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National Carbon Capture Center announces first direct air capture testing

The National Carbon Capture Center is excited to announce the facility’s first direct air capture test, in collaboration with Southern States Energy Board and Aircapture.

National Carbon Capture Center completes first algae conversion tests

The National Carbon Capture Center recently completed tests with Helios-NRG LLC that demonstrate a novel, multi-stage continuous (MSC) algae-based system to capture carbon dioxide from...

NETL carbon capture team visits renowned national facility where technologies are put to the test

NETL’s Point Source Carbon Capture Team visited the National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC) in Alabama. NCCC is a world-class, neutral test facility focused on accelerating the...

National Carbon Capture Center supports successful commercialization of CarbonBuilt low-carbon concrete technology

Bolstered by successful testing at the National Carbon Capture Center, CarbonBuilt and Blair Block have reached an agreement to utilize CarbonBuilt’s revolutionary low-carbon concrete technology...

National Carbon Capture Center completes first test of carbon utilization technology

In a broadening of its research scope, the project team produced low-carbon concrete, successfully demonstrating CarbonBuilt's innovative carbon utilization process.

Technologies tested at National Carbon Capture Center selected for large-scale pilot demonstration

Two carbon capture technologies developed through testing at the National Carbon Capture Center have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to advance to...

National Carbon Capture Center achieves major milestone with first fire of natural gas testing system

Operation of new infrastructure a major step in expanding the facility’s work to advance carbon capture for natural gas power plants.

Funding awarded for the first direct air capture testing at National Carbon Capture Center

The research facility will host new direct air capture and post-combustion capture projects awarded to Southern States Energy Board and the Electric Power Research Institute.

National Carbon Capture Center renews agreement with DOE and NETL, expands testing

Under the agreement, research will expand to include carbon capture technologies for natural gas power generation, carbon utilization and direct air capture.

National Carbon Capture Center expands testing for negative carbon technologies

The center’s future scope will include testing of carbon utilization and direct air capture technologies, and expanded testing of technologies for natural gas power plants.