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Headwaters Clean Carbon Services LLC (HCCS) develops and operates carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration sites. We combine the leading CO2 sequestration expertise of the University of Utah with the engineering, management and operating experience of Headwaters Energy Services. We plan to develop and operate regional CO2 storage centers that will permanently sequester CO2 from multiple power plants. We are committed to using the best available technology to safely and efficiently store CO2. We hope to successfully apply this model in Utah and then duplicate it throughout the world.
HCCS provides a full range of services for CO2 geologic storage as well as CO2 used for enhanced oil recovery and enhanced coal-bed methane recovery. These services include, but are not limited to:
• Feasibility studies and planning
• Site screening and selection
• Site characterization and evaluation
• 3-D geologic modeling
• Environmental permitting
• HSE regulatory compliance
• Storage performance assessment
• Risk assessment and mitigation planning
• Project management
• Engineering, procurement and construction management
• Operation and maintenance
• Monitoring, mitigation and verification
• Site closure and remediation
• Insurance assessment and planning
There are ongoing debates on how much of an impact CO2 emissions have on global warming, but our elected leaders have taken the position that they are committed to decreasing CO2 emissions and we are ready to support them in their efforts.
Reduction of CO2 emissions cannot be done overnight, and will require a portfolio of low-carbon technologies. The U.S. will remain dependent on coal for much of its electricity for many years to come and there is no feasible way for the U.S. to achieve 50-80% reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide by mid-century without carbon capture and sequestration as part of the portfolio of low-carbon technologies.
Utah is in the perfect position to be the leader in producing clean energy from coal. Utah has the natural resources, skilled workforce, geology, proximity to market, and political will to implement advanced clean coal power generation facilities with carbon capture and sequestration. These facilities will generate electricity with CO2 emissions 88% lower than conventional coal-fired power plants and 74% lower than conventional natural gas fired power plants.
The injection of CO2 into the earth is not new. Oil companies have been doing it successfully for 30 years in order to enhance the recovery of oil. All of the technologies required for capture, transport and geologic storage of CO2 exist at commercial scale, but have yet to be integrated and applied to the control of CO2 emissions.
There is a need for new federal and state legislation to help move these projects forward. Before companies can invest billions of dollars, they need be assured that the proper regulations are in place. For example, the proposed cap-and-trade or carbon tax program needs to be defined. The regulatory framework for CO2 pipeline infrastructure needs to be in place. Legal access to and use of appropriate deep geological formations must be clarified. And finally, adequate financial, regulatory, and liability arrangements for long-term stewardship of sequestration sites after they have been closed must be established.
CO2 sequestration is a natural fit for Headwaters. We are doing everything possible to make the coal value chain cleaner and more efficient. We reclaim waste coal piles and ponds, we turn coal combustion products, such as fly ash, into green building products, and now we are taking positive steps to solve the CO2 emission problem.
For more information, please contact us.
Please click on the following links to read more about Headwaters Clean Carbon Services LLC.
Headwaters Forms Carbon Dioxide Emissions Joint Venture with University of Utah
U of U Joint Venture Designed to Make Utah Home of Clean Carbon Energy
