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National Carbon Capture Center

We Advance Innovative Carbon Management Solutions Toward Deployment

We Bridge the Gap Between the Laboratory and Large-Scale Demonstrations

We Serve as the U.S. Department of Energy’s Primary Carbon Capture Research Facility

The National Carbon Capture Center drives innovation in next-generation carbon management technologies. Operated and managed by Southern Company, our highly skilled team collaborates with the U.S. Department of Energy, industry-leading sponsors and researchers from around the world to quickly advance the development, commercialization and deployment of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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As a neutral test site, we evaluate pioneering technologies under real-world operating conditions and propel them closer toward commercialization.

Our scope includes point-source carbon capture for fossil-based power plants and various industrial processes, as well as carbon removal and conversion.

We operate through a collaborative agreement with the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management and National Energy Technology Laboratory

150,000+ testing hours

80+ technologies

50+ developers

Top News

NETL, Partners Complete First Direct Air Capture Field Test at National Carbon Capture Center

NETL expertise and oversight played a significant role in completing the first successful field test of a direct air capture (DAC) technology at the National…

NCCC plays pivotal role in DOE’s Development of Enabling Technologies FOA for Carbon Capture from Industrial & Electric Generation Sources

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) recently announced $29 million in federal funding for 12 research and development…

EPRI and Collaborators to Begin Water-Lean Solvent Testing at the National Carbon Capture Center

The National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC) is excited to announce that EPRI is coming to the NCCC to test another promising carbon management technology. EPRI…