Baytown energy center
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Baytown energy center is an operating power station of at least 933-megawatts (MW) in Baytown, Chambers, Texas, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Baytown energy center | Baytown, Chambers, Texas, United States | 29.7731, -94.9019 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- CC1: 29.7731, -94.9019
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC1 | Operating[2] | fossil gas: natural gas[2] | 933[2] | combined cycle[1] | yes[1] | 2002[1] |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| CC1 | Baytown Energy Center LLC [100%][3] | Volt Parent GP LLC; Volt Parent LP |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): both[4]
- Captive industry: Chemicals[4]
- Non-industry use: power[4]
Background
The plant has expressed interest in expanding into hydrogen in order to lower emissions.
In January 2024, Calpine was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to build a commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in at Baytown Energy Center. Through a cost-sharing agreement, Calpine will receive up to $270 million to capture and store approximately two million metric tons of carbon dioxide every year using Shell’s CANSOLV solvent. The project is designed to help reduce the intensity of emissions from turbines and auxiliary boilers at a design capture rate of 95% at the company’s 933-MW facility in Baytown, which provides steam and power to Covestro chemicals manufacturing facility as well as power to the Texas electric grid. The DOE states that once captured, the carbon dioxide will be transported and sequestered in saline storage sites on the Gulf Coast. The project might also utilize greywater to minimize freshwater consumption.[5]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (November 2019)". Archived from the original on 2020-06-12. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (May 2023)". Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2018". Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Calpine Selected to Advance Major Carbon Capture Project at Baytown Facility". www.houston.org. 2024-10-09. Archived from the original on 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ↑ "Calpine Selected to Advance Major Carbon Capture Project at Baytown Facility". www.houston.org. January 2, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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Additional data
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