Jun 30, 2022
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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
What is Carbon Capture?
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.
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
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.
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.
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/