Facts:

Main developer: NRG Energy

In September 2009 NRG Energy announced its intention to use Fluor Corp's Econamine FG Plus capture technology at its Parish power plant - one of the biggest CO2 emitters in the US. The project aims to decrease CO2 emissions by 90%.   

The company recently expanded its original plans for the facility and now aims to capture CO2 from a process stream of 240 MWe, up from the original 60MWe. The volume of CO2 expected to be captured at the plant has increased from 375,000 tonnes per annum to 1.5 million tpa. The captured gas will be used in EOR projects in Texas, which have created additional demand for CO2.

Timing

FEED studies for the project are almost complete, and a permitting process is under way, with a final investment decision expected by the end of 2012. The project is scheduled to come online in the first half of 2015.

Homepage:

http://www.nrgenergy.com/