Study will explore capturing carbon dioxide
from the air and storing in concrete
- University of Illinois will lead the front-end engineering
design study at U. S. Steel’s Gary Works in Gary, Indiana
- Study will focus on the advancement of a direct air capture and
utilization system and is anticipated to aid in developing
sustainable approaches to carbon reduction
The United States Department of Energy’s National Energy
Technology Laboratory (DOE-NETL) has selected the University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Prairie Research Institute (PRI) for an
award of $3,459,554 for research and development to support a
front-end engineering design (FEED) study on carbon dioxide (CO2)
removal technologies. The study will focus on the advancement of a
direct air capture and utilization system (DACUS), which can remove
5,000 metric tons per year of CO2 from ambient air and then
permanently mineralize it in concrete products. If built, the
designed system would be larger than any existing direct air
capture system (DAC).
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DAC using waste heat to capture CO2 for
permanent storage in low-carbon concrete. (Graphic:
CarbonCapture)
“We’re excited to bring together a strong team of academic and
industry collaborators to accelerate effective, economical carbon
capture and use,” said Dr. Kevin OBrien, the project’s principal
investigator and leader of PRI’s Illinois Sustainable Technology
Center.
The study will launch at U. S. Steel’s Gary Works in Gary,
Indiana, using a DAC technology developed by CarbonCapture Inc. The
technology will use the plant’s waste heat, energy, and location,
so energy and transportation costs can be minimized.
“U. S. Steel is committed to progressing our efforts described
in our Climate Strategy Report to
decarbonize and accelerate towards a lower carbon future, but we
know that one company’s actions are not enough,” said Rich
Fruehauf, Senior Vice President – Chief Strategy &
Sustainability Officer at U. S. Steel. “Achieving our goal of
net-zero emissions by 2050 is going to take unprecedented
innovation and collaboration.”
Once CO2 emissions are captured from the atmosphere, the
liquified gas will be transported to Ozinga ready mix concrete
plants utilizing CarbonCure’s CO2 removal and utilization
technologies, which inject the CO2 directly into the concrete as it
is being mixed. When injected, the CO2 immediately mineralizes and
is locked away in the concrete, never to return to the
atmosphere.
“Permanent CO2 storage is a crucial component of carbon removal.
As the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes
clear, the permanent storage of ‘centuries or more’ that carbon
mineralization in concrete provides is a critical component of
durable carbon removal,” said Robert Niven, Chair and CEO of
CarbonCure Technologies. “CarbonCure is excited to contribute to
this crucial research to help scale the solutions we need to ensure
our climate future.”
“Ozinga’s purpose is to make a positive impact, and embracing
innovation in concrete sustainability is key to ensuring a better
environment for generations to come,” said Ryan Cialdella, Vice
President of Innovation and Market Development at Ozinga. “We
believe early collaboration is important to find the best solution
for reduction of carbon emissions, and our development and testing
of lower embodied CO2 mix designs has made participating in this
important study a great fit.”
“We’re very excited about participating in this groundbreaking
study,” said Adrian Corless, CEO of CarbonCapture Inc. “Direct air
capture is particularly effective when energy costs can be reduced
via the use of waste heat and the captured CO2 can be permanently
stored in concrete. At scale, we think this solution will lead to
the removal of massive amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere.”
This FEED study will also provide data for Visage Energy Corp.
to assess the impact on job creation, regional economic impact, and
environmental justice issues.
Sargent & Lundy will provide the constructability review and
costing of the DAC’s integration within the steel plant. Ecotek
Group will design the infrastructure to connect the DAC system and
the plant.
In the project selection announcement, the DOE said that the
advancement of DAC technology could play a critical role in
conjunction with aggressive decarbonization in combatting the
climate crisis and achieving the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal
of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
About U. S. Steel (NYSE: X)
Founded in 1901, United States Steel Corporation is a leading
steel producer. With an unwavering focus on safety, the company’s
customer-centric Best for All® strategy is advancing a more secure,
sustainable future for U. S. Steel and its stakeholders. With a
renewed emphasis on innovation, U. S. Steel serves the automotive,
construction, appliance, energy, containers, and packaging
industries with high value-added steel products such as U. S.
