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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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CRC / Elk Hills Power Plant
CO₂ captured
1,460,000t/yr
Capture efficiency
90.0%
Utilization
95.0%
Parasitic load
35MW
CO₂ concentration
4.3%mol%
▸Direct Field Costs$444.7M
Concrete$51.1M
Structural Steel$19.1M
Capture Plant Equipment$104.7M
Utilities Equipment$58.5M
CO2 Compression Equipment$20.1M
Piping$69.4M
Electrical and Control Systems$47.2M
Scaffolding, Painting, Insulation$22.1M
Modularization$1.1M
Procurement, Taxes & Duties$26.0M
Pre-commisioning and Startup$5.8M
Earthwork & Civil$19.4M
▸Indirect Field Costs$206.3M
Indirect Field Costs$91.9M
Home Office$47.8M
EPC Fees$66.5M
▸Contingency & Escalation$96.0M
Escalation$39.0M
Contingency$57.0M
▸Interest During Construction—
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Owners Cost$47.8M
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
Total Capex$794.8M
Nutrien Redwater Nitrogen Operations
CO₂ captured
747,155t/yr
Capture efficiency
95.0%
Utilization
—
Parasitic load
—MW
CO₂ concentration
7.0%mol%
▸Direct Field Costs$363.3M
Buildings & Facilities$31.8M
▸Indirect Field Costs$138.4M
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Contingency & Escalation$209.5M
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Interest During Construction—
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Owners Cost—
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
Total Capex$711.2M
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