This project is supported by the Global CCS Institute

Project details

Location: Louisiana, United States of America

Proponent: Tenaska Inc. and Entergy Corporation

Tenaska proposes to retrofit Entergy's existing 585 MW (gross) Roy S Nelson Power Station Unit 6 with equipment designed to capture carbon dioxide (CO₂) through post-combustion capture technology. The power station is a sub-bituminous coal-based plant located at Westlake, Louisiana. The captured CO₂ (approximately 4 million tonnes per year) would be delivered to Denbury Resources' Green Pipeline, which passes approximately five miles from the power station site. Denbury will use the CO₂ for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in existing oil and gas fields near the Gulf Coast.

Tenaska and Entergy decided to put the project on hold citing the current uncertain status of national climate policy and weak economy.

Focus of support

The Global CCS Institute provided AU$825,600 to support CO₂ capture development studies for the retrofit of the Nelson plant.

Reports and outcomes

Tenaska and Entergy are committed to knowledge sharing, including participation in conferences, panels and workshops.

Image source: Roy S Nelson Power Station, Entergy Corporation