DEFE0032347

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Wyoming Trails Carbon Hub (WYOTCH)

This project will support the growth of DOE's CO2 transport infrastructure program. The project will accelerate the development of a commercial-scale open-access pipeline by leveraging and building on portions of the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative (WPCI).

The pipeline design and planning are focused on collecting and storing up to 25 million tons CO2 per year (MTCO2/yr) based on source and sink commitment collected to date and ongoing engagements with industrial partners.

The project will provide a detailed front-end engineering design (FEED) study for a ~600-mile pipeline connecting 29 carbon capture sources to 7 geological storage sites. The FEED study, including regulatory plan, community benefits plan (CBP), and environmental safety and health assessments, will be conducted on an optimized pipeline route.

In addition, the FEED study will evaluate the feasibility of expanding the pipeline network to collect, transport, and store as much as 45 MTCO2/yr.

Carbon Solutions

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LANGUAGE IN 42 USC 16292, BIL SECTION 40303, THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS FOA IS TO SUPPORT COMPLETION OF FEED STUDIES FOR REGIONAL-SCALE ANTHROPOGENIC CO2 TRANSPORT PROJECTS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO ECONOMIES OF SCALE; TRANSPORT VOLUME GROWTH; SUPPORT SYSTEM EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY USE AND ECONOMICS; AND MAXIMIZE OPTIONALITY AND CONNECTIVITY OF DISPARATE CO2 SOURCE, CONVERSION, AND STORAGE LOCATIONS. APPLICATIONS ARE BEING SOUGHT FOR COMMERCIAL-SCALE CO2 PIPELINE PROJECTS, IN PARTICULAR OPEN ACCESS OR COMMON CARRIER PIPELINE PROJECTS THAT CONNECT MULTIPLE POTENTIAL REGIONAL CO2 HUBS FOR SOURCE AND STORAGE OPTIONS (E.G., MIDCONTINENT TO GULF COAST, MIDWEST TO ROCKIES, ETC.), OR PIPELINE PROJECTS THAT CONNECT LOCAL CO2 SOURCES WITH STORAGE AND CONVERSION OPTIONS, TO FORM AN INTEGRATED REGIONAL CO2 STORAGE HUB. OTHER MODES OF CO2 TRANSPORT, INCLUDING BARGE, RAIL, SHIP, AND TRUCK TRANSPORT, WILL BE CONSIDERED IN FUTURE FUNDING YEARS UNDER THE SAME FOA.

81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development

National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) [DOE]

Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) [DOE]

Okemos, Michigan 48864-3722 United States

Single Zip Code

BIL: CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM, FRONT-END ENGINEERING AND DESIGN FOR CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) TRANSPORT (DE-FOA-0002730)

Infrastructure $3,000,000 (100%) percent this Cooperative Agreement was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Act.