US midstreamer earns DOE funding for CCS technology
US midstream infrastructure company Howard Energy Partners (HEP) said May 30 it had been selected for a $3mn funding opportunity through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Carbon Capture Technology Programme.
The federal funding will be used to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of transporting up to 250mn metric tons/year of CO2 from capture points in the US Gulf Coast region along a pipeline route stretching from Corpus Christi, Texas to the Mississippi River.
HEP was one of three projects selected to focus on front-end engineering and development (FEED) as part of the DOE’s investment.
This is the second funding opportunity from the DOE for HEP. In February, it was part of a consortium selected for $9mn under the DOE’s CarbonSAFE funding opportunity to collect geological data to evaluate onshore CO2 storage beneath the Port of Corpus Christi. The port is part of a second consortium that was separately awarded $7.4mn in CarbonSAFE funding to evaluate the geological potential of offshore storage.
“We are excited to be recognised for our efforts to lower emissions along the Gulf Coast through further investment in industrial carbon management solutions,” HEP CEO Mike Howard said. “This selection is a direct endorsement of the business initiatives we have implemented to position the Texas Coastal Bend region as the nation’s premiere carbon management hub.”
Last year, HEP and Talos Energy formed the Coastal Bend Carbon Management Partnership (CBCMP) to develop industrial carbon management solutions in Corpus Christi. The CBCMP has contracted over 13,000 acres of pore space in the Port of Corpus Christi and is on track to be the first carbon sequestration site in the area.