Heidelberg Materials North America finalized award negotiations with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). Following negotiations, OCED awarded the producer with $300,000 to begin Phase 1 of the decarbonization project at its new Mitchell, Ind., cement plant.
The total OCED cost share is up to $500 million for the multi-phased project that will advance full-scale implementation of integrated carbon capture, transport and storage at the plant. The producer anticipates the capture, treatment and preparation for storage or use approximately 2 million metric tons of CO2 each year.
“This critical milestone of bringing our project under award with the U.S. Department of Energy is a significant step in building the first full-scale application of carbon capture and storage for the cement industry in the U.S.,” said Chris Ward, President and CEO of Heidelberg Materials North America. “We are making a substantial investment to lean in and lead on the deployment of full-scale CCUS in our industry, and the success of this project will play a meaningful role toward decarbonization of the cement sector across the U.S. and beyond.”
The funding builds on prior awards from the DOE toward successfully completing the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) work necessary to verify the project’s technical feasibility.
