Svante Technologies, Tenaska to Develop Industrial CCS Solutions

Svante Technologies (Svante) and Tenaska agreed to deliver end-to-end carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions to decarbonize industrial markets. These low-cost, integrated solutions will combine Svante’s solid sorbent-based carbon-capture technology with Tenaska’s regional planning and infrastructure for CO₂ transportation and storage. The partners intend to lower industrial emissions in pulp and paper, cement, steel, oil and gas, and more.

“This collaboration is aligned with Svante’s mission to make carbon capture accessible for industries worldwide,” said Matt Stevenson, Chief Revenue Officer of Svante. “By combining our technology with Tenaska’s experience in CO₂ transportation and storage, we can offer end-to-end solutions that accelerate the transition to a net-zero future.”

With help from Svante, Tenaska is establishing mid- and early-stage projects across the United States, with Class VI permit applications filed for almost 20 injection wells. These end-to-end value chain solutions will be delivered to specific customers to reduce global industrial emissions.

Close-up of solid-sorbent carbon-capture technology; image credit: Svante Technologies

About the Partnership

Svante will capture, compress, condition, and liquefy CO₂ emissions at industrial facilities, promoting efficient and environmentally friendly CO₂ capture for industrial emitters. Under the agreement, Tenaska will handle CO₂ transportation and permanent, deep-subsurface sequestration. The partnership is designed to identify and evaluate commercially viable opportunities for CCS in North America.

“Recognizing the synergies with our CCS development platform, Tenaska is proud to work with Svante to advance solutions for carbon management,” said Bret Estep, Vice President, Tenaska Development. “Together, we aim to provide industrial customers with the tools and confidence to achieve their decarbonization goals.”

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In late January 2024, Climeworks and Svante entered into a collaboration and supply agreement, which outlines the joint plan to supply Svante contractor blocks for three large-scale Climeworks CO₂ projects. The partners intend to lead a commercial-scale supply agreement, whereby Climeworks will purchase Svante’s contractor blocks for the planned megaton direct air capture (DAC) hubs in the United States. The Department of Energy selected Climeworks to develop these DAC hubs in Louisiana, California, and North Dakota, enabling the company to receive a total of more than $600 million in federal funding.

Svante is in the closing stages of construction for its commercial filter manufacturing facility, The Centre of Excellence for Carbon Capture and Removal, in Vancouver, Canada. The facility is prepared to supply both the industrial point source post-combustion carbon-capture market and the DAC market. Svante’s agreement with Climeworks makes up a significant portion of the Centre’s capacity and an additional partner, 3M, has secured coating capacity. As part of the agreement, Climeworks has now secured technology to support its scale-up strategy. Svante’s filter technology contains material to trap CO₂ from the ambient air, and it will further enhance the performance of carbon-capture for the DAC process.

And in 2023, GE Gas Power and Svante announced a joint agreement to develop and assess solid sorbent-based carbon capture technology for natural gas power generation applications. The company’s carbon-capture filters utilize solid adsorbents, such as metal-organic frameworks, coated onto thin sheets of laminate that are stacked together. This technology can be employed for point-source post-combustion carbon capture, where filters remove CO₂ from industrial flue gas.