October 11, 2023
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Japan Carbon Frontier Organization

Construction Completed for CO2 Separation and Capture Technology
Demonstration Test Facility for Use in Environmental Impact Assessmentwith Combustion Exhaust Gases at Coal-fired Power Plant in Wyoming, USA
On October 9, 2023, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. held a ceremony together with Japan Carbon Frontier
Organization (“JCOAL”) to commemorate the completion of construction of a CO2 separation and capture
technology demonstration test facility at the Integrated Test Center (“ITC”)* located adjacent to Dry ForkStation, a coal-fired power plant in the city of Gillette, Wyoming, USA.

The project is commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan titled the“Development Project of Integrated Demonstration Facility and Supply Chain for Sustainable CCUS (CO2Capture Technology Demonstration with Solid Absorbent)”. The CO2 separation and capture facility has been
constructed at the ITC and will employ an amine-based material for separation and capture of CO2 from Dry
Fork Station exhaust gases and conduct environmental impact assessment testing.
The separation and capture technology entails the utilization of a proprietary solid amine absorbent
developed by Kawasaki for CO2 separation and capture, which enables the use of lower-temperature steam
compared with the traditional method using a liquid amine absorbent and is thus expected to realize highenergy savings.
Through this demonstration test, Kawasaki and JCOAL intend to strengthen their CO2 separation andcapture technologies and contribute toward the realization of a carbon-cycle society, with the ultimate goalof achieving carbon neutrality.
* The ITC is a technological development center that provides exhaust gases from actual power plant
operations to assist researchers developing CO2 separation and capture technologies. The construction
completion ceremony was carried out jointly by Kawasaki, JCOAL and the ITC.

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Project for the Development of an Integrated Demonstration Facility
and Supply Chain for Sustainable Carbon Dioxide Capture, Utilization,and Storage (Demonstration Test for CO2 Separation and Capture
Using a Solid Absorbent) by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment
Japan Carbon Frontier Organization(project contact point, environmental impact assessment testing)
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
(development and provision of the solid absorbent, test facility
construction, joint implementation of environmental impact assessmenttesting)State of Wyoming
Integrated Test Center in Wyoming, USA

CO2 Separation and Capture Using a Solid Absorbent
KCC: Kawasaki CO2 Capture
Development of the Solid Absorbent
Kawasaki CO2 Capture (KCC) using a solid absorbent
Possible to use low-temperature steam (60°C) for CO2 capture
Realizes more energy-efficient CO2 separation and capture operations
compared with the traditional method
Solid Absorbent

Plant Exhaust Gas or Air

AbsorbedAmine(CO2 Absorbent)

Repeats

Released

Reduced-pressure Steam

CO2-free Gas

Project Implementation Framework
Ministry of theEnvironment,
Government ofJapan(MOEJ)

Contracted Project
Project Leader

JCOAL

MOU Contract

Cooperating Body

State of Wyoming

Joint Implementation Partner

Kawasaki

Project Site

ITC(Wyoming, USA)