SaskPower soon to commission carbon-capture power plant in Canada

The SaskPower-owned carbon-capture-and-storage project, which captures CO₂ emissions and transports the gas through a steel pipeline into storage deep underground, is a part of the coal-fired power station.

SaskPower CEO Robert Watson was quoted by The Canadian Press as saying: "We sincerely expect this to become a model for plants around the world.

"This is what we think is a long-term, fiscally responsible way of getting less emissions into the air."

The project intends to reduce CO₂ emissions by 1 million tons per year, which amounts to about 90% of the plant’s emissions.
Cenovus Energy, Calgary-based oil company, has signed a 10-year contract with SaskPower for the purchase of captured carbon.

The power station will also capture sulfur dioxide, which will be converted to sulphuric acid and sold for industrial use.

The facility has been claimed as a solution to climate change. In 2008, the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper had announced a federal funding of $240m, reported The Canadian Press.

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