AEP Alstom Northeastern

Project Overview

American Electric Power (AEP) and Alstom have teamed up to bring Alstom’s chilled ammonia process for CO2 capture to full commercial scale of up to 200 MW by 2011. This is a major step in demonstrating post-combustion carbon capture. The technology has the great advantage versus other technologies of being fully applicable not only for new power plants, but also for the retrofit of existing coal-fired power plants. The project will be implemented in two phases. This second phase, Alstom will design, construct and commission a commercial scale of up to 200 MW CO2 capture system on one of the 450 MW coal-fired units at its Northeastern Station in Oologah, Oklahoma. The system is scheduled for start-up in late 2011. It is expected to capture about 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 a year, commercially validating this promising technology. The CO2 captured at Northeastern Station will be used for enhanced oil recovery. The project is a combined ten-year effort with the US Department of Energy’s (DOE). The plant has the ability to capture 90% of the carbon dioxide produced.

Project Type

Capture & Storage.

Location

Northeastern Station, Oklahoma, U.S.A.

Type of CO₂ Storage Operation

Enhanced Oil Recovery.

Major Stakeholders

American Electric Power (AEP)
Alstom

Project Scale

Commercial.

Project Start Year: unknown

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Project Cost

Unknown.