ATLANTA, Aug. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company
has announced an agreement for Huaneng Clean Energy Research
Institute to join the Carbon Capture International Test Center
Network, a global coalition of facilities working to accelerate the
research and development of carbon capture technologies. The
National Carbon Capture Center, a U.S. Department of Energy
research facility managed and operated by Southern Company, leads
and serves as host site for the network.
Located in Beijing, the Clean
Energy Research Institute is a subsidiary of China Huaneng Group,
the largest power generation company in the world based on total
installed capacity. The institute engages in a wide range of clean
energy research and development, including carbon capture,
utilization and storage, coal gasification, renewable energy and
emissions reduction technologies.
"The addition of the Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute to
the network broadens the abilities of Southern Company and its
research partners to develop next-generation carbon capture
technologies, which are critical for a cleaner energy future," said
Southern Company Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer Kimberly S. Greene. "We look
forward to working with DOE and network members to continue the
development of real solutions that will advance 21st
century coal technologies on the international stage."
Formed in 2012, the International Test Center Network
facilitates knowledge sharing among carbon capture test facilities
around the world. The National Carbon Capture Center currently
chairs and operates the network with DOE's Office of Fossil Energy,
a role previously held by Technology Centre Mongstad of
Norway. Located in Wilsonville, Alabama, the center works with
scientists and technology developers from government, industry and
universities to evaluate, demonstrate and advance emerging carbon
capture technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal-
and natural gas-based power generation.
The members of the International Test Center Network are:
- CO2CRC, Australia
- CO2 Technology Centre Mongstad, Norway
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization,
Australia
- Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute, China
- Korea Institute of Energy Research, Korea
- National Carbon Capture Center, United States
- SaskPower, Canada
- SINTEF Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research,
Norway
- UKCCSRC Pilot-Scale Advanced Capture Technology, United Kingdom
- Uniper Technologies Limited, Germany
As an industry leader in robust, proprietary research and
development, Southern Company has managed approximately
$2.1 billion in R&D investments
since the late 1960s. The Southern Company system's environmental
R&D also includes conducting the nation's largest demonstration
of carbon capture on a pulverized-coal power plant at subsidiary
Alabama Power's Plant Barry, and the development of Transport
Integrated Gasification – or TRIG™ – the 21st century
coal technology at the center of Southern Company subsidiary
Mississippi Power's Kemper County energy facility. The Kemper
project is designed to generate electricity from low-rank coal with
resulting carbon emissions better than a similarly sized natural
gas plant. TRIG™ and other proprietary technologies were developed
at the National Carbon Capture Center.
About Southern Company
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with 44,000 megawatts of generating capacity and 1,500 billion
cubic feet of combined natural gas consumption and throughput
volume serving 9 million electric and gas utility customers through
its subsidiaries. The company provides clean, safe, reliable and
affordable energy through electric utilities in four states,
natural gas distribution utilities in seven states, a competitive
generation company serving wholesale customers across America and a
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an industry-leading commitment to innovation, Southern Company and
its subsidiaries are inventing America's energy future by
developing the full portfolio of energy resources, including
carbon-free nuclear, 21st century coal, natural gas,
renewables and energy efficiency, and creating new products and
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Museum Foundation for its leadership and commitment to nuclear
development and is continually ranked among the top utilities in
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