SaskPower Carbon Capture Facility Operating More Reliably

SaskPower Carbon Capture Facility Operating More Reliably
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Though it experienced a number of problems in its first year of operation, the SaskPower
Boundary Dam Unit 3 carbon capture facility is now operating with a reliability rate of over
92%.
After initial excitement about successfully operating the worlds first full-scale carbon capture
and sequestration (CCS) process at an operating power plant, SaskPower discovered a
number of problems with the facility that resulted in numerous repairs and operational
changes. When POWER toured the plant in May 2015 prior to writing an article about the
project, which won the magazines Plant of the Year award
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(http://www.powermag.com/saskpowers-boundary-dam-carbon-capture-project-winspowers-highest-award/?printmode=1) last year, the generating unit was running well. And,
though the carbon capture facility wasnt operating at design specifications, it was running.
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Later, that system would be taken offline to replace an amine tank

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To date in 2016, SaskPower says Unit 3 is operating above the 85% reliability target set for all
power units at Boundary Dam Power Station. Of the first 121 days of 2016 the CCS system has
been up for 112 days, achieving a reliability rate of more than 92%.
SaskPower says the facility is operating at a level that exceeds federal emission regulations
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This shot from the roof of SaskPowers Boundary Dam Power
Station shows ductwork that carries flue gas from the
upgraded Unit 3 to the new carbon capture facility, where
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taller tower) are absorbed and stripped before the carbon
dioxide is compressed in the building partially visible on the
right. From the compression building, the gas is piped
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