Power Plant with Flexible Fuel Carbon-Negative Power and Carbon-Free Hydrogen Co-Production

GTI Energy’s research team supported Wabash Valley Resources, LLC to redevelop an existing gasification site to be a first-of-a-kind flexible-fuel power plant that will produce low-carbon power, net-negative hydrogen, and ammonia to increase the supply of domestically produced ammonia fertilizer. The process uses woody biomass integrated with carbon capture and sequestration to help decarbonize the agriculture sector.

The team completed Phase I Front End Engineering Design (FEED) development, Phase II engineering work, a techno-economic analysis, and other risk management activities for the site in West Terre Haute, Indiana. The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced a conditional commitment of a $1.559 billion loan toward construction of a facility that will help bring jobs to an area that has been affected by the decline of coal-related industries.