Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project Details
1. Key Information
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Project ID | 4 |
| Project Name | Petra Nova Carbon Capture Project |
| Alternative Name | WA Parish Carbon Capture Project |
| Scale | Commercial |
| Purpose | Power |
| Location | Smither's Lake, near Houston, Texas |
| Country | USA |
| Continent | North America |
| Latitude | 29.475928 |
| Longitude | -95.635665 |
| Regulation Status | WA Parish Carbon Capture Project |
| Primary Company / Alliance | NRG Energy, JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration |
2. Further Information
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Project Description | Construction of CCS facility using Fluor Econamine FG Plus process on 240 MW equivalent flue gas slipstream from Unit 8 of WA Parish plant (The current project up-rates an earlier plan for CCS on 60MW eqivalent slip-stream.). Captured CO2 to be transported by pipeline 130km to West Ranch Oilfield, Jackson County, for EOR. EIS approved and DOE funding confirmed May 2013. FEED Study completed, FID taken early 2014, construction started July 2014 with commercial operation expected late 2016. NRG Energy has built an additional 75MW gas-turbine generator at the site to provide peak-load supply and also to supply power for the post-combustion capture unit. Plant construction 70% complete by March 2016. CO2 capture stated in September 2016 and commissioning complete by Dec. 2016. Plant declared operational Jan 2017 with formal opening ceremony in April. One million tonnes captured by October 2017. Operations at the plant were suspended in August 2020 due to low oil prices. |
| Project Website | http://www.nrg.com/generation/projects/petra-nova/ |
3. Status
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| Status Comment | Operations suspended in Aug 2020; restarted late 2023 |
| Intended Operational Year | 2016 |
| Operation Year | 2016 |
| End Operation Year | |
| Date Comment | Plant operational by end 2016, declared open 10/01/17. |
4. Funding
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Estimated Cost | USD c.1 billion |
| Public Funding | Yes |
| Public Funding Comment | March 2010, US DOE awarded project up to USD 167 million from third round of Clean Coal Project Initiative. |
| Public Engagement |
5. Organisation
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Non Commercial Org | University of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology |
| CCS Group | |
| Company Comment | Also involved: Fluor Corporation, Ramgen/Dresser-Rand, Sargent and Lundy LLC |
6. Storage
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Fate | EOR with MVR |
| On / Offshore | Onshore |
| Storage Company | EOR Operator Hilcorp |
| Injection (MT CO2/yr) | 1.0 |
| Total Injection (MT CO2) | |
| Storage Distance | 130 km |
| Storage Country | USA |
| Storage Latitude | 28.788949 |
| Storage Longitude | -96.615665 |
| Storage Comment | Storage in EOR operation at West Ranch Oilfield, Jackson County. |
| Storage Monitoring |
7. Production
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Product | Electricity |
| Source Company | NRG Energy |
| Construction | Retrofit |
| Permit | Application to build the capture unit submitted in September 2009. EIS Approved May 2013. |
| Permit Date | 2013 |
| Feedstock | Coal |
| Feedstock Detail | |
| Feedstock Additional | |
| Power Plant Size | 4 |
| Fuel Capacity | |
| Production Capacity | |
| Plant Capacity Comment | CCS on 240 MW equivalent. |
8. Separation
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Separation Type | Post-combustion |
| Separation Technology | Amine (Econamine FG Plus) |
| Separation Comment | |
| Capture Company | Fluor |
| CCS Capacity | 240 MW |
9. Transport
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Transport Method | Pipe |
| Transport Company | Texas Coastal Ventures, JV of Petra Nova+Hilcorp |
| Cluster | No |
| Cluster Comment | But close to existing EOR network |
| Trans-boundary | No |
| Transport Comment | New pipeline |
10. Edit History
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Date Entered | 2010-11-01 18:37:12 |
| Entered by | CCSDBA |
| Date Modified | 2023-11-15 15:24:44.616332 |
| Modified by | rsteven2 |