$95,000,000
CARBON CAPTURE PILOT AT BIG SPRING REFINERY THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO DESIGN AND BUILD A LARGE-SCALE PILOT WHICH WILL CAPTURE 145,000 TPY OF CO2 FROM A FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING UNIT STACK AT DELEK’S BIG SPRING, TX INDUSTRIAL REFINERY USING SVANTE’S POST-COMBUSTION CAPTURE SORBENT WITH A ROTATING ADSORPTION MACHINE. OFFTAKE PLANS ARE TO TRANSPORT AND SEQUESTER VIA KINDER-MORGAN'S PIPELINE SYSTEM TO A CLASS VI WELL TO QUALIFY FOR THE 45Q CREDIT. APPLICANT HAS INTENTION TO: 1) EXPAND TO 10 FLUE GAS SOURCES ACCOUNTING FOR 95% OF FACILITY’S FLUE GAS WITH TOTAL CAPTURE OF 730,000 (METRIC) TPY OF CO2, 2) REDUCE SOX EMISSIONS BY 550 TPY AND PM BY 100 TPY, 3) REDUCE OPEX UP TO 30% AND REDUCE CAPEX UP TO 5%, 4) CREATE ~400 CONSTRUCTION JOBS OVER 18 MONTHS, PAID ~ $55 PER HOUR, (4) WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS (USW & IUOE) TO ESTABLISH A CARBON CAPTURE SCHOOLHOUSE DESIGNED TO TRAIN LOCAL UNION MEMBERS ON CCUS CURRICULUM AND RELEVANT SKILLS; AND (5) EXPAND DELEK’S SKILLED O&M WORKFORCE TO CCUS.
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What the model surfaced from this award
Funds the latest increment on a 2024 carbon-capture pilot at Delek's Big Spring refinery to capture 145,000 tons of CO2 annually using post-combustion sorbent technology.
Demonstrates industrial-scale CCUS viability in refining; supports 45Q tax-credit pathway and potential expansion to 730,000 TPY capture, advancing U.S. decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors.
Validates Svante's sorbent technology and Kinder Morgan's CO2 pipeline infrastructure; signals demand for Class VI sequestration capacity and CCUS-trained workforce.
China is scaling carbon-capture deployment; this pilot strengthens U.S. industrial CCUS leadership and domestic supply chains for critical capture materials and sequestration.
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