Start-up of world's first commercial post-combustion coal fired ccs project: Contribution of shell cansolv to saskpower boundary dam iccs project

Abstract

The world's first commercial scale post-combustion coal fired carbon capture and storage project was started in September of this year at the SaskPower Boundary Dam Power Station in Estevan, Saskatchewan. Above and beyond being the process licensor, technology provider and amine supplier for both the flue gas desulphurization and CO2 capture processes, Shell Cansolv has provided a multitude of products and services to SaskPower for this first-of-a-kind achievement. Shell Cansolv's contribution spanned from the supply of modular amine filtration and amine purification units to overall process performance optimization, going through operator training, support of plant commissioning and start-up and review of standard operating procedures. This project will be a milestone for the fossil fuel power industry worldwide, as it will prove the viability of large scale CO2 capture and demonstrate that carbon capture can be brought successfully to commercial scale.