Happy Monday! Welcome back to another week of ESC News Blog!
We love a follow-up and Houston’s CCS Alliance brought
another milestone to our attention for the Houston areas decarbonization
industry. Calpine who was one of the
awardees for the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy
Demonstrations (OCED) carbon capture and storage demonstrations facilities back
in December 2023 has moved on to the funding part of the project.
Did anyone
happen to see the Houston CCS Alliance’s Newsletter on July 24, 2024, they
had an article titled,” Department of Energy awards Calpine $12.5 million for
Phase 1 of Baytown CCS Project”? In the
article, Houston CCS Alliance speaks on one of their members, Calpine, on
July 3rd, 2024, have inked an agreement with the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) for $12.5 million to
initiate their Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in Baytown, Texas. Calpine’s CCS project is the first of its kind
for a commercial scale project to use CCS technology to capture carbon dioxide
from a natural gas power plant in the United States. If you would like to read
more of this trendsetting member from Houston CCS Alliance, please
click the link: Calpine and US Department of Energy Advance Grant Process for Baytown CCS Project » Houston CCS Alliance.
Houston CCS
Alliance’s Newsletter furthermore featured an announcement titled, “Calpine
Announces Execution of Full-Scale Demonstration Project Cost Sharing Agreement
with DOE for Baytown Decarbonization Project”?
The announcement was about the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of
Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) picked Calpine’s Baytown CCS Project as one
of the recipients of federal money for a commercial carbon capture and storage
demonstration project, and they have reached an agreement in the beginning of
July 2024 with the OCED to begin receiving funds for their first phase of the
project. Calpine may be able to get up
to $270 million of federal money to help develop and demonstrate their
full-scale carbon capture project called Baytown Decarbonization Project. The Baytown Decarbonization Project has a goal
to catch and store 95% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from two of its three
turbines at its Baytown Energy Facility to make on-demand, reduced carbon electricity
as well as make use of the steam which is produced. Phase 1 of the project is expected to plan
and sketch out the layout of the facility as well as Calpine plans to have the people
who live around the facility involved in the process. Calpine is involved with the project in
California too, who also is an awardee for another OCED demonstration project where
they intend to develop another commercial decarbonization project. If you would like to learn more about Calpine’s
Baytown Decarbonization Project, please click the link: Calpine Announces Execution of Full-Scale Demonstration Project Cost Sharing Agreementwith DOE For Baytown Decarbonization Project.
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**Disclaimer: Please see Houston CCS Alliance
for specific details on their announcement. **