REGINA, Saskatchewan, Aug 19 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The recent news that the carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at Petra Nova suspended its operations is concerning. As we try to advance CCS globally to see rapid and meaningful cuts in carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, any project that gets shut down at this point, particularly when they are capturing successfully, is a step backwards for CCS.
NRG’s & JX Nippon’s CCS initiative at Petra Nova, located in Texas, at the W.A. Parish Generating Station, was not only successful in its project delivery in 2016 (on time and on budget), and recipient of Power Engineering’s Project of the Year (2017), but also had continued to operate successfully capturing 90% of CO₂ emissions – the equivalent of taking 350,000 cars off the road.ⁱ