Kawasaki to capture CO2 in Wyoming

The Wyoming Infrastructure Authority (WIA) and the Japan Coal Energy Center have signed an MoU to research solid sorbent capture technology with the twin-goals of reducing emissions and producing cement with inputs from the coal sector.

The research will take CO₂ captured from coal-burning power plants and mix it with calcium-containing coal ash and industrial waste to make calcium carbonate (CaCO₃) to be used in cement production and ultimately concrete.

The agreement will see Kawasaki Heavy Industries test its solid sorbent capture technology at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center at Cheyenne from 2021.