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Earth Techling Carbon Capture Article Highlights CPS & TCEP

2/02/12 By Earth Techling – In her article titled ‘Carbon Capture Takes Center Stage In 2012′, Susan Kraemer highlights the power purchase agreement between CPS Energy of San Antonio and Summit Power’s Texas Clean Energy Project as she predicts that 2012 will be the year carbon capture advances toward practical utilization.

Schneider Describes Carbon Capture & Sequestration As ‘Now’ Technologies

2/02/12 By E&E TV – E&E TV’s OnPoint host Monica Trauzzi asks the Clean Air Task Force’s Conrad Schneider whether proposed NSPS rules for new coal plant construction was ‘putting the cart before the horse’. In his response, Scheider states that the three key components of CCS are ‘now’ technologies and The Texas Clean Energy Project was one of four projects he sited as implementations slated for the near future. Please visit E&E TV for the complete interview entitled ‘Clean Air Task Force’s Schneider discusses latest delay on NSPS‘.

Utility To Purchase Electricity From Innovative DOE-Supported Clean Coal Project

1/18/12 By States News Service – An innovative clean coal technology project in Texas will supply electricity to the largest municipally owned utility in the United States under a recently signed Power Purchase Agreement, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today.

Summit Power Group nears construction of Penwell power plant

12/11/11 MyWestTexas.com – With its list of “t’s” to cross and “i’s” to dot dwindling, officials with Summit Power Group expect to break ground on its Texas Clean Energy Project in the coming months.

Energy Department to stress funding for carbon capture, use and storage absent climate legislation, official says

10/26/11 Houston Chronicle – The Department of Energy will emphasize funding for carbon capture, sequestration and utilization research and projects as a way to “move the needle” on climate change in the coming decade in the absence of climate legislation, a top official said.

Summit: Just a few hurdles left

10/2/11 OAOnline – The news of the approval of a federal grant for Summit Power Group’s Texas Clean Energy Project is moving the process forward and only a handful of hurdles are left to get the project up and running.

Summit Project almost to the top, reaches major milestone

9/28/11 OAOnline – The Department of Energy announced Tuesday that $450 million in federal funding has been approved to help build the Texas Clean Energy Project, a major hurdle in getting the project, developed by Summit Power Group, off the ground.

Summit project manager speaks at Chamber banquet

9/23/11 OAOnline – Before she even said a single word, Laura Miller was greeted with a standing ovation at the Odessa Chamber Commerce’s annual banquet Thursday evening.

Texas Clean Energy Project to sell CO2 to Whiting

9/14/11 Cleanovation Conference 2011 - Cris Eugster, CPS Vice-President Sustainability, mentioned The Texas Clean Energy Project in his keynote for Cleanovation .

SUMMIT: Housing shortage imminent

7/29/11 OAOnline – More than 2,000 workers will be needed during the construction phase of Summit Power’s Texas Clean Energy Project. With a housing shortage already under way due to the area’s booming oil economy, finding a place to live may be tough for workers.

Texas Clean Energy Project to sell CO2 to Whiting

7/20/11 MyWestTexasTexas.Com - With purchase contracts for all three byproducts expected from its Texas Clean Energy Project being developed near Penwell, Summit Power Group moves closer to making the project a reality.

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Texas Clean Energy Project to Sell Sulfuric Acid to Shrieve Chemical
NEWS RELEASE Texas Clean Energy Project to Sell Sulfuric Acid to Shrieve Chemical DALLAS, Texas, October 27, 2011 – Summit Power Group’s Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP) will enter into a long-term, exclusive contract with The Woodlands-based Shrieve Chemical Company to market 100% of the sulfuric acid produced at the power/polygen project, located near Odessa. [...]
Summit Power Group Forms New Carbon-Capture Business Unit
SEATTLE, WA, Sep 20, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — The Summit Power Group, a pioneer in developing low-carbon electric power projects, announces the formation of a new business unit within the company – Summit Carbon Capture. The company has hired Mr. Sasha Mackler as vice president of the new carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) enterprise. [...]
Texas Clean Energy Project To Sell CO2 To Whiting Petroleum Corporation
NEWS RELEASE HOUSTON and DALLAS, Texas, July 20, 2011 – Summit Power Group, LLC and Blue Strategies, LLC today announce the signing of a historic, long-term carbon dioxide (CO2) sales agreement with Whiting Petroleum Corporation for CO2 that will be captured by Summit’s Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP), a coal gasification with carbon capture project [...]
Texas Clean Energy Project to Sell Power to CPS Energy in 25-year PPA
Summit Power Group June 20, 2011 11:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Summit Power Group’s Texas Clean Energy Project (TCEP) will enter into a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the country’s largest municipally owned natural gas and electric utility, CPS Energy, which announced the agreement at a press conference today with San Antonio [...]
Fossil Energy Techline: DOE-Sponsored Project To Bring More Clean Energy to Texas
June 20, 2011, 3:30 p.m. Advanced Coal-Fueled Power Plant with Carbon Capture To Be Among Cleanest in the World Morgantown, W.Va. — Under a newly signed memorandum of understanding, CPS Energy, a municipally owned utility serving San Antonio, Texas, will purchase electricity generated by the Texas Clean Energy Project, clean-coal project funded in part by [...]

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@CChapaSolarSA Actually tweeting via live feed up in Dallas. Alan Weinkrantz is there with Laura and Eric. Introduce yourself. about 7 months ago from web in reply to SolarChristine Reply Retweet Favorite
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Summit Power's Texas Clean Energy Project, #IGCC w/90% #carboncapture, to sell power to #CPS Energy in 25-yr PPA. #cleanenergy about 7 months ago from TweetDeck Reply Retweet Favorite
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