Clean Coal Feasibility Study
Coal was first mined in Saskatchewan in 1857 and since then the industry has grown to the point where the province is the third largest producer of coal in Canada. The majority of the production of coal is consumed within the province by SaskPower. SaskPower primarily burns high-quality lignitic coal in its coal fired plants.
SaskPower has studied a "clean coal project". The intention would be to build a coal-fired unit that would effectively capture most carbon dioxide emissions. An oxyfuel system was considered but rejected due to capital cost and uncertainty of the economic value of CO2 reduction. SaskPower announced in 2011 that it would construct a CDN $1.2 billion carbon capture facility at its Boundary Dam Power Station. Part of the construction cost will be offset by revenue from sale of carbon dioxide.
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