Energy start-up Net Power is leading the way in deploying carbon capture and sequestration. INC takes a look at the future of cleaner fossil fuel production:
“In the Texas city of La Porte, about 30 miles outside of Houston, the power plant of the future generates enough electricity to power 5,000 homes simultaneously. It burns old-fashioned fossil fuels. And yet it produces no carbon emissions.
Sound impossible?
Net Power, the Durham, North Carolina-based startup behind the plant, is on a mission to prove it’s not only possible but also a potential solution to one of the biggest contributors to climate change. If all goes well, the plant will be the first of many like it around the globe.
Founded in 2008, Net Power has been on a long journey to create a new type of power plant that will appeal to established energy companies. The hope is this first plant serves as the proof of concept necessary to show the industry a path to zero emissions–and, for Net Power, a path to profitability.”