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A proposed power plant in Southern California that would turn coal and waste petroleum into cleaner-burning gas has garnered support from the state and stimulus funds from the federal government.
Hydrogen Energy International LLC -- a partnership of BP Alternative Energy and Australian miner Rio Tinto Hydrogen -- is proposing the plant for Kern County near Bakersfield. The 250-megawatt facility is designed to filter out 90 percent of its carbon dioxide for permanent underground storage in an adjacent oil field. An additional 100 megawatts would be available for peak-hour generation to help integrate more intermittent wind and solar power into the California grid.
The plant was recently awarded a $308 million grant from the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (E&ENews PM, July 1). It is the largest grant yet from the Department of Energy's Clean Coal Power Initiative and one of the largest single awards in President Obama's stimulus package.
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