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World's Largest Post-Combustion Carbon Capture-Enhanced Oil Recovery Project to be built by NRG Energy and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration
— Construction begins at WA Parish plant near
The WA Parish plant showing the carbon capture facility that will be part of the world's largest post-combustion carbon capture-enhanced Oil Recovery project. The project is expected to be operational by the end of 2016. (Photo: Business Wire)
Through Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), the captured CO2 will
create a revenue stream for the Project by increasing domestic oil
production at the
“Our objective is simple: we want to continue to provide safe,
affordable and reliable power to our customers, but without risking the
health of the planet as a result of our activities,” said
“We are very excited and proud to participate in this epoch-making
project in the U.S. which will be able to vitalize the legacy oil fields
and to produce a significant amount of oil that might not have been
produced without this Project, while reducing the footprint to the
global environment at the same time,” said
Previously the Project was selected by the
“As part of the President’s all-of-the-above approach to American
energy, the Department is advancing the technologies that will help
ensure we can continue to develop all of our abundant energy resources
responsibly and sustainably,” said Secretary
The Project is expected to capture approximately 1.6 million tons of CO2
annually from an approximately 240 megawatt (MW) slipstream of flue gas
from WA Parish Unit 8, which has a total net capacity of 610 MW. At this
scale, the Project can prove the ability to apply coal-based carbon
capture technology to existing coal-fueled power plants in the U.S. and
around the world. The CO2 will be compressed and piped
through an 82-mile long pipeline to the
In the CO2 capture system virtually all sulfur dioxide (SO2) will be removed from the processed flue gas. Particulate matter and nitrogen oxide controls are already on the unit and mercury controls will be installed by 2015 before the capture system becomes operational. The flue gas leaving the CO2 capture system is expected to be among the cleanest fossil fuel emissions in the world.
The Project will be constructed under a fixed-price contract by a
consortium of
Carbon Capture Technology
The Project will utilize the proven KM-CDR Process®, which was jointly
developed by
Project Financial Information
The overall cost of the Project, including costs already incurred, is
anticipated to be approximately
Financing for the Project will consist of:
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Up to
$167 million from the DOE CCPI grant of which approximately$7 million has already been received from the grant in the initial design and engineering phase. -
Loans of
$250 million to be provided by theJapan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) andMizuho Bank, Ltd. , backed byNippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) -
Equity contributions from both NRG and JX Nippon of approximately
$300 million each. NRG’s contribution will include investments already incurred during development of the Project which will become assets of the joint venture. This includes the 75 MW peaking unit that achieved commercial operation inJune 2013 and the 50% equity interest inTexas Coastal Ventures, LLC (TCV), a joint venture with Hilcorp Energy. TCV holds the working interests in theWest Ranch oilfield inJackson County, Texas .
About NRG
NRG is leading a customer-driven change in the U.S. energy industry by
delivering cleaner and smarter energy choices, while building on the
strength of the nation’s largest and most diverse competitive power
portfolio. A Fortune 250 company, we create value through reliable and
efficient conventional generation while driving innovation in solar and
renewable power, electric vehicle ecosystems, carbon capture technology
and customer-centric energy solutions. Our retail electricity providers
serve almost 3 million residential and commercial customers throughout
the country. More information is available at www.nrg.com.
More information about NRG’s carbon capture project can be found at http://www.nrg.com/business/wholesale/carbon-capture/.
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Safe Harbor Disclosure
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are
subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions and include
NRG’s expectations regarding the post-combustion carbon capture unit at
NRG’s WA Parish plant and forward-looking statements typically can be
identified by the use of words such as “will,” “expect,” “believe,” and
similar terms. Although NRG believes that its expectations are
reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove
to have been correct, and actual results may vary materially. Factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated above include, among others, general economic conditions,
hazards customary in the power industry, competition in wholesale power
markets, the volatility of energy and fuel prices, failure of customers
to perform under contracts, changes in the wholesale power markets,
changes in government regulation of markets and of environmental
emissions, and our ability to achieve the expected benefits and timing
of the carbon capture-EOR projects. NRG undertakes no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise. The foregoing review of
factors that could cause NRG’s actual results to differ materially from
those contemplated in the forward-looking statements included in this
news release should be considered in connection with information
regarding risks and uncertainties that may affect NRG’s future results
included in NRG’s filings with the
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David Knox, 832-357-5730
or
NRG
Investors:
Chad Plotkin, 609-524-4526
Daniel Keyes,
609-524-4527
or
JX
Tsutomu Okada, +81-3-6275-5241
Manager,
Public Relations
or
Naoyuki Ushijima, +81-3-6275-5241
Senior
Staff, Public Relations
or
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America
Hirotada
Sakai, 212-969-9000 ext 137