ND carbon-capture project receives $350 million from U.S. Dept. of Energy

Grand Forks, N.D. (KNOX) – 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, North Dakota.
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.

Governor Doug Burgum says the technology has the potential to be a game-changer for the state.

Both ND U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer called Project Tundra a vital component to the future of the coal-fired electric industry and another positive innovation for the state’s energy system.
Story by Doug Barrett / KNOX