Innovative CCS Technology by Cansolv

Innovative CCS Technology by Cansolv

SaskPower has chosen SNC Lavalin-Cansolv to provide the carbon dioxide (CO2) capture system for the Boundary Dam Integrated Carbon Capture and Sequestration Demonstration Project.

Should it proceed, the carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project would transform an aging unit at Boundary Dam Power Station near Estevan into a reliable, long-term producer of 115 megawatts of clean baseload electricity, while enhancing provincial oil production and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Cansolv, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell Global Solutions, will supply the carbon capture process design for the project. Cansolv has developed an innovative system of capturing sulphur dioxide at coal-fired power plants, which has been adopted by three facilities in China.

If the business case indicates that the project should proceed, this technology would be used to meet two requirements of the demonstration project - the capture of both carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide. A key aspect of this unique system is the recovery of waste energy between the two processes, which will reduce the operating cost of the project.

Plans call for the carbon dioxide captured at Boundary Dam to be sold to the oil and gas industry for enhanced oil recovery. The system also has the potential to produce a marketable byproduct - sulphuric acid.

Labels; SaskPower-SNC Lavalin-Cansolv-Boundary Dam

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