location for implementation. Awardees are:

• Grand Valley Instrumentation ($101,400): Methane detection technology to reduce landfill methane emissions.
• Vycarb ($2,713,200): Carbon management technology to reduce emissions from wastewater treatment.

CEO awarded a total of $11.1 million in refundable CITCO tax credits for the following projects:

• TPSR Solar 16 LLC ($1,055,738) - Weld County: Installing a grid-connected battery energy storage system (BESS) to meet back up power needs and reduce peak demand charges at a large-scale industrial manufacturing plant. This project will demonstrate the viability of replacing a fossil-fuel generator with a BESS.
• Underground Manufacturing LLC dba Vertpack ($360,627) - Longmont: Adding a new high efficiency printer to its commercial packaging manufacturing facility, which will reduce the facility's electricity consumption and allow customers to place smaller orders with faster turnaround times, reducing excess inventory and waste.
• Charm Industrial Inc. ($8,000,000) - Fort Lupton: Installing a 5th Generation Pyrolysis Pad to convert forest and agricultural biomass residues into bio-oil for permanent storage deep underground, preventing release of carbon into the atmosphere and reducing wildfire risk.
• New Belgium Brewing Company Inc. ($699,595) - Fort Collins: Replacing aging ammonia refrigeration system at Ft. Collins Brewery with a new energy efficient system, which will substantially reduce electricity consumption and improve safety and reliability.
• Origen Carbon Solutions Inc. ($1,000,000) - Windsor: Conducting a Front-End Engineering Design study for a potential first commercial zero-emission lime facility at the Great Western Industrial Park. The study builds on previous studies and will help confirm the proposed facility's design, refine its cost estimates, and lay the groundwork for construction.

CEO opened applications for another round of CAP funding on October 20 and will host a CAP informational webinar on October 28 at 1:00 PM MT. CITCO opens applications twice annually, with the next cycle opening on November 1. CEO will host a CITCO informational webinar on November 4 at 11:30 AM MT.

CEO recently published an Industrial Decarbonization Blueprint report. This report evaluates the current direct sources of GHG emissions from manufacturing and natural gas production/processing and identifies short- and long-term strategies to achieve net-zero industrial GHG emissions by 2050, including potential pathways to cost effectively reduce industrial emissions by 60% by 2040.

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