On Monday, SaskPower’s Boundary Dam carbon capture and storage (CCS) project won the 2015 Edison Award, the international electrical industry’s top honour.
The distinction, awarded by the Edison Electric Institute, celebrates distinguished leadership, innovation and contribution to the advancement of the electrical industry for the benefit of all.
“SaskPower’s Boundary Dam CCS Project is a great example of the electric power industry’s commitment to using cutting-edge technologies to provide affordable, reliable and increasingly clean energy to customers,” said Tom Kuhn, Edison Electric Institute’s president, in a press release. “The talented team at SaskPower is deserving of the Edison Award for its groundbreaking work on this innovative project that will benefit customers and reduce emissions.”
“This honour belongs to everyone who has helped make environmentally sustainable coal power a reality,” said Mike Marsh, SaskPower president and CEO. “It belongs to SaskPower employees, to the many contracted companies that assisted on the project, and to the communities that supported us and continue to support our company’s mission for a power grid that is reliable, affordable and, especially, environmentally sustainable.”
Ergon Energy Corporation of Australia was the other recipient of the award.
June will also see the inauguration of the SaskPower Carbon Capture Test Facility at Shand Power Station near Estevan. This facility will allow international vendors to test and develop their CCS technologies in Saskatchewan, giving SaskPower prime access to the next generation of CCS innovation. SaskPower has also recently celebrated the successful injection of carbon dioxide for permanent storage 3.4 km underground in a porous rock layer, through the Aquistore Project.
The carbon capture project at Boundary Dam will capture up to one million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, while powering roughly 100,000 Saskatchewan homes and businesses.
