On
July 31, 2007 the FutureGen Texas team submitted
their Best and Final Offer (BAFO) to the Alliance.
The Odessa and Jewett offers were described in over 1000 pages
of documentation (500 pages each). The offers are being evaluated
by the Alliance and their team of technical and legal consultants.
The evaluation process is being performed in an rigorous fashion
to ensure that the final selection meets all federal selection
process criteria.
On September 12 the FutureGen Texas team (lead by RRC Chairman
Michael Williams and BEG Director Scott Tinker) and the Alliance
team (lead by Alliance CEO Mike Mudd) met in Austin for a full
day of discussions. The discussions confirmed that the Alliance
is leaving no stones unturned. The industry collaboration that
has been included in the Texas proposals is getting positive attention
from the Alliance. Texas is offering sites that technically, commercially
and politically should score extremely well. The team is optimistic
that the scheduled site selection in December 2007 will provide
good news for the Lone Star State.
On
September 13, 2007 GCCC researchers attended the kickoff meeting
of the Texas Carbon Capture and Storage Association in Austin,
TX. The mission of this organization is to represent the interests
of members in the business of carbon capture and storage (CCS)
and influence the development of CCS policy in Texas. GCCC research
was the only referenced technical subsurface work. There was some
discussion of the recently passed Texas state legislation, HB
3732 (Implementation of ultra-clean energy projects) and the high
likelihood of FutureGen-like projects being developed soon in
Texas.
