Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage SOURCES CAPTURE STORAGE UTILIZATION COMPRESSION TRANSPORTATION CO 2 Carbon Capture Finding ways to reduce the cost of capture and associated energy penalty; developing post-combustion, pre-combustion, and direct air capture technologies. Carbon Utilization Utilizing CO 2 for enhanced oil recovery to increase oil production. Developing technologies that can convert CO 2 into other valuable commodities. Carbon Storage Developing protocols for the secure geologic storage of the captured CO 2 . The CO 2 can be stored in deep saline formations, depleted oil and gas reservoirs, coal and shale seams, and basalts. INDUSTRY UNIVERSITIES GENERAL PUBLIC Petra Nova Archer Daniels Midland Air Products DOE RESEARCH INSTITUTES Fossil Energy Overview Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is an important emissions reduction process that can be applied in a wide range of settings. It is key to helping the world mitigate carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions. Projects In collaboration with industry, leading universities, and research institutes, DOE is funding and supporting more than 100 R&D projects to advance CCUS technologies and bring them to the commercial market. Many of the projects are focused on finding ways to reduce the cost of capturing CO 2 from power and industrial plants, or directly from the atmosphere. Other projects are focused on finding ways to turn CO 2 into valuable commodities, such as plastics, chemicals, concrete, and building materials. Process CCUS captures CO 2 emissions from sources such as coal- and natural-gas-fired power plants and industrial facilities before they enter the atmosphere. It can even be used to capture CO 2 directly from ambient air, using a process referred to as direct air capture. The captured CO 2 is either stored deep underground or reused for commercial purposes. Demonstration As a result of DOE’s R&D, a number of cutting-edge CCUS technologies have been deployed at major demonstration sites. Three of these projects—Petra Nova, Archer Daniels Midland, and Air Products—have captured and injected over 10.8 million metric tons of CO 2 . Not only are these projects successful, but they show conclusively how well CCUS works! LEARN MORE about the Office of Fossil Energy’s CCUS R&D program and how these technologies can be deployed across the coal, oil and natural gas, and industrial sectors. Visit fossil.energy.gov. Research and Development The U.S. Department of Energy has a robust CCUS research and development (R&D) program. This program, managed by the Office of Fossil Energy, has been in operation for over two decades. It focuses on the following areas: 10.8 MILLION METRIC TONS + OF CO 2 May 2020

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Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

SOURCES CAPTURE

STORAGE

UTILIZATION

COMPRESSION TRANSPORTATION

CO2

Carbon CaptureFinding ways to reduce the cost of capture and associated energy penalty; developing post-combustion, pre-combustion, and direct air capture technologies.

Carbon UtilizationUtilizing CO2 for enhanced oil recovery to increase oil production.Developing technologies that can convert CO2 into other valuable commodities.

Carbon StorageDeveloping protocols for the secure geologic storage of the captured CO2. The CO2 can be stored in deep saline formations, depleted oil and gas reservoirs, coal and shale seams, and basalts.

INDUSTRY UNIVERSITIES

GENERAL PUBLIC

Petra Nova Archer Daniels Midland Air Products

DOE

RESEARCH INSTITUTES

FossilEnergy

OverviewCarbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is an important emissions reduction process that can be applied in a wide range of settings. It is key to helping the world mitigate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

ProjectsIn collaboration with industry, leading universities, and research institutes, DOE is funding and supporting more than 100 R&D projects to advance CCUS technologies and bring them to the commercial market.

Many of the projects are focused on finding ways to reduce the cost of capturing CO2 from power and industrial plants, or directly from the atmosphere. Other projects are focused on finding ways to turn CO2 into valuable commodities, such as plastics, chemicals, concrete, and building materials.

ProcessCCUS captures CO2 emissions from sources such as coal- and natural-gas-fired power plants and industrial facilities before they enter the atmosphere. It can even be used to capture CO2 directly from ambient air, using a process referred to as direct air capture. The captured CO2 is either stored deep underground or reused for commercial purposes.

DemonstrationAs a result of DOE’s R&D, a number of cutting-edge CCUS technologies have been deployed at major demonstration sites. Three of these projects—Petra Nova, Archer Daniels Midland, and Air Products—have captured and injected over 10.8 million metric tons of CO2. Not only are these projects successful, but they show conclusively how well CCUS works!

LEARN MORE about the Office of Fossil Energy’s CCUS R&D program and how these technologies can be deployed across the coal, oil and natural gas, and industrial sectors. Visit fossil.energy.gov.

Research and DevelopmentThe U.S. Department of Energy has a robust CCUS research and development (R&D) program. This program, managed by the Office of Fossil Energy, has been in operation for over two decades. It focuses on the following areas:

10.8 MILLION METRIC TONS + OF CO2

May 2020