Coastal Bend LNG Initiates FEED Study for EMAR-Based CO2 Capture at Texas Plant

Coastal Bend LNG has initiated a study to implement EMAR technology for carbon capture, aiming to reduce energy use and costs at its proposed Texas LNG plant.

Aug. 18, 2025

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Key Highlights

Coastal Bend LNG is collaborating with Solvanic to develop EMAR technology for more efficient carbon capture at its Texas plant.
EMAR uses electricity instead of high-temperature steam to release CO₂, reducing energy consumption and capital costs.
The project aims to enhance carbon capture efficiency for both pretreatment and cogeneration, supporting low-carbon LNG goals.

EMAR carbon capture diagram — Coastal Bend LNG has started a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study with Solvanic for electrochemically mediated amine regeneration (EMAR) carbon capture at its proposed multi-train natural gas liquefaction and export plant along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Coastal Bend LNG has started a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study with Solvanic for electrochemically mediated amine regeneration (EMAR) carbon capture at its proposed multi-train natural gas liquefaction and export plant along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Solvanic signed an option agreement for use of technology that uses an electrochemical process to release carbon dioxide (CO₂) captured by amines with electricity, rather than high temperature steam traditionally used in thermal amine systems.

The aim is to reduce the energy requirements and capital costs for carbon capture and to enable greater flexibility across operating conditions and process scales, the privately held energy infrastructure development company said in a release Aug. 18.

“To deliver on our ambitious low carbon intensity LNG goals, we need to capture carbon dioxide emissions from both our natural gas pretreatment and cogeneration facilities,” said Nick Flores, chief executive officer, Coastal Bend LNG. “For post-combustion capture on our onsite cogeneration facilities, we need a step change in carbon capture efficiency.”

Other Coastal Bend LNG contracts

Earlier this month, Coastal Bend LNG selected EXP, an engineering, architecture, design, and consulting firm, as lead environmental consultant for its planned 22.5 million tonnes/year (tpy) plant on the heels of its selection of ConocoPhillips' Optimized Cascade Process liquefaction technology for the proposed plant (OGJ Online, Aug. 11, 2025).

Coastal Bend LNG expects to pre-file its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) permits during 2025.