Navajo Transitional Energy Company Awarded $6.55 Million by the U.S. Department of Energy for Carbon Capture Study at Four Corners Power Plant
Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) is proud to announce that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) today awarded NTEC $6.55 million in funding for a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study to evaluate the feasibility of adding carbon capture and storage (CCS) to Four Corners Power Plant (FCPP).
- Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC) is proud to announce that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) today awarded NTEC $6.55 million in funding for a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study to evaluate the feasibility of adding carbon capture and storage (CCS) to Four Corners Power Plant (FCPP).
- Carbon capture would remove more than 95% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at the power plant.
- The FEED study, expected to be completed in 2025, will evaluate the environmental, economic, and community impacts of equipping FCPP with carbon capture.
- “Each year, Four Corners Power Plant and the Navajo Mine contribute more than 35% of the Navajo Nation’s total revenue and employ more than 500 Navajo tribal members.