First Steam Turbine for Carbon Capture

Hitachi Canada has been selected to supply the steam turbine for the SaskPower Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture and Sequestration Demonstration Project. It will determine the technical, economic and environmental performance of new technology.

The Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture and Sequestration Demonstration Project would transform an aging unit at Boundary Dam Power Station near Estevan into a reliable, long-term producer of clean baseload electricity, while enhancing provincial oil production and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A decision on whether to proceed with the Boundary Dam project will be made by the end of 2010.

It is expected to be the first steam turbine in the world designed to fully integrate a coal-fired power plant with carbon capture.

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I agree the project will provide additional jobs, boost economy and go a long way in reducing GHG.