The proposed project, which is meant to be a cost-shared collaboration between the federal government and private industry to demonstrate low-emission carbon capture and storage technologies in advanced coal-based, power generation, was submitted under the Clean Coal Power Initiative Program (CCPI).
CCPI works toward accelerating the readiness of advanced coal technologies for commercial deployment, ensuring that the US has clean, reliable, and affordable electricity and power.
The project, which is scheduled to begin operating in 2013, will use Fluor’s advanced Econamine FG Plussm technology to process flue gas from the plant equal in quantity to that of a 60MW unit.
It will be designed to capture 90% of incoming CO2, or approximately 400,000 metric tons of CO2 annually. Once captured, the CO2 will be compressed and used in enhanced oilfield recovery operations.
Carbon capture technology is part of NRG’s clean energy portfolio that includes nuclear, onshore wind, offshore wind and solar that will help the company meet future energy production and environmental sustainability goals.
David Crane, president and CEO of NRG Energy, said: ”The DOE recognizes the need to put a high priority on funding clean coal projects in order to substantially reduce the carbon intensity of existing fossil fueled electricity production.
”Development and deployment of these carbon capture technologies at scale, not only in the US but also worldwide as well, is essential if we are to meet successfully the challenge of global climate change. We’re excited about working with the DOE on this important project.”
