Hydrogen Energy Answers Questions on Key CO2, Water Issues with IGCC Project

摘要

SCS Energy on September 3 contradicted several claims and challenges raised by the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) over SCS’s proposed US$4 billion, 405-megawatt (MW) Hydrogen Energy California (HECA) integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) project. The SCS responses address CEC and DOE caution-flags raised in a “preliminary staff assessment/draft environmental impact statement” (PSA/DEIS) earlier this year (see GN on 07/16/2013). Two of the most crucial questions involve carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration at the adjacent Occidental of Elk Hills, Inc. (OEHI) enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project, as well as the potential impact of water usage at the proposed IGCC plant.