June 18, 2015
Ottawa
Natural Resources Canada
Ed Komarnicki, MP for Souris–Moose Mountain, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today congratulated SaskPower on the opening of its Carbon Capture Test Facility in Estevan, Saskatchewan. Situated near the Boundary Dam Carbon Capture Project, this is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world.
The Government of Canada contributed $1.3 million toward the design of the facility through Natural Resources Canada’s ecoENERGY Technology Initiative. This facility will offer international clients a unique platform for the testing of new and emerging technologies to capture carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired thermal facilities.
The federal government is committed to advancing carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects as part of its efforts to protect the environment and develop energy resources in a responsible manner.
Since 2008, the Government of Canada has committed approximately $580 million to CCS technology research, development and demonstration initiatives. A total of $240 million was invested in SaskPower’s Boundary Dam project, the world’s first commercial post-combustion CCS project for coal-fired electricity, also situated in Estevan.
Ed Komarnicki
Member of Parliament for Souris–Moose Mountain
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