DECD0000052

• Design, build and commence operation of a solvent-based post combustion carbon capture technology to separate carbon emissions from an emissions stream at the Cane Run Generating Station (approximately 67,000 tonne-CO2/year) and validate at least 90% carbon capture efficiency and 95% CO2 purity under real exhaust conditions.

• Complete at least one (1) year of large-scale pilot testing of a carbon capture technology under real exhaust conditions (e.g., normal steady-state and flexible operations) covering the full spectrum of performance conditions, meeting key technical performance targets, and collect required data to quantify other project benefits or negative impacts.

• De-risk CO2 capture for natural gas combined cycle commercial scale application by designing, building, operating, and analyzing the University of Kentucky advanced heat-integrated CO2 capture technology from natural gas combined cycle flue gas.

• Validate the University of Kentucky CO2 capture process under a variety of dynamic, real world operating conditions from a natural gas combined cycle unit.

Process validation includes but is not limited to performance analysis on dynamic responsiveness, solvent kinetics, and operational flexibility.

Kentucky Utilities Company

•DESIGN, BUILD AND COMMENCE OPERATION OF A SOLVENT-BASED POST COMBUSTION CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY TO SEPARATE CARBON EMISSIONS FROM AN EMISSIONS STREAM AT THE CANE RUN GENERATING STATION (APPROXIMATELY 67,000 TONNE-CO2/YEAR) AND VALIDATE AT LEAST 90% CARBON CAPTURE EFFICIENCY AND 95% CO2 PURITY UNDER REAL EXHAUST CONDITIONS. •COMPLETE AT LEAST ONE (1) YEAR OF LARGE-SCALE PILOT TESTING OF A CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY UNDER REAL EXHAUST CONDITIONS (E.G., NORMAL STEADY-STATE AND FLEXIBLE OPERATIONS) COVERING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS, MEETING KEY TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE TARGETS, AND COLLECT REQUIRED DATA TO QUANTIFY OTHER PROJECT BENEFITS OR NEGATIVE IMPACTS. •DE-RISK CO2 CAPTURE FOR NATURAL GAS COMBINED CYCLE COMMERCIAL SCALE APPLICATION BY DESIGNING, BUILDING, OPERATING, AND ANALYZING THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ADVANCED HEAT-INTEGRATED CO2 CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY FROM NATURAL GAS COMBINED CYCLE FLUE GAS. •VALIDATE THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CO2 CAPTURE PROCESS UNDER A VARIETY OF DYNAMIC, REAL WORLD OPERATING CONDITIONS FROM A NATURAL GAS COMBINED CYCLE UNIT. PROCESS VALIDATION INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS ON DYNAMIC RESPONSIVENESS, SOLVENT KINETICS, AND OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY.

81.255 - Clean Energy Demonstrations

Department of Energy (DOE)

Louisville, Kentucky 40258-1108 United States

Single Zip Code

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Carbon Capture Large-Scale Pilot Projects Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0002963)

Termination This cooperative agreement was reported as terminated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in July 2025. See All
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 1365% from $4,916,613 to $72,016,473.