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CONTACT (202) 586-4940 DOENews@hq.doe.gov WASHINGTON – In a landmark accomplishment, the U.S. Department of Energy is announcing that a group of carbon capture and stora ge (CCS) projects supported by the Department have safely captured 10 million metr ic tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) – the equivalent of removing more than 2 million pa ssenger vehicles from the nation’s roads for one year. This milestone builds on the Obama administration’s goals of providing clean energy, supporting American jobs, and reducing emis sions of carbon pollution. Rapid commercial development and deployment of clea n coal technologies, particularly CCS, will help position the United Sta tes as a leader in the clean energy race. “The U.S. is taking the lead in showing the world C CS can work. We have made the largest government investment in carbon capture and storage of any nation, and these investments are being matched by private capi tal,” said Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. “We are showing that CCS is working n ow, and that it is indispensable to the DOE’s commitment to reduce gre enhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change.” CCS is the separation and capture of CO2 from power plant and industrial emissions. The captured CO2 is then injected and st ored in deep underground geologic formations. In a number of CCS projects, the co2 is utilized to enhance oil recovery from mature wells. CCS technologies encourage sustainable economic gro wth by enabling industry to continue operations while emitting fewer greenhouse gases. It also opens the door to practical and beneficial options for reusing the captured CO2. For instance, when Tweet Home» In Milestone, Energy Department Projects Safely and Permanently Store 10 Million Metric Tons of Car bon Dioxide 

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7/26/2015 http://energy.gov/articles/milestone - energy - department- projects - safely - and - permanently - st ...CO2 is injected into an oil reservoir in a process called enhanced oil recovery, it can help boost crude oil production. One DOE supported project alone has now captured ne arly 2 million metric tons of CO2. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. in Port Arthu r, Texas, is demonstrating a state-of-the-art system to capture carbon emissionsfrom two steam methane reformers used to produce hydrogen. Air Products re trofitted its steam methane reformers with an advanced system that separates CO 2 from the process gas stream. The CO2, in compressed form, is then delive red by pipeline to enhanced oil recovery projects in eastern Texas. The projects contributing to the 10 million tons ca ptured milestone are part of DOE’s Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (RCSP) In itiative and the Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (ICCS) Major Demonstrati ons programs. The RCSP Initiative consists of seven partnerships focused on determin ing the best regional approaches for storing CO2 in geologic for mations. The Partnerships include more than 400 organizations spanning 43 sta tes and four Canadian provinces, and form the core of a nationwide networ k to identify optimal technologies, geologic carbon storage sites, regula tory options and infrastructure requirements to ensure the safe storage of CO2 and facilitate the commercial deployment of CCS. The ICCS program – representing a $1.4 billion investment under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – is a major step for ward in the effort to reduce CO2 emissions from industrial plants. The program has helped industry demonstrate the CCS technologies that can be readil y replicated and commercially deployed in industrial facilities. Editor's note: This page has been updated to better reflect the current status of a DOE supported project.

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