CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION & STORAGE SOLUTIONS

As momentum grows to reduce carbon footprints, scalable solutions are key to meet decarbonization goals. Increasing requirements in both Canada and the U.S. are pushing for greater environmental standards. Ever-evolving incentives and legislation continue to drive change within the industry. These carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) initiatives aim to encourage the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for a more sustainable future.

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Inflation Reduction Act Spurs Innovation in Oil, Gas and Chemicals Sector

Burns & McDonnell

The Inflation Reduction Act puts billions of dollars toward financial incentives, making the oil, gas and chemical industry a player in the clean energy economy.

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What We’ve Learned From Louisiana’s Successful Primacy Application

Burns & McDonnell

The EPA made Louisiana the third state awarded primacy for Class VI underground injection wells. There is much to learn from its successful application.

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Carbon Capture Market Is Marching Forward

Burns & McDonnell

Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies make it possible to prevent up to 95% or more of a power plant’s carbon dioxide emissions from entering the atmosphere. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 established a significant revenue stream that carbon capture facilities can leverage, leading to a successful project economic pro forma.

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Identify Your CCUS Project Needs

Carbon Capture

CO₂ Storage & Pipelines

Permitting Class VI Wells & Pipelines

As our world continues to look for solutions for decarbonization, the future of energy is beginning now, in each project that we do. CCUS is an essential piece of the puzzle, paving the way to meet global climate goals.

Bob Reymond

Chief Operating Officer of Energy

Carbon Capture

Understanding how to navigate commercial carbon capture technologies, cost and timeline considerations are essential for a successful project. Our extensive experience in the market allows us to understand point source capture, how to clean up gas and compression for use and storage. Whether looking to add carbon capture to your existing assets, or planning to build new units with carbon capture, we can guide you through the EPC journey and key considerations for a successful project.

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Carbon Capture System Design for Natural Gas Power Generation

Burns & McDonnell

While select coal power generation units have begun the process of adopting carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies, new regulations like the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) could drive the adoption of CCUS in a much broader set of applications — including natural gas turbines for baseload power generation.

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Power Surge: Preparing Electrical Infrastructure for Carbon Capture

Burns & McDonnell

With substantial tax benefits available under 45Q and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the use of carbon capture and storage can help oil, gas and chemical facilities reach their decarbonization goals economically. These projects can be delayed when power utilities are not equipped to meet the substantial demand of the carbon capture process. Early coordination and thoughtful process design can minimize these delays, reducing schedules by as much as eight to 14 months.

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Get Ready for a New Era of Carbon Capture at Power Plants

Burns & McDonnell

The New Source Performance Standards for thermal power generating units aim to accelerate momentum toward carbon capture and other emissions reduction pathways.

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Balancing Cost vs. Reward in Carbon Capture Streams

Burns & McDonnell

Global interest in decarbonization is rising across industries, corporations and countries, driven in part by the Paris Climate Agreement, which aims to limit global warming below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels and reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. As an increasing number believe carbon capture and storage programs should be part of the solution, new government incentives may give them the chance to find out.

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Cloning Design Provides Plug-and-Play Approach for Carbon Capture

Burns & McDonnell

Cloned carbon capture units featuring repeatable design and modular components deliver cost savings and process efficiencies, allowing capture of carbon dioxide.

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Scrubbing CO₂ From Ambient Air Through Direct Air Capture Technology

Burns & McDonnell

Grants and financial incentives are available for direct air capture (DAC) projects and storage technology to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air.

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Going Below Zero on the Path to a Lower-Carbon World

Burns & McDonnell

Among the many pathways being pursued for global decarbonization, one technology seeks to mimic the very thing forests and other vegetated areas do naturally — remove carbon dioxide (CO₂) directly from the air.

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Q&A: Mark Heigold on Decarbonizing Canada's SAGD Operations

Burns & McDonnell

As Canada advances toward a net zero carbon future, the heavy oil production region in Alberta faces challenges and opportunities. Mark Heigold shares his insights.

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CO₂ Storage & Pipelines

We understand certainty in results is imperative to your evolving business model to transport carbon and other alternative fuels. Upfront planning is crucial to determine optimal site locations and identify modifications to existing pipeline assets to put you on the right path for project certainty. Whether repurposing existing pipelines or building new CO₂ pipelines to transport and store carbon, our team can guide you through flow assurance, capital and operating costs, along with health, safety and environmental factors for successful EPC project execution.

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Building Pipelines for Carbon Sequestration Requires Long-Term Strategy

Burns & McDonnell

Owners and operators of CO₂ pipelines can take advantage of federal funding, and a long-term business model is necessary for this burgeoning technology.

