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Carbon capture large-scale pilot projects – Carbon capture pilot at Dry Fork Power Station

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law supports the development of transformational technologies that will significantly improve the efficiency, effectiveness, costs, emissions reductions, and environmental performance of coal and natural gas use, including in manufacturing and industrial facilities.

Large scale carbon capture pilots seek to validate scaling factors; and demonstrate the interaction between major components so that control philosophies for a new process can be developed and enable the technology to advance from large-scale pilot project application to commercial-scale demonstration or application.

To fulfill this vision, DOE OCED has awarded TDA Research, Inc. (further referred to as ‘TDA’, in this document) for their large-scale pilot testing of sorbent based post combustion carbon capture system (CCS) at a coal-fired power plant at Basin Electric’s Dry Fork Station in Campbell County, Gillette, Wyoming.

TDA’s objective is to design, seek approvals, build, and operate this large-scale pilot.

Additionally, TDA proposes plans for carbon offtake, transportation, and/or storage.

This project will collect data necessary to assess what community and workforce impacts would be for a full-scale implementation of this CCS.

TDA Research

CARBON CAPTURE LARGE-SCALE PILOT PROJECTS – CARBON CAPTURE PILOT AT DRY FORK POWER THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW, SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS, COSTS, EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF COAL AND NATURAL GAS USE, INCLUDING IN MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES. LARGE SCALE CARBON CAPTURE PILOTS SEEK TO VALIDATE SCALING FACTORS; AND DEMONSTRATE THE INTERACTION BETWEEN MAJOR COMPONENTS SO THAT CONTROL PHILOSOPHIES FOR A NEW PROCESS CAN BE DEVELOPED AND ENABLE THE TECHNOLOGY TO ADVANCE FROM LARGE-SCALE PILOT PROJECT APPLICATION TO COMMERCIAL-SCALE DEMONSTRATION OR APPLICATION. TO FULFILL THIS VISION, DOE OCED HAS AWARDED TDA RESEARCH, INC. (FURTHER REFERRED TO AS ‘TDA’, IN THIS DOCUMENT) FOR THEIR LARGE-SCALE PILOT TESTING OF SORBENT BASED POST COMBUSTION CARBON CAPTURE SYSTEM (CCS) AT A COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT AT BASIN ELECTRIC’S DRY FORK STATION DRY FORK STATION IN CAMPBELL COUNTY, GILETTE, WYOMING. TDA’S OBJECTIVE IS TO DESIGN, SEEK APPROVALS, BUILD, AND OPERATE THIS LARGE-SCALE PILOT. ADDITIONALLY, TDA PROPOSES PLANS FOR CARBON OFFTAKE, TRANSPORTATION, AND/OR STORAGE. THIS PROJECT WILL COLLECT DATA NECESSARY TO ASSESS WHAT COMMUNITY AND WORKFORCE IMPACTS WOULD BE FOR A FULL-SCALE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CCS.

81.255 - Clean Energy Demonstrations

Department of Energy (DOE)

Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033-1917 United States

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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
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