Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub (SCS Hub) Will Capture and Store Carbon from the Largest Proposed Direct Air…
FY2024 · complete year · data as of 2026-07-03
A single federal award, with both ends of the trail linked.
Award DEFE0032343 is a grant from the Department of Energy, $43.3M obligated, FY2024 to FY2026, for Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub (SCS Hub) Will Capture and Store Carbon from the Largest Proposed…. The work is performed in Wyoming. Source
Description
The Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub (SCS Hub) Will Capture and Store Carbon from the Largest Proposed Direct Air Capture (DAC) Facility in the Rocky Mountains and One of the Nation’s Largest Trona (Soda Ash) Mines. The Project Has Four Objectives: 1) Build Three Stratigraphic Characterization Wells to Underground Injection Control (Uic) Class VI Specifications, with Attendant Permitting and Site Characterization While Observing the Buy America Requirements for Infrastructure Projects, 2) Complete Capture & Transport Studies for Two Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Sources (DAC & Trona) and the Pipelines to Connect These Sources to the Storage Hub, 3) Prepare Commercial Plans to Guide Future Work and Eventual Operations, Such as Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plans, a Storage Field Development Plan (Sfdp), and a Community Benefits Plan, and, 4) Complete a National Environmental Policy Act (Nepa) Analyses.