Product Summary

Matching Capture Technologies with Point Sources in the PCOR Partnership Region

The Plains CO₂ Reduction (PCOR) Partnership Initiative region is expansive, covering ten U.S. states and four Canadian provinces. The geographic and socioeconomic diversity of the region is reflected in the variable nature of the carbon dioxide (CO₂) sources found there. While the CO₂ emissions from the individual PCOR Partnership point sources are similar to those from sources located around the United States, the wide range of source types within the PCOR Partnership region offers the opportunity to evaluate the capture, separation, and transport of CO₂ in many different scenarios. Most of the region's carbon capture and storage (CCS) can potentially reduce CO₂ emissions from large stationary sources, such as power plants and industrial facilities, thereby helping to achieve national and international CO₂ reduction goals. The majority of the research to date has focused on either capture processes, representing the most expensive element of typical CCS projects, or storage, as the most uncertain element. This report assesses factors associated with the large-scale CO₂ capture technologies and the commercial sources of CO₂ in the PCOR Partnership region.