American Electric Power (AEP), Mountaineer Project – CO₂ capture plant Interview with Bill Sigmon

Bill Sigmon, AEP Senior Vice President of Engineering, Projects and Field Services  sat down for an interview with the Global CCS Institute to discuss AEP’s Mountaineer Plant CO₂ Capture project. 

The Mountaineer project planned to capture approximately 90 per cent of the carbon dioxide from a 235 megawatt electric (MWe) slipstream from the 1300 MWe Mountaineer power plant, which is located along the Ohio River near New Haven, West Virginia, USA. The project is currently on hold.

Bill talks about the project results and the future of CCS as a critical technology for climate change mitigation.

Interview sections:

Part 1 – A brief history of the Mountaineer Project
Part 2 – Key technical and commercial findings
Part 3 – Why did AEP not continue to the construction phase?
Part 4 – What else is AEP doing about climate change mitigation?
Part 5 – What has AEP learned from the Mountaineer project?

Part 1 – A brief history of the Mountaineer Project -  Bill gives a summary of the Mountaineer project 

Part 2 – Key technical and commercial findings

Part 3 – Why did AEP not continue to the construction phase?

Part 4 – What else is AEP doing about climate change mitigation?

Part 5 – What has AEP learned from the Mountaineer project?