Project Tundra Lands DOE Grant

A proposed North Dakota project for storing greenhouse gas underground has been given a financial jolt. The U.S. Department of Energy will award $350 million dollars to Minnkota Power for a carbon capture project near Center (ND).
The goal of project Tundra is to capture some 4 million metric tons of CO2 from the coal-fired Milton Young power plant – equivalent to the annual emissions of 890,000 gasoline-powered cars. The CO2 would then be stored in geologic formations – roughly a mile underground.
The funding is awarded through DOE’s Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program.
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Governor Doug Burgum says the technology has the potential to be a game-changer for the state.
U.S. Senator John Hoeven calls Project Tundra a vital component to the future of the coal-fired electric industry.
Senator Kevin Cramer says when up and running Project Tundra will be a major feather in the cap for North Dakota’s innovative energy system.