Happy Thursday!
We blogged
about the second chance a carbon capture plant in Richmond, Texas in our blog
back in February and March, when we started the blog. The carbon capture facility has completed its
upgrades and repairs, and it looks like it’s going to get its chance to shine.
Did anyone
happen to read The Houston Chronicle’s Business Section on September 26,
2023, their article titled, “Carbon capture project restarts after three years”? In the article, it goes on to speak about Petra
Nova’s carbon capture facility which is one of the largest commercial utility scale
plants of its kind, but more importantly it is the only one of its kind which
is attached to a power plant. The power
plant is connected to Unit 8 of the WA Parish coal-fired power plant in Richmond, Texas and back in the
Spring of 2022 Unit 8 had a fire. Now Unit
8 and the carbon capture facility are both up and running as of September 5,
2023. This large-scale facility is getting a chance
to really show what it can do after a three-year hiatus, and all eyes will be
watching to see if it can do exactly what it is supposed to do. The recovered
CO2 will come from the flue gas of Unit 8 which through various processes will
be separated and then 90% of the CO2 will be recovered by a solvent. The recovered CO2 will then be sent southwest
down a pipeline 81 miles to West Ranch oil field where it then will be used in
a process called enhanced oil recovery where it will be inserted and then be stored
underground. The Petra Nova plant’s
owner JX Nippon says it may now be able to isolate 1.4 million tons of carbon
dioxide a year and they are hoping it will help us get to carbon neutral. If you
would like to read more of The Houston Chronicle’s article, please click
the link: Petra Nova carbon capture facility restarts after three-year shut down(houstonchronicle.com).
If you would
like help in looking into how to transport your product efficiently, safely, and
with less of a carbon footprint, contact us via email in the blog and check
out our ESC website!
We hope you have a wonderful evening and a great rest of
your week!
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