Carbon-Capture
and Storage Demonstration Proposed at Dominion's Virginia City Hybrid
Energy Center
BLACKSBURG , Va.
A coalition led by Virginia Tech's Virginia Center for Coal and Energy
Research (VCCER) has applied for federal stimulus funding to cover up to half
of the estimated $580 million cost of a carbon-capture and storage
demonstration project proposed for a power station being built by Dominion in
Wise County, Va.
The grant request was filed last week by the Virginia Tech Foundation on
behalf of a project team that also includes Dominion subsidiary Dominion
Virginia Power, The Southern States Energy Board, Marshall Miller and
Associates, and others.
Dominion Virginia Power would lead the carbon-capture portion of the
demonstration project. The company's 585-megawatt
"The
"Beyond that, the project will produce a multi-million-dollar benefit
for the economy of
The coalition has applied for the funding from the U.S. Department of
Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory under the federal Recovery Act's
Clean Coal Power Initiative.
"This project will be a significant step forward in finding a viable
means of controlling carbon emissions from power stations," said Michael
J. Karmis, VCCER director and the Stonie
Barker Professor of mining engineering at Virginia Tech. "We are fortunate
that
An initial, small-scale test by Virginia Tech of carbon storage in the
region's unmineable coal seams has shown promising
results.
The demonstration project alone could result in enhanced coal-bed methane
production of an estimated 2.5 billion cubic feet.
The project is designed to meet DOE's goals, which
include proving carbon-capture and storage (or beneficial use) on a commercial
scale and achieving a minimum of 50 percent carbon-capture efficiency at the
lowest possible cost while working toward higher efficiency levels. The
carbon-capture facility at
In addition to Virginia Tech and Dominion, project team members include
engineering and geological consultants, coal companies, gas companies,
land-holding companies and railroads. Virginia Tech's VCCER and Marshall Miller
and Associates, an engineering firm, would lead the carbon-storage aspect of
the project.
Subject to the receipt of approval for funding as well as the necessary
company and regulatory approvals for the demonstration project, construction
could be completed as early as April 2015. The injection and monitoring phases
of the project would run through April 2021.
Dominion is one of the nation's largest producers and transporters of
energy, with a portfolio of more than 27,500 megawatts of generation, 1.1
trillion cubic feet equivalent of proved natural gas and oil reserves, 14,000
miles of natural gas transmission, gathering and storage pipeline and 6,000
miles of electric transmission lines. Dominion operates the nation's largest
natural gas storage systems with 975 billion cubic feet of storage capacity and
serves retail energy customers in 12 states. For more information about Dominion,
visit the company's Web site at http://www.dom.com/
The
-- Research in interdisciplinary energy and coal-related issues of interest
to the Commonwealth,
-- Coordination of coal and energy research at Virginia Tech,
-- Dissemination of coal and energy research information and data to users
in the Commonwealth,
-- Examination of socio-economic implications related to energy and coal
development and associated environmental impacts.
Dominion Virginia Power
CONTACT: Media, Greg Edwards, +1-276-762-2036, or +1-804-771-6115,Gregory.P.Edwards@dom.com,
or Analysts, Nate Frost, +1-804-819-2187,Nathan.J.Frost@dom.com, both of
Dominion
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