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Carbon Capture Costs: FEED & pre-FEED Cost Reports
Carbon capture costs from pre-FEED and FEED studies across power, cement, steel, natural gas, hydrogen and other industrial sectors. Browse capital (capex) and operating (opex) cost estimates from publicly available engineering reports, drill down into cost buckets and line items, and compare up to three projects side-by-side.
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Holcim / Portland Cement Plant
CO₂ captured
1,733,750t/yr
Capture efficiency
90.0%
Utilization
—
Parasitic load
76MW
CO₂ concentration
10.1%vol%
▸Direct Field Costs$292.8M
Purchased Equipment$113.9M
Supporting Facilities, Materials, Bulks/Commodities, and Direct & Indirect Labor Expense$178.9M
▸Indirect Field Costs$91.1M
BEC + Engineering, Construction, Management, Home Office & Contractor Premiums, Allowances & Freight, and Process & Project Contingencies$91.1M
▸Contingency & Escalation—
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Interest During Construction—
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Owners Cost$27.6M
Pre-Production Costs, Inventory Capital, Financing Costs and Other Owner Costs$27.6M
Total Capex$411.5M
Southern Company / Plant Daniel
CO₂ captured
1,769,520t/yr
Capture efficiency
90.0%
Utilization
—
Parasitic load
79MW
CO₂ concentration
—
▸Direct Field Costs$515.2M
Construction – Including Labor, Materials, and Contracted Equipment$497.1M
Engineering-Procured Materials$18.1M
▸Indirect Field Costs$56.6M
Project Management$8.7M
Engineering – Including Construction and Startup Support$47.9M
▸Contingency & Escalation$126.3M
Contingency$126.3M
▸Interest During Construction—
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Owners Cost$54.1M
Front End Planning$4.5M
Startup$31.8M
Other's owners cost$17.8M
Total Capex$752.2M
Cleveland Cliffs / Burns Harbor
CO₂ captured
2,800,000t/yr
Capture efficiency
95.0%
Utilization
—
Parasitic load
79MW
CO₂ concentration
21.9%vol%
▸Direct Field Costs$445.8M
Carbon Capture Island Equipment$116.6M
Steam and Power System Equipment$66.4M
Materials$190.1M
Labor$23.7M
Blast Furnace Gas Processing Equipment$48.1M
▸Indirect Field Costs$66.9M
EPC Fees$66.9M
▸Contingency & Escalation$67.5M
Contingency$67.5M
▸Interest During Construction$74.5M
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Owners Cost$121.4M
Financing Cost$15.7M
Pre-production Cost$15.0M
Inventory Capital$3.7M
Other's owners cost$87.0M
Total Capex$776.1M