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National Carbon Capture Center

We Advance Carbon Capture Technologies Toward Commercial Readiness

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

Established by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by Southern Company, the National Carbon Capture Center is a neutral test site where new carbon capture technologies meet real power and industrial operating conditions – and where the data needed for confident scale-up is generated.

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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.

We operate through a collaborative agreement with DOE’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office and National Energy Technology Laboratory

We test emerging carbon capture technologies – so developers, sponsors and public-sector partners can move forward with confidence

175,000+ testing hours • 90+ technologies • ~60 developers

Latest News

National Carbon Capture Center fall meetings highlight technology progress, industry collaboration

DOE officials and industry sponsors unite to guide the next phase of real-world testing. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy…

National Carbon Capture Center surpasses 175,000 hours of technology testing

Milestone reflects more than 15 years of advancing carbon capture technologies through real-world testing. The National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC) has reached a major milestone:…

National Carbon Capture Center launches novel UNOGAS MK3 solvent testing

A significant step forward in carbon capture is underway at the National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC), where KC8 Capture Technologies’ (KC8) advanced UNOGAS system –…