CCS world projects: Tenaska
Tenaska, Inc., an experienced energy developer, is evaluating a site east of Sweetwater, Texas, in which to construct and operate the Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Centre, a next-generation power generating station. The Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Centre will generate approximately 765 megawatts (MW) gross and 600 MW net from low-sulphur coal, using best available supercritical steam, pulverized coal technology. This is enough power to meet the around-the-clock needs of approximately 600,000 homes. This plant will be designed to capture 85-90% of the CO2 produced by combustion and deliver it via pipeline to Permian Basin oil fields for use in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and ultimately, geologic storage. The Permian basin has many mature oil fields which would benefit from EOR. Tenaska hopes to supply enough CO2 to produce an additional 1 billion barrels of oil to the Texas economy.
Project Type
Capture & Storage
Location
Permian Basin oil fields, Texas, U.S.A
Type of CO2 Storage Operation
Enhanced Coal Bed Methane 
Major Stakeholders
Project Scale
Commercial
Project Start Year: 2009
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| Distance Source to Sink | Unknown |
Method of CO 2 delivery
Pipeline to oil fields
Injected Gas Composition
Unknown
Project Cost
Unknown
