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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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Finnish Market Pulp Mill / Capture of CO2 in the Multi-fuel Boiler only

Pulp and Paperpre-FEED· VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland· 2016-12-01Project page ↗Cost report ↗
CO₂ captured
270,658t/yr
Capture efficiency
90.0%
Utilization
95.9%
Parasitic load
4.4MW
CO₂ concentration
16.8%mol%
Direct Field Costs$82.9M
Steam turbine island modifications$6.6M
Waste water treatment$3.8M
Direct Contact Cooler$1.1M
Amine absorber section$8.6M
Amine circulation system$0.8M
Stripper section$18.8M
CO2 Compression and dehydration$2.3M
Auxiliaries$0.3M
Other direct material cost$6.1M
Construction$22.7M
EPC and other costs$11.3M
Multi-fuel boiler: booster fan and ductwork$0.3M
Indirect Field Costs
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
Contingency & Escalation$8.3M
Contingency$8.3M
Interest During Construction$13.5M
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
Owners Cost$9.2M
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
Total Capex$113.8M

Linde / Port Arthur Facility

Hydrogenpre-FEED· Linde· 2023-12-04Project page ↗Cost report ↗
CO₂ captured
1,435,000t/yr
Capture efficiency
92.0%
Utilization
90.0%
Parasitic load
MW
CO₂ concentration
16.2%mol%
Direct Field Costs$489.9M
Construction$332.2M
Materials Cost$157.7M
Indirect Field Costs$37.5M
Engineering$37.5M
Contingency & Escalation$86.6M
Project Contingency$46.0M
Process Contingency$40.6M
Interest During Construction
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
Owners Cost$41.7M
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
Total Capex$701.6M

Holcim / Ste. Genevieve Cement Plant

CementFEED· University of Illinois· 2024-08-29Project page ↗Cost report ↗
CO₂ captured
3,056,339t/yr
Capture efficiency
95.0%
Utilization
85.0%
Parasitic load
60MW
CO₂ concentration
20.3%mol%
Direct Field Costs$900.4M
Accessory Electric Plant$62.8M
Cooling Water System$39.2M
Buildings & Structure$54.9M
Improvements to Site$23.5M
CO2 Compression Equipment$31.4M
Flue Gas Cleanup$39.2M
Ductwork and Stack$62.8M
Labor$115.5M
Instrumentation and Control$7.8M
Carbon Capture Plant$282.6M
Feedwater & Misc. Balance of Plant Equipment & Systems$180.5M
Indirect Field Costs$517.7M
Engineering, Construction Management, Home Office and Fee$517.7M
Contingency & Escalation$250.5M
Contingency$250.5M
Interest During Construction
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
Owners Cost$71.0M
Financing Cost$50.7M
Pre-production Cost$9.5M
Inventory Capital$10.8M
Total Capex$1.74B