Month: August 2020

A $1 billion project to harness carbon dioxide emissions from a Texas coal plant suffered chronic mechanical problems and routinely missed its targets before it was shut down this year, according to a report submitted by the project’s owners to the U.S. Department of Energy. The Petra Nova plant’s performance was seen as a major test of emerging efforts to capture planet-warming gases and store them below ground.

The Petra Nova plant's performance was seen as a major test of emerging efforts to capture planet-warming gases and store…