BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL)- WYOMING TRAILS CARBON HUB (WYOTCH) THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF DOE’S CO2 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. THE PROJECT WILL ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMERCIAL SCALE OPEN-ACCESS PIPELINE BY LEVERAGING AND BUILDING ON PORTIONS OF THE WYOMING PIPELINE CORRIDOR INITIATIVE (WPCI). THE PIPELINE DESIGN AND PLANNING ARE FOCUSED ON COLLECTING AND STORING UP TO 25 MILLION TONS CO2 PER YEAR (MTCO2/YR) BASED ON SOURCE AND SINK COMMITMENT COLLECTED TO DATE AND ONGOING ENGAGEMENTS WITH INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A DETAILED FRONT-END ENGINEERING DESIGN (FEED) STUDY FOR A ~600-MILE PIPELINE CONNECTING 29 CARBON CAPTURE SOURCES TO 7 GEOLOGICAL STORAGE SITES. THE FEED STUDY INCLUDING REGULATORY PLAN, COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN (CBP), AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSESSMENTS WILL BE CONDUCTED ON AN OPTIMIZED PIPELINE ROUTE. IN ADDITION, THE FEED STUDY WILL EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING THE PIPELINE NETWORK TO COLLECT, TRANSPORT, AND STORE AS MUCH AS 45MTCO2/YR.
$3,000,000FY2023Department of EnergyDOE
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