GE, Bechtel to Collaborate on New Polygeneration Facility.Proposed TransCanada Project in Saskatchewan to Feature CO2 Recovery ATLANTA & HOUSTON -- GE Energy and Bechtel Overseas Power Corp. have signed a project development agreement with TransCanada Corporation of Calgary to develop the first polygeneration facility in Canada with the ability to use petroleum coke and incorporate carbon capture and storage Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an approach to mitigating global warming by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from large point sources such as power plants and subsequently storing it instead of releasing it into the atmosphere. . The proposed polygeneration facility, located in Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan Belle Plaine is a village in the rural municipality of Pense No. 160, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Belle Plaine is located on Highway 1 or the Trans Canada Highway 21 kilometers east of Moose Jaw in south central Saskatchewan. , Canada, is expected to use petroleum coke as feedstock to produce hydrogen, nitrogen, steam and carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. for fertilizer production and enhanced oil recovery Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) is a generic term for techniques for increasing the amount of oil that can be extracted from an oil field. Using EOR, 30-60 %, or more, of the reservoir's original oil can be extracted [1] compared with 20-40% [2] (EOR EOR - exclusive or ), and to generate approximately 300 megawatts of long-term electricity. The facility would use GE Energy's gasification gas·i·fy tr. & intr.v. gas·i·fied, gas·i·fy·ing, gas·i·fies To convert into or become gas. gas and flexible-fuel technology to generate power and support local industrial processes. GE's scope of supply is the gasification island and the power island equipment, which includes two GE Frame 7FB gas turbines designed to run on syngas
Syngas (from synthesis gas) is the name given to a gas mixture that contains varying amounts of carbon monoxide and hydrogen generated by the gasification of a carbon containing fuel to a gaseous product with with a high hydrogen content. Under the agreement with TransCanada, GE and Bechtel Overseas Power Corporation of Houston, Texas, have completed the first preliminary engineering step and will be advancing into the next engineering step in early 2008. If this work indicates that the project is economically viable, the detailed engineering design (FEED) phase will follow. If the project receives final approvals for construction, the facility would have an in-service date targeted for 2013. "GE's gasification technology has the capability to capture carbon for use in processes such as EOR, which will help Saskatchewan meet its greenhouse gas targets," said John Lavelle, General Manager of GE Energy's gasification business. "The project plans to sequester sequester v. to keep separate or apart. In so-called "high-profile" criminal prosecutions (involving major crimes, events, or persons given wide publicity) the jury is sometimes "sequestered" in a hotel without access to news media, the general public or their over five million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually to increase local oil production, resulting in a drastic decrease of carbon emissions. In addition, gasification allows the project owners to use a byproduct by·prod·uct or by-prod·uct n. 1. Something produced in the making of something else. 2. A secondary result; a side effect. Noun 1. of the refining industry for fuel, instead of natural gas." "Bechtel is pleased to work with GE and TransCanada to develop and construct this pioneering and innovative project," said Amos Avidan, Senior Vice President and Manager of Gasification Operations for Bechtel. "We see a growing interest in polygeneration projects that will convert coal and petroleum coke to a variety of useful products, including hydrogen, chemicals and fuels, while capturing CO2 for use in enhanced oil recovery and other applications." About GE Energy GE Energy (www.ge.com/energy) is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technologies, with 2006 revenue of $19 billion. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy works in all areas of the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy; renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and biogas bi·o·gas n. A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by bacterial degradation of organic matter and used as a fuel. biogas Noun gaseous fuel produced by the fermentation of organic waste ; and other alternative fuels. Numerous GE Energy products are certified under ecomagination, GE's corporate-wide initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that will help customers meet pressing environmental challenges. About Bechtel Bechtel (www.bechtel.com) is a global engineering, construction, and project management company with 40,000 employees worldwide and revenues of $20.5 billion in 2006. Since its first gasification project in 1948, Bechtel has been a leader in the design, construction, and startup of projects to convert coal and petroleum coke to electricity and chemicals. |
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