DOE Awards Minnkota $49 Million for Carbon Storage
Posted on Oct 22, 2024 in Project Development | Comments Off on DOE Awards Minnkota $49 Million for Carbon Storage
Minnkota DCC East Project LLC, a subsidiary of Minnkota Power Cooperative was awarded $49 million by the Department of Energy to build geological carbon storage facility with an 80 million metric ton capacity. The funding was awarded on Monday through the DOE’s CarbonSAFE program.
Carbon Capture Project Moves Into Final Development Stage
Posted on Jun 29, 2023 in Project Development | Comments Off on Carbon Capture Project Moves Into Final Development Stage
Minnkota Power Cooperative has announced that Project Tundra is moving into its final stage of project development. The project combines decades of energy industry expertise to build one of the world’s largest carbon capture projects in North Dakota.
North Dakota Approves Loan for Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Project Tundra
Posted on May 25, 2022 in Environmental, Financing | Comments Off on North Dakota Approves Loan for Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Project Tundra
On Monday, May 23, the North Dakota Industrial Commission approved loans and grants worth more than $115 million for three projects aiming to use emerging technologies to store carbon dioxide underground. Among such loans and grants is a $100 million low-interest loan for Project Tundra, Minnkota Power Cooperative’s carbon capture project.
Minnkota’s Project Tundra Carbon Capture Study Approved by North Dakota Regulators
Posted on Feb 26, 2022 in Renewable Energy | Comments Off on Minnkota’s Project Tundra Carbon Capture Study Approved by North Dakota Regulators
North Dakota regulators approved a $5.4 million grant for the final engineering study related to Minnkota Power Cooperative’s (Minnkota) Project Tundra carbon capture project. The project aims to capture carbon emissions from the coal-fired plant and bury them underground. If Minnkota decides to move forward with the project, they could begin construction by the end of 2022.
Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Carbon Capture Plan Approved by North Dakota Regulators
Posted on Jan 24, 2022 in Technology | Comments Off on Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Carbon Capture Plan Approved by North Dakota Regulators
North Dakota’s Industrial Commission has approved Minnkota Power Cooperative’s underground storage plan designed to capture emissions from the cooperative’s Milton R. Young Station coal-fired power plant. The project is designed to inject carbon dioxide from the plant into underground rocks. If Minnkota decides to move forward with the project, construction could finish by...
CEO of Minnkota Power Cooperative Urges Congress to Boost Carbon Capture Technologies
Posted on Jun 24, 2021 in Climate Change, Legislative & Politics, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on CEO of Minnkota Power Cooperative Urges Congress to Boost Carbon Capture Technologies
Mac McLennan, President and CEO of Minnkota Power Cooperative, recently urged members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy to prioritize reliability and resiliency in the wake of power stability issues across the country. Specifically, Mr. McLennan asked Congress to support carbon capture technologies through passage of the Carbon Capture Modernization Act....
Minnkota and Fluor Work on Carbon Capture Project
Posted on May 21, 2020 in Innovation/Efficiency, Technology | Comments Off on Minnkota and Fluor Work on Carbon Capture Project
Fluor Corporation has been awarded the front-end engineering and design for Minnkota Power Cooperative’s Project Tundra. Project Tundra is a carbon capture, utilization and storage retrofit project at the Milton R. Young Station in North Dakota.
Minnkota Power Cooperative Wants to Build the World’s Largest Carbon Capture Facility
Posted on Apr 22, 2020 in Climate Change, Project Development | Comments Off on Minnkota Power Cooperative Wants to Build the World’s Largest Carbon Capture Facility
Grand Forks-based Minnkota Power Cooperative has launched Project Tundra, an initiative to build the largest power plant-based carbon capture facility in the world, with construction commencing as early as 2022. The planned facility would potentially capture more than 90 percent of carbon dioxide emitted from The Milton R. Young Station, a coal-fired power plant close to the town of...
Project Tundra Awarded $9.8 Million for Research and Development
Posted on Sep 18, 2019 in Environmental, Project Development | Comments Off on Project Tundra Awarded $9.8 Million for Research and Development
The U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will provide $9.8 million for Front-End Engineering and Design work for Project Tundra and the Energy and Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota to continue leading the Plains Carbon Dioxide Reduction Partnership. Project Tundra seeks to build a carbon-capture unit at Minnkota Power Cooperative’s existing...
FEMA to Aid System Repairs for Minnkota
Posted on Apr 5, 2019 in Grid & Infrastructure | Comments Off on FEMA to Aid System Repairs for Minnkota
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has committed $5.9 million to Minnkota Power Cooperative to help repair damaged equipment due to severe storms, tornadoes, winds and flooding that occurred last summer. FEMA noted the critical role Minnkota plays in providing power to communities and the need to support that mission.
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