Steel’s proprietary XG3™ advanced high-strength steel. The company
also maintains competitively advantaged iron ore production and has
an annual raw steelmaking capability of 22.4 million metric net
tons. U. S. Steel is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
with world-class operations across the United States and in Central
Europe. For more information, please visit www.ussteel.com.
About CarbonCapture Inc.
CarbonCapture is a US-based climate technology company that
develops modular direct air capture (DAC) machines that filter
carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. The company also develops
large-scale carbon removal projects using its proprietary DAC
technologies, generating high-quality carbon removal credits for
companies with net zero goals that seek to offset their
hard-to-abate emissions. DAC-sourced carbon removal credits are the
gold standard in offsets: measurable, verifiable, and
permanent.
For more information, please visit carboncapture.com
About CarbonCure Technologies
CarbonCure Technologies, a fast-growing carbon dioxide removal
tech company, is on a mission to annually reduce and remove 500
million metric tons of carbon emissions by 2030—equal to taking 100
million cars off the road each year. CarbonCure’s suite of
technologies permanently store captured CO2 in concrete through
carbon mineralization and Verra verified CarbonCure’s methodology
in 2021. With more than 550 systems sold across the global concrete
industry, CarbonCure’s technologies currently save from the
atmosphere thousands of metric tons of CO2 each month—with
exponential growth and impact, year-over-year. CarbonCure’s
cutting-edge research and innovation have garnered global
recognition and prestigious titles, most notably Carbon XPRIZE
Grand Prize Winner, 2020 North American Cleantech Company of the
Year and Cleantech 100 Hall of Fame Company. CarbonCure’s investors
include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon, Microsoft, Carbon
Direct, and Mitsubishi Corporation.
About Ozinga
Ozinga is a fourth-generation family-owned American business in
the construction materials industry. They make a positive impact on
individuals, their families and the community for generations by
providing concrete, aggregates and cement that help build a better
future.
About The Prairie Research Institute
The University of Illinois' Prairie Research Institute applies
scientific expertise in geology, ecology and biodiversity,
archaeology, water, weather and climate, pollution prevention,
hazardous waste management, and sustainable energy to benefit the
people, economy, and environment of Illinois.
www.prairie.illinois.edu/.
About Sargent & Lundy
Sargent & Lundy is one of the longest-standing full-service
architect engineering firms in the world. Founded in 1891, the firm
is a global leader in power and energy with expertise in grid
modernization, renewable energy, energy storage, nuclear power,
fossil fuels and carbon capture. Sargent & Lundy delivers
comprehensive project services – from consulting, design and
implementation to construction management, commissioning and
operations/maintenance – with an emphasis on quality and safety.
The firm serves public and private sector clients in the power and
energy, gas distribution, industrial and government sectors. For
more information, visit sargentlundy.com and follow us on
LinkedIn.
About Visage Energy
Visage Energy for the last three decades has been heavily
involved in the energy and industrial sectors and providing
advisory services in terms of stakeholder engagement, market
analysis and technology commercialization. Visage’s industry
knowledge has allowed the team to provide guidance with respect to
optimal methods to scale up different energy technologies as well
as advocate for the deployment of technologies with a multitude of
diverse stakeholders. Their clients have included multi-national
corporations, investor-owned utilities, state agencies, national
laboratories, and small technology developers over the years.
Additionally, Visage is focused on assessing the impact of carbon
management technologies on job creation, regional economic impact,
and environmental justice issues. Visage was designated a Small
Disadvantaged Business by the Small Business Administration and is
certified by the California Public Utility Commission’s (diverse
business enterprise) Supplier Clearinghouse.
www.visageenergy.com
About National Energy Technology Laboratory
NETL is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory that
drives innovation and delivers technological solutions for an
environmentally sustainable and prosperous energy future. Through
its world-class scientists, engineers and research facilities, NETL
is ensuring affordable, abundant and reliable energy that drives a
robust economy and national security, while developing technologies
to manage carbon across the full life cycle, enabling environmental
sustainability for all Americans, advancing environmental justice
and revitalizing the economies of disadvantaged communities.
Leveraging the power of workforce inclusivity and diversity, highly
skilled innovators at NETL’s research laboratories in Albany,
Oregon; Morgantown, West Virginia; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
conduct a broad range of research activities that support DOE’s
mission to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing
its energy and environmental challenges through transformative
science and technology solutions.
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