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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
CEMEX / Balcones Cement Plant
CO₂ captured
2,400,000t/yr
Capture efficiency
95.0%
Utilization
74.0%
Parasitic load
—MW
CO₂ concentration
12.8%mol%
▸Direct Field Costs$575.3M
Module Shop Fabrication$16.3M
Site Installation$23.9M
Absorber, cooling system, compression, vessels, pumps$230.3M
Piping materials, ductwork, racks$59.3M
Civil materials, concrete, site materials$49.7M
Structural steel materials$19.7M
Electrical materials and equipment$39.6M
Instruments and automation hardware$8.9M
Insulation materials$1.0M
Paint and coatings$0.1M
Freight, heavy lift, hauling$18.0M
All field installation labor$149.1M
Major Equipment$31.6M
▸Indirect Field Costs$104.9M
Construction management, supervision, temporary facilities, overhead$54.3M
EPC engineering and detailed design$50.6M
▸Contingency & Escalation$145.5M
Contingency$104.0M
Escalation$41.5M
▸Interest During Construction—
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Owners Cost$23.6M
Owner's cost$23.6M
Total Capex$849.3M
Milton R. Young Power Plant
CO₂ captured
4,297,145t/yr
Capture efficiency
90.0%
Utilization
85.0%
Parasitic load
83.3MW
CO₂ concentration
8.6%vol%
▸Direct Field Costs$1.34B
Earthwork Associated with Carbon Capture$85.0M
Water Supply and Treatment$36.7M
Wastewater$5.0M
Drainage$0.3M
Power Supply$4.9M
Controls & Internet$0.3M
Owner Facilities$2.2M
Impurity Removal and CO2 conditioning$56.0M
Enclosures & Buildings$79.0M
Balance of Plant (Boiler, cooling tower, multipurpose building and substation)$330.0M
Carbon Capture Plant$745.0M
▸Indirect Field Costs$61.5M
Project Management$19.9M
Limited Notice to Proceed$8.7M
Services$24.1M
Miscellaneous Project Expenses (Insurance, taxes, bonds & permits)$8.7M
▸Contingency & Escalation$470.0M
Owner's Cost Contingency$22.6M
EPC Contingency$356.3M
Escalation$4.2M
Regional Adjustment for Labor$87.0M
▸Interest During Construction—
Report did not provide a further cost breakdown.
▸Owners Cost$71.2M
Spare Parts$10.4M
License fee$10.0M
Insurance$6.6M
Startup$7.1M
Miscellaneous$37.1M
Total Capex$1.95B