Although TCEP "is a first-of-its-kind commercial project, it is not a science experiment. It is a 'NowGen' project, ready to be built. It will capture more carbon than any power generation facility of commercial scale yet operating anywhere in the world."- Michael L. Williams, Railroad Commission of Texas
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At a 2009 hearing of a key Congressional committee, witnesses unanimously agreed that the United States and the world cannot meet current climate goals without the implementation of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology.
The Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP) is a “NowGen” carbon capture facility that will incorporate CCS technology in a first-of-its kind commercial power plant. TCEP will capture ninety percent (90%) of its carbon – more carbon than any power plant of commercial scale yet operating anywhere in the world. As a result, TCEP’s carbon emissions will be far lower than those of any existing fossil-fueled power plant.
TCEP’s configuration and proven components also make it a “reference plant design” for the electric power and chemical sectors worldwide. TCEP can generate electric power while also producing any of a number of other commercial products from gasified coal, all while achieving unprecedented carbon capture rates and minimal carbon emissions.
TCEP will be located at one of the former FutureGen finalist sites – the 600-acre Penwell site – situated fifteen miles west of Odessa, Texas. An environmental impact statement for management of the carbon dioxide captured at the site for sequestration already is prepared. Importantly, TCEP will sit atop the Permian Basin in West Texas, home of the world’s largest and most active enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations using geological injection of carbon dioxide as the recovery method.
TCEP is currently scheduled to achieve financial closing and commence construction in December 2010. Commercial operation is scheduled for mid-2014. The project will begin sequestering carbon during startup and testing in 2013.
On December 4, 2009, Secretary Stephen Chu of the US Department of Energy announced that TCEP will receive a $350 million award, which will reduce TCEP’s effective costs substantially. This award is the largest yet made under the Department of Energy’s Clean Coal Power Initiative, enacted and funded by Congress.
At a 2009 hearing of a key Congressional committee, witnesses unanimously agreed that the United States and the world cannot meet current climate goals without the implementation of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology.
The Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP) is a “NowGen” carbon capture facility that will incorporate CCS technology in a first-of-its kind commercial power plant. TCEP will capture ninety percent (90%) of its carbon – more carbon than any power plant of commercial scale yet operating anywhere in the world. As a result, TCEP’s carbon emissions will be far lower than those of any existing fossil-fueled power plant.
TCEP’s configuration and proven components also make it a “reference plant design” for the electric power and chemical sectors worldwide. TCEP can generate electric power while also producing any of a number of other commercial products from gasified coal, all while achieving unprecedented carbon capture rates and minimal carbon emissions.
TCEP will be located at one of the former FutureGen finalist sites – the 600-acre Penwell site – situated fifteen miles west of Odessa, Texas. An environmental impact statement for management of the carbon dioxide captured at the site for sequestration already is prepared. Importantly, TCEP will sit atop the Permian Basin in West Texas, home of the world’s largest and most active enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations using geological injection of carbon dioxide as the recovery method.
TCEP is currently scheduled to achieve financial closing and commence construction in December 2010. Commercial operation is scheduled for mid-2014. The project will begin sequestering carbon during startup and testing in 2013.
On December 4, 2009, Secretary Stephen Chu of the US Department of Energy announced that TCEP will receive a $350 million award, which will reduce TCEP’s effective costs substantially. This award is the largest yet made under the Department of Energy’s Clean Coal Power Initiative, enacted and funded by Congress.
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