![]() ![]() “Partnerships such as these with Japan and the underscore the global leadership Wyoming has to offer regarding transitioning traditional energy development through the reduction of carbon emissions,” said Wyoming Gov. ![]() (Photo By: Basin Electric Power Cooperative) Mark Gordon says Wyoming is well positioned to lead in reducing the impact of carbon waste produced by utility scale energy production. That allows for real-world testing and alleviates typical concerns over being able to transfer technology from a lab to a plant. While many carbon capture technologies are being developed and studied in laboratory settings, the ITC is one of the few research facilities at an operating coal-fired power plant. “We shall focus on our efforts to promote zero-CO2-emissions technologies for coal utilization and not on coal phase-out,” said Tomohiko Sugimoto, general manager of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Kawasaki is teaming with Japan Carbon Frontier Organization to produce sorbent, a dry product used to absorb or adsorb liquids or gasses, attaching them to more substantial solid molecule. “This will be the largest non-solvent-based capture plant in the world, and it represents our final step toward commercial deployment.” MTR President Brett Andrews said his company will build and operate a large pilot program at the Wyoming ITC capable of processing 150 tons of CO2 a day. “Carbon capture will be absolutely essential to ensuring baseload power continues to be available to the grid,” said Jason Begger, managing director of ITC, during the groundbreaking event. It’s supported by funding from Bismarck, North Dakota-based Basin Electric, Denver, Colorado-based Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, NRECA and the state of Wyoming. Launched as a public-private partnership in 2016, the $21 million Wyoming ITC is designed to collect CO2 from flue gas produced by the 405-megawatt, coal-based Dry Fork Station. “We are excited to be a part of the pursuit to find a means of reducing carbon while continuing to use coal to power the economy,” said Basin Electric CEO and General Manager Todd Telesz. Representatives of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, the Japan Carbon Frontier Organization and Newark, California-based Membrane Technology and Research joined co-op and state officials in Gillette for a groundbreaking event at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center earlier this month for two facilities designed to use CO2 captured from the flue gas produced at Basin Electric’s Dry Fork Station. ![]() (Photo By: Basin Electric Power Cooperative)Ī Basin Electric Power Cooperative coal-based power plant in Wyoming is advancing efforts to ease the environmental impact of carbon dioxide and attracting international participation from both corporate and scientific researchers. Representatives from Basin Electric Power Cooperative, the Wyoming Integrated Test Center and tenant clients broke ground for facilities at Dry Fork Station on May 8. ![]()
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