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Unearthing the Potential of a Hub-and-Spoke Approach for CCUS

Burns & McDonnell

A hub-and-spoke approach for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) can reduce risk and improve economic viability of geological storage.

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Collaborative Land and Engineering Teams Help Balance Public and Owner Interests for Pipeline Projects

Burns & McDonnell

For linear projects such as pipelines, dealing with the unexpected should be expected. The best preparation for these surprises is to partner with a team structured for close collaboration between the real estate and engineering disciplines as well as everything in between. At the end of the day, communication and close working relationships with every specialty discipline is the formula needed for a successful project.

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Permitting Class VI Wells & Pipelines

Permitting Class VI wells and pipelines is an often-lengthy process. Having the right team on your side — one with the experience necessary to navigate permitting complexities and put the optimal plan in place from the start — can make all the difference when it comes to completing crucial permits necessary for construction to mobilize. Correctly completing the process the first time helps to avoid costly schedule delays.

Optimal Sequestration Sites in North America

Footnote: There are a variety of options for carbon storage or sequestration, but the most common is injection into saline basins. These basins offer immense capacity throughout North America, with room theoretically to accommodate all U.S. and Canada CO₂ emissions for the next several hundred years.

The Department of Energy's map, showcasing locations of CO₂ storage projects.
Here is the link to the original source: https://edx.netl.doe.gov/geocube/#natcarbviewer

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Insights & News

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What We’ve Learned From Louisiana’s Successful Primacy Application

Burns & McDonnell

The EPA made Louisiana the third state awarded primacy for Class VI underground injection wells. There is much to learn from its successful application.

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Solid as a Rock: Streamlined Permitting Efforts Are Crucial for Carbon Storage Success

Burns & McDonnell

Carbon capture, utilization and storage show strong potential to help reduce carbon emissions globally. Successful deployment of one of the newest tools in the net zero emissions toolbox — carbon capture and storage — will depend on understanding a complex permitting process and aligning efforts to speed approvals.

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A Primer on ‘Primacy’ for Carbon Sequestration

Burns & McDonnell

Louisiana will be the third state with primary enforcement authority for Class VI underground injection wells. We explain what they are and what primacy is.

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Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage Project Experience

Multisite Ethanol CO₂ Capture

Our team is performing engineer-procure-construct (EPC) services to enable multiple Midwest ethanol production facilities to recover, compress and dehydrate the carbon dioxide (CO2) vapor stream and inject it into a common pipeline in development. The initiative was designed to support the owner’s goals for sustainability and renewable fuels.

Class VI Injection Well Permitting for Midstream Oil Company

Our team is providing Class VI Underground Injection Control (UIC) program, Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule and related support to a major midstream oil company for a multiwell carbon dioxide (CO₂) injection facility for permanent geologic storage in the upper Midwest region of the U.S.

Power Plant Carbon Capture & Storage for Rainbow Energy

Case Study

CO₂ Pipeline Front-End Engineering Design

Burns & McDonnell

To keep its fossil-fueled generation plant productive in the near term, Minnkota Power Cooperative needed a way to reduce environmental impacts. It sought preliminary design work and a turnkey cost estimate to assess the feasibility of adding a carbon capture and sequestration system.

CO₂ Recovery & Purification for Gas Processing Facilities

We performed front-end engineering services for the development of a standard carbon dioxide (CO2) capture design package to be implemented at multiple gas processing sites throughout the Gulf Coast. The captured CO2 will be injected into a pipeline for permanent sequestration, supporting the owner’s sustainability and renewable fuel goals.

Direct Air Capture Hub for ClimeWorks

CO₂ Recovery for Biofuels Production

Our team engineered and constructed a carbon capture and amine regeneration unit to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from a high-purity hydrogen stream used in the production of renewable diesel. The amine regeneration system was integrated into the refinery operation. The unit is operational and removes approximately 230 metric tons per day of biogenic CO2 from the refining process

CCS Geological Siting Study

We were engaged by a renewable fuels producer to evaluate the feasibility and financial viability of injecting carbon dioxide (CO₂) from biofuel production into deep geologic formations for long-term sequestration under the Class VI underground injection control program.

Post-Combustion Carbon Capture for Natural Gas Compressor Stations

We performed front-end engineering services to study the installation of carbon capture systems at existing natural gas compressor stations. We leveraged standardization and repeatable design — cloned execution — wherever possible. Our engineering and development services included a cost estimate for amine-based post-combustion carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, cleanup, compression and storage options for use at a pipeline facility.

Multisite Cogeneration Carbon Capture

Our team performed front-end engineering services to determine the feasibility of adding post-combustion amine technology capture units at multiple cogeneration facilities to capture, compress and sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) for permanent storage.

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