Pre-feasibility Study Looking to Progress CO2 Capture

REGINA, Saskatchewan, June 1st, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Enhancing the impact of emissions reductions through carbon capture and storage (CCS) is the focus of a new pre-feasibility study examining the potential application of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture will be 750-megawatt coal-fired power plants. This project is part of a large-scale study investigating the profitability of a regional geological carbon storage center in the southeastern United States. The International CCS Knowledge Center (Knowledge Center), based in Regina, SK Canada, is working with an international team on the US Department of Energy (DOE) funded project to develop conceptual designs and capital cost estimates to evaluate the installation of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture after incineration in a Southern Company electric power station.

The project would represent a significant scale-up and is a natural advance in the maturation of carbon capture technology. By contributing leadership skills, visions and experience based on its key findings from the fully integrated CCS facility Boundary Dam 3 and its comprehensive second generation CCS study (Shand CCS Feasibility Study), the Knowledge Center is conducting the pre-feasibility study on CO2 capture of the scenario. This study is carried out under a cooperation agreement with the project manager Southern States Energy Board and a team that includes Southern Company, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group and Stantec Consulting Ltd. belong.

This study is part of the project Establishing early carbon dioxide storage: Project ECO2S as part of a comprehensive initiative of the DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory, Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE). CarbonSAFE closes important gaps on the critical path to CCUS deployment by reducing the technical risk, uncertainty and costs of a geological storage complex for more than 50 million tons of CO2 over a period of 30 years from industrial sources.

The pre-feasibility study examines the design and costs of CO2 capture. It will include details such as an analysis of the steam integration options between the generating unit and the capture plant, as well as identifying the potential impact of the new processes on the environmental permit of existing plants. Theoretical installation of CO2 capture systems in power plants would not only ensure reliable base load electricity, but also preserve the value of the existing system while making significant progress in reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

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“In view of the megaton potential for CO2 reduction, we are delighted to be working with a great team on this important and next step in the project for large-scale CO2 capture and storage. We applaud both the US Department of Energy and the Southern States Energy Board for their commitment to taking significant steps towards protecting the climate. "

- Conway Nelson, VP, Project Development & Advisory Services, International CCS Knowledge Center

“Stantec is proud to have a role as Engineer of Record on this project in the first of its kind for carbon capture and storage in Saskatchewan. The team of experts from Stantec, together with our partners, will provide technical know-how in order to carry out the pre-feasibility study of this project. "

- Mark Griffiths, Senior Principal, Energy & Resources, Stantec, Saskatchewan

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Climate change links

• CCS is considered essential in three of the four pathways to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius
• Most countries in the world cannot meet emissions targets without CCS - and for those that can, the average increase in mitigation costs is 138% - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: IPCC AR5 2014

About CarbonSAFE & ECO project2S.

• CarbonSAFE - Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise Initiative - is a DOE-led program to accelerate the commercial use of CCS technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere from industrial and power generation sources by focusing on developing permanent and safe geological CO2 storage Websites that can be used for several decades.
• Project ECO2S. - Establishing an early CO2 storage complex - is one of five projects selected for Phase 3 of CarbonSAFE.
  • Project ECO2S under the direction of the Southern States Energy Board is working with partners to explore the establishment of a commercial, regional, safe geological area capable of safely storing over 900 million tons of CO2.
  • The current pre-feasibility study to install post-incineration CO2 capture in a Southern Company generating unit is part of the assessment required to confirm one of multiple CO2 emitters from a point source for the storage location.
    

MEDIA CONTACTS.

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Jodi Woollam
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About the International CCS Knowledge Center (Knowledge Center): With the mandate to advance the global understanding and the use of large-scale CCS to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, the Knowledge Center offers the know-how for the implementation of large-scale CCS projects and for CCS optimization through the fundamental findings from the two completely -integrated Boundary Dam 3 CCS Facility and the comprehensive second generation CCS study known as the Shand CCS Feasibility Study. The Knowledge Center has been operating under the direction of an independent board since 2016 and was founded by BHP and SaskPower. More information: https://ccsknowledge.com/

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