SCS Carbon Removal LLC, a subsidiary of Summit Carbon Solutions LLC, has signed an MOU with Xebec Adsorption Inc. supporting negotiation of an order for 51 carbon dioxide (CO2) reciprocating compression packages to be completed by end third-quarter 2023. The compression will be used for Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed 12-million tonne/year (tpy) Midwest Carbon Express carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project in the US midcontinent.
Midwest Carbon Express includes CO2 capture from 31 ethanol plants and industry, pump stations in Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, and North Dakota, 2,000 miles of up to 24-in. OD pipeline, and Class VI sequestration wells in Oliver and Mercer Counties, ND. Summit Carbon Solution expects it to be the largest CCS project in the world when commissioned.
Summit anticipates a decision on its application with the Iowa Utilities Board in first-quarter 2023. Construction would run into second-quarter 2024, followed by project commissioning and startup (OGJ Online, Feb. 7, 2022).
The Xebec contract would be worth more than $100 million. Midwest Carbon Express’ anticipated cost is $4.5 billion.
