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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 conversion and removal.

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

160,000+ testing hours

85+ technologies

~60 developers

Latest News

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 –…

NCCC Technology Developer Aircapture Wins Prestigious Carbon Removal XPRIZE

The National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC) proudly recognizes the achievement of technology developer Aircapture, which, in collaboration with 44.01, recently won a $1 million XPRIZE…

National Carbon Capture Center to test SRI’s unique mixed-salt process solvent

The National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC) is set to host testing of SRI’s promising new carbon capture technology. SRI is developing a novel mixed salt…