First carbon-capturing coal plant begins operation
OCT 03, 2014
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028309
MIT Technology Review : As reported earlier this year , the first commercial-scale system for carbon capture and storage has begun operation at a coal power plant in Saskatchewan, Canada. The 110-MW power plant has been retrofitted to capture 90% of its carbon dioxide emissions. It then pumps the CO2 into nearby oil fields to help extract the oil and, at the same time, store the gas in the rock underground. Even with the 90% reduction in emissions, however, the plant still produces the same amount of carbon pollution as a natural gas plant—roughly 150 tons of CO2 per gigawatt-hour.
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