Tenaska chooses Fluor's carbon capture technology
7/26/2010 12:00:00 AM
"Trailblazer represents an innovative environmental breakthrough in clean energy production that will have positive implications worldwide," said Dave Dunning, president of Fluor's Power Group. "We are eager to move forward and begin building this important new energy source for Tenaska and Texas."
"Fluor's carbon capture technology has been licensed at commercial scale in 26 industrial plants worldwide, including three in the US," said Michael Lebens, president of Tenaska's Engineering & Operations Group. "The combination of Fluor's expertise with the technology and its 20 years of experience in practical applications makes it the best choice for use at Trailblazer."
Trailblazer will be a pioneering 600-megawatt (net) electricity generating plant fueled by pulverized coal and is expected to be among the first full-scale commercial power plants in the nation, and the first in Texas, to capture 85 to 90% of the CO2 byproduct, sending it via pipeline to the Permian Basin to be used in enhanced oil recovery.
Based on the projected rate of capture, the plant will emit significantly less CO2 than an equivalent capacity natural gas-fueled plant.
As the project's engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, Fluor is also performing Tenaska's initial design and engineering work for Trailblazer.
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