Leading the way to a clean energy future.

Leading the way to
a clean energy future.

“At Calpine, we know our assets and our employees are critical in helping the country and our customers to navigate the energy transition to a lower carbon future.”

– Thad Hill, Calpine President and CEO

“At Calpine, we know our assets and our employees are critical in helping the country and our customers to navigate the energy transition to a lower carbon future.”

– Thad Hill, Calpine President and CEO

What is Carbon Capture?

Calpine is a champion for Carbon Capture and Storage and supports policies incentivizing CCUS technology.

Carbon Capture and Storage or “CCUS” is a vital technology to combat climate change while ensuring a reliable supply of electricity. This phrase refers to a group of technologies that trap CO2 and store it thousands of feet underground, where it is safely stored permanently.

What is Carbon Capture?

Calpine is a champion for Carbon Capture and Storage and supports policies incentivizing CCS technology.

Carbon Capture and Storage or “CCUS” is a vital technology to combat climate change while ensuring a reliable supply of electricity. This phrase refers to a group of technologies that trap CO2 and store it thousands of feet underground, where it is safely stored permanently.

The Steps

The Steps

Step 1 

Capture technology safely removes carbon dioxide emissions from industrial processes and the air.  Capture equipment can be retrofitted to existing facilities or built into new facilities.

Step 2

Captured CO2 is transported from the emissions source to appropriate geologic formations.

Step 3

The captured carbon is safely injected thousands of feet underground, where it is safely stored under layers of impermeable rock permanently.

Step 1 

Capture technology safely removes carbon dioxide emissions from industrial processes and the air.  Capture equipment can be retrofitted to existing facilities or built into new facilities.

Step 2

Captured CO2 is transported from the emissions source to appropriate geologic formations.

Step 3

The captured carbon is safely injected thousands of feet underground, where it is safely stored under layers of impermeable rock permanently.

What We Stand For

Calpine was founded nearly 40 years ago on principles of sustainability, and we remain committed to it today. We have partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on several projects designed to advance transformative and innovative CCUS systems, allowing our plants to supply the electric grid with low-carbon power 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Advancing these technologies promises to bring down the cost of reliable, clean energy while protecting and creating thousands of high-wage jobs in the construction, development, and management of CCUS facilities. Our ambitious approach reflects Calpine’s ongoing commitment to advancing international climate goals and leading the way to a clean energy future.

What We Stand For

Calpine was founded nearly 40 years ago on principles of sustainability, and we remain committed to it today. We have partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on several projects designed to advance transformative and innovative CCUS systems, allowing our plants to supply the electric grid with low-carbon power 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Advancing these technologies promises to bring down the cost of reliable, clean energy while protecting and creating thousands of high-wage jobs in the construction, development, and management of CCUS facilities. Our ambitious approach reflects Calpine’s ongoing commitment to advancing international climate goals and leading the way to a clean energy future.

Our CCUS Projects

Our CCUS Projects

Deer Park Carbon Capture Project

The DOE has awarded us a grant to support the carbon capture project at our Deer Park Energy Center, located in Deer Park, Texas. In collaboration with industry leader Shell Cansolv, this project is set to be one of the world’s largest carbon capture projects and will be designed to capture 95% or more of total CO2 emissions from flue gas generated from all five turbines at Calpine’s Deer Park Energy Center. As a combined heat and power generation facility, carbon capture at this facility will enable it to provide low-carbon industrial heat to co-located facilities and low-carbon power to the Texas grid.

Delta Carbon Capture Project

Located in Pittsburg, California, The Delta Energy Center was selected by the DOE to support innovative CCUS technologies. The project is a collaboration with the American start-up ION Clean Energy Inc. and is designed to capture 95% or more of the CO2 emissions from the facility’s three turbines. Captured CO2 is intended to be stored in the nearby Sacramento Basin.

Baytown Carbon Capture Project

Located in Baytown, Texas, The Baytown Energy Center is being actively assessed for a carbon capture project designed to capture 95% or more of CO2 emissions from turbines and auxiliary boilers at this facility. Located less than 10 miles from Calpine’s Deer Park Energy Center, this facility is near significant CO2 storage resources along the Texas Gulf Coast. As a combined heat and power generation facility, carbon capture at this facility will enable it to provide low-carbon industrial heat to co-located facilities and low-carbon power to the Texas grid.

Houston Carbon Hub

Calpine is committed to helping Houston achieve its goal of being carbon-neutral by 2050. We have joined other leading companies to support the large-scale deployment of CCUS that could lead to capturing and safely storing up to 50 million metric tons of CO2 per year by 2030 and about 100 million metric tons by 2040. https://houstonccs.com/ 

Sutter Energy Center Decarbonization Project

Located near Yuba City, California, the Sutter Energy Center is planning for a carbon capture project designed to capture and store approximately 1.75 million metric tons of CO2 per year. Partnering with ION Clean Energy, their new solvent technology is being further tested at a U.S. Department of Energy funded pilot demonstration in the East Bay of California. The information will then be applied at Sutter for further optimization of carbon capture.

Sutter Energy Center FAQ

Deer Park Carbon Capture Project

The DOE has awarded us a grant to support the carbon capture project at our Deer Park Energy Center, located in Deer Park, Texas. In collaboration with industry leader Shell Cansolv, this project is set to be one of the world’s largest carbon capture projects and will be designed to capture 95% or more of total CO2 emissions from flue gas generated from all five turbines at Calpine’s Deer Park Energy Center. As a combined heat and power generation facility, carbon capture at this facility will enable it to provide low-carbon industrial heat to co-located facilities and low-carbon power to the Texas grid.

Delta Carbon Capture Project

Located in Pittsburg, California, The Delta Energy Center was selected by the DOE to support innovative CCUS technologies. The project is a collaboration with ION Clean Energy Inc. and is designed to capture 95% or more of the CO2 emissions from the facility’s three turbines. Captured CO2 is intended to be stored in the nearby Sacramento Basin.

Baytown Carbon Capture Project

Located in Baytown, Texas, The Baytown Energy Center is being actively assessed for a carbon capture project designed to capture 95% or more of CO2 emissions from turbines and auxiliary boilers at this facility. Located less than 10 miles from Calpine’s Deer Park Energy Center, this facility is near significant CO2 storage resources along the Texas Gulf Coast. As a combined heat and power generation facility, carbon capture at this facility will enable it to provide low-carbon industrial heat to co-located facilities and low-carbon power to the Texas grid.

Houston Carbon Hub

Calpine is committed to helping Houston achieve its goal of being carbon-neutral by 2050. We have joined other leading companies to support the large-scale deployment of CCUS that could lead to capturing and safely storing up to 50 million metric tons of CO2 per year by 2030 and about 100 million metric tons by 2040. https://houstonccs.com/ 

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