The tour included a drive on county roads around the site and then onto the property. They saw the proposed location for the facility and its relationship to surrounding properties and I-20.

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Tenaska First in U.S. to Hold Bids for Coal Plant Carbon Dioxide
June 18, 2008

Today, Tenaska launched what the energy industry calls a non-binding “open season” for the sale of carbon dioxide (CO₂) to be produced by the Trailblazer Energy Center. This means petroleum industry participants were invited to express their interest in purchasing the CO₂ by submitting non-binding bids.

This open season is the first in the United States for CO₂ from a coal-fueled power plant and targets oil producers in West Texas. For more than 30 years, they have been using CO₂ to enhance oil recovery (EOR) in the Permian Basin. Today, approximately 180,000 barrels of oil per day are recovered by transporting carbon dioxide via pipeline into the region for EOR. The Trailblazer Energy Center would allow at least $1 billion of additional oil production annually.

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Tenaska vice president testifies before Congress on Trailblazer
June 12, 2008

Today, Tenaska Vice President of Environmental Affairs Greg Kunkel testified before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. He told members of Congress that developers of clean energy facilities need clear and firm public policies in place before they can be expected to undertake the risks and high costs associated with construction of advanced technology generating plants.

Kunkel outlined other government policies that will give developers like Tenaska the confidence to proceed with clean energy projects, like the Trailblazer Energy Center, including:

Recognizing enhanced oil recovery eligibility for the same benefits as other carbon dioxide sequestration mechanisms.

Investment tax credits and accelerated depreciation on major carbon capture and storage equipment.

The subcommittee members were interested in the prospects of Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center and what kind of legislation would support it. You can read Dr. Kunkel’s testimony here.

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More information about the Tenaska Trailblazer Energy Center and illustrations for press use may be obtained at www.tenaskatrailblazer.com.

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