Cheniere to use electricity to cut emissions from LNG production
Top U.S. liquefied natural gas producer Cheniere plans on using electricity from the Texas grid at some of its LNG facilities to reduce emissions. The company added that the company was aware that doing so risks reducing reliability of its operations by placing facilities at the mercy of the grid.
Combined cycle gas turbines tend to be used in LNG plants to ensure there is sufficient reliable power. But using them can lead to higher facility emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.
Reducing emissions from the LNG supply chain is important to the industry in part because big markets like the European Union are implementing emissions standards for their imports.
"Our Stage 3 facility is going to be electric-driven," said Fee, referring to its expansion project at the Corpus Christi terminal in Texas.
Cheniere produced the first LNG at the 10-MMtpy Stage 3 plant in December, but the facility remains under construction.
Cheniere said the company was confident that it could rely on the Texas grid to run the Stage 3 project.
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