PRESS RELEASE Construction Completed for CO2 Separation and Capture Technology Demonstration Test Facility for Use in Environmental Impact Assessment with Combustion Exhaust Gases at Coal-fired Power Plant in Wyoming, USA
Press Release
On October 9, 2023, Japan Carbon Frontier Organization ("JCOAL") held a ceremony together with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. ("Kawasaki") to commemorate the completion of construction of a CO2 separation and capture technology demonstration test facility at the Integrated Test Center ("ITC")* located adjacent to Dry Fork Station, a coal-fired power plant in the city of Gillette, Wyoming, USA.
The project is commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan titled the "Development Project of Integrated Demonstration Facility and Supply Chain for Sustainable CCUS (CO2 Capture Technology Demonstration with Solid Absorbent)". The CO2 separation and capture facility has been constructed at the ITC and will employ an amine-based material for separation and capture of CO2 from Dry Fork Station exhaust gases and conduct environmental impact assessment testing.
The separation and capture technology entails the utilization of a proprietary solid amine absorbent developed by Kawasaki for CO2 separation and capture, which enables the use of lower-temperature steam compared with the traditional method using a liquid amine absorbent and is thus expected to realize high energy savings.
Through this demonstration test, JCOAL and Kawasaki intend to strengthen their CO2 separation and capture technologies and contribute toward the realization of a carbon-cycle society, with the ultimate goal of achieving carbon neutrality.
* The ITC is a technological development center that provides exhaust gases from actual power plant operations to assist researchers developing CO2 separation and capture technologies. The construction completion ceremony was carried out jointly by JCOAL, Kawasaki and the ITC.
