Project Tundra is a collaborative effort to advance state-of-the-art carbon capture and storage technologies at a separately owned power generation facility. Minnkota Power Cooperative, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kiewit are the lead entities in the development of Project Tundra. The Energy and Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota has provided critical project research and support.
Minnkota Power Cooperative is a not-for-profit electric generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Grand Forks, N.D. Formed in 1940, Minnkota provides wholesale electric energy to 11 member-owner distribution cooperatives located in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota. These members serve nearly 165,000 consumer accounts in a 34,500 square-mile area, including many of the region’s homes, farms, schools and businesses. Minnkota is the operator of the Milton R. Young Station, a two-unit, lignite coal-based power plant located near the town of Center, N.D., which would be the site for Project Tundra.
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is one of the world’s leading industrial groups, spanning energy, smart infrastructure, industrial machinery, aerospace and defense. MHI combines cutting-edge technology with deep experience to deliver innovative, integrated solutions that help to realize a carbon neutral world, improve the quality of life and ensure a safer world. For more information, follow our insights and stories on spectra.mhi.com or click on the link below.
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Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. With its roots dating back to 1884, the employee-owned organization operates through a network of subsidiaries in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation; oil, gas and chemical; power; building; water; industrial; and mining. Kiewit had 2022 revenues of $13.7 billion and employs 25,700 staff and craft employees.
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The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is recognized as one of the world's leading developers of cleaner, more efficient energy to power the world and environmental technologies to protect and clean our air, water, and soil. The EERC’s core research priorities are the cornerstone for the development of innovative, practical, and cost-effective energy and environmental solutions: Coal Utilization & Emissions, Carbon Management, Oil & Gas, Alternative Fuels & Renewables, and Energy–Water. The center is a nonprofit division of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, N.D.
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