Le Lézard
Classified in: Environment
Subjects: NPT, SVY, ENI

RESPONSE: SaskPower's Decision on Boundary Dam Units 4 & 5


Study on 2nd Generation Carbon Capture & Storage

REGINA, July 9, 2018 /CNW/ - Earlier today SaskPower announced their intention to retire their aging Boundary Dam Power Units #4 and #5, in 2021 and 2024 respectively. Despite this decision, the news release notes that Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) will continue to play an active role in reducing emissions in Saskatchewan.

The International CCS Knowledge Centre is Spearheading a Study on 2nd Generation Carbon Capture & Storage at the Shand Power Station (CNW Group/International CCS Knowledge Centre)

In fact, the next generation of CCS technology will be significantly cheaper, more efficient, and integrate well with renewable energy - that's according to the preliminary results of a high-level CCS feasibility study on SaskPower's Shand Power Station. The study, conducted by the International CCS Knowledge Centre, presents a compelling business case for applying CCS technology to larger coal units.

CCS has critical roles in providing reliable baseload power and mitigating greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. Once the feasibility study is complete, results will inform SaskPower of the potential to add CCS on Shand as part of the province's future energy mix. The International CCS Knowledge Centre will apply these principles to other feasibility and FEED studies throughout the world in a variety of industrial applications, including cement, waste-to-energy, as well as coal power.

2nd Generation CCS

Recent advancements in engineering and design garnered from the feasibility study take large-scale carbon capture up to a new level, creating a second-generation in CCS.

The substantial experience gained from operating SaskPower's Boundary Dam Unit 3 Carbon Capture Facility (the world's first commercial-scale CCS project using post-combustion technology on a coal-fired power plant) is having positive impacts on the design contemplated in the feasibility study.  Scaling from a 150 MW coal-fired unit to 300 MW coal-fired unit, the new CCS design would have the potential to capture as much as 2 million tonnes of CO2 per year.

As with any second-generation technology, cost reductions are expected. Cost reductions for a next facility were originally anticipated to be 30% less; however, this study's preliminary findings indicate the potential for significantly deeper cost reductions.

New CCS Design & Environment

There are also several important environmental benefits of the new design beyond CO2 abatement. The design takes advantage of the CCS plant's ability to vary the plant output, and to increase the capture rate at lower loads beyond 90%, such that it supports the integration of additional renewable energy from wind and solar.

The new design also requires no additional cooling water and eliminates all sulfur dioxide emissions.

Report Release

The CCS feasibility study on the Shand Power Station is due for publication release later this year.

In the meantime, for high-level information about the feasibility study, please see the abstracts for technical papers (spearheaded by the International CCS Knowledge Centre) that have been accepted to the renowned GHGT-14 - a biannual premier technical conference on CCS that attracts cutting edge experts from around the world to provide a platform for knowledge sharing and CCS growth.

t: @CCSKnowledge
w: CCSKnowledge.com
#BoundaryDam
#CCS
#CCUS
#SustainableEnergy

About the International CCS Knowledge Centre: Operating as an independent non-profit organization, the International CCS Knowledge Centre was established by BHP and SaskPower in 2016. It is mandated with advancing lessons learned acquired at the Boundary Dam 3 Carbon Capture Facility to accelerate and advance deployment of CCS globally to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

ccsknowledge.com (CNW Group/International CCS Knowledge Centre)

SOURCE International CCS Knowledge Centre


These press releases may also interest you

at 11:40
BiaTech Corporation today announced it has joined NVIDIA Inception, a program that nurtures startups revolutionizing industries with technological advancements. BiaTech is focused on AI-enabled edge and cloud technology for clean energy and utility...

at 11:19
On 29 March 2024, BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. ("BTR")(835185.BJ), a global leader in battery materials, inked an investment agreement with the Moroccan government to erect a lithium battery ternary cathode material facility in the country. The...

at 10:43
NATSO, representing America's travel plazas and truck stops, and SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers, issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration's Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Regulations and Standards Final Rule....

at 09:13
The trucking industry says new emission standards for heavy-duty trucks announced today by the Biden Administration have unachievable targets and will carry real consequences for the U.S. supply chain and movement of freight throughout the economy....

at 08:59
American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) , an integrated critical battery materials company that is commercializing its technologies for both primary battery minerals manufacturing and secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling, today...

at 08:44
Environmental problems caused by population explosion such as global warming, natural resource depletion, deforestation, water shortage and plastic pollution are getting severe in the world. Regarding plastic pollution, micro-plastics, nano-plastics...



News published on and distributed by: