UW to Receive Millions in Federal Funds for Carbon Capture Research
Published by Todd Bush on September 2, 2024
The University of Wyoming to Receive $5 Million from DOE for Carbon Capture and Storage Research
The University of Wyoming (UW) will receive almost $5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to continue studying carbon capture and storage—a developing industry that hopes to reduce carbon emissions from coal plants or possibly even remove harmful gases from the atmosphere.
A map of different basins in Wyoming. The Greater Green River Basin and Wind River Basin are seen as high potential for carbon storage.
Sarah Leung, DOE carbon storage program manager, said the project looks at what to do with carbon emissions that have been captured.
“How we can utilize depleted oil and gas reservoirs that can be now reutilized as a resource for carbon storage, to capture and safely store the emissions that are from existing CO2 sources,” said Leung.
She added that parts of Wyoming have the right kind of geology to do so.
“There are two really prolific basins in Wyoming, one is the Greater Green River Basin, and the other is the Wind River Basin,” said Leung.
Leung said the funding will help develop a database on the two basins.
“A central, user-friendly data repository that provides stakeholders with essential technical and non-technical information designed to accelerate and enable carbon storage projects,” she said.
Wyoming, North Dakota, and Louisiana have been given regulatory authority by the feds to oversee the carbon storage industry. Stakeholders say this will help the industry develop quicker.
While the technology is being used commercially on a small scale, some say it’s expensive and still largely unproven.
Subscribe to the newsletter
Daily decarbonization data and news delivered to your inbox
Follow the money flow of climate, technology, and energy investments to uncover new opportunities and jobs.
Latest issues
-
725K Tons of CO2, No Pipeline Needed. Here's How.
Inside This Issue 🌽 Lapis Is Taking Ethanol CCS Off The Pipeline ✈️ Axens Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Airbus On SAF Development ⚗️ Renewable-Powered Technology Converts Carbon Dioxide I...
-
Sustaera's 3rd-Gen DAC Could Crack the $100/Ton Barrier
Inside This Issue 🧪 Sustaera's 3rd-Gen DAC Could Crack The $100/Ton Barrier ⚠️ Middle East Conflict Threatens To Derail The Region's Carbon Capture Boom 🌿 Svante And Integrated Packaging Company A...
-
PJM's AI Power Crisis Just Got a 250MW Hydrogen Answer
Inside This Issue ⚡ Plug Power Plans Hydrogen Offering in Top US Power-Grid Auction 🪨 Underground CO2 Storage, X-Rays Reveal Carbon Capture Capacity of Volcanic Rocks 🍁 Swiss Carbon Capture Compan...
Company Announcements
-
NewHydrogen Files Its First International Patent For Its ThermoLoop Technology
Joint patent application with University of California, Santa Barbara further strengthens the IP position of the Company’s clean hydrogen technology SANTA CLARITA, Calif., March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NE...
-
Octopus Energy Generation Extends its Existing $40M Funding Agreement with Cultivo by an Additional $60M; The $100M Partnership will Accelerate Carbon Removal, Restore U.S. Grasslands, and Create H...
-
CHARBONE CORPORATION (TSXV: CH; OTCQB: CHHYF; FSE: K47) ("CHARBONE" or the "Company"), a North American producer and distributor specializing in clean Ultra High Purity ("UHP") hydrogen and strateg...
-
Axens Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Airbus On SAF Development
Axens has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to strengthen their cooperation in the development and deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), a key pillar for decarbonizing...