CarbonSAFE Illinois Macon County
USA
Announced
Overview
Status
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Announced
Region
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North America
Geography
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USA
State
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Illinois
Equity Owner
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Proponent
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The Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Schlumberger Carbon Services, Indiana Geological Survey, Brigham Young University, Richland Community College
Output
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Carbon sequestration
Type of electricty
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Capacity
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50 million tonnes CO2
Financing
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Technology
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Technical Advisors
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Advisors
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Project Contact
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Steve Whittaker, Illinois State Geological Survey
Lawyers
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Project Cost
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Offtaker
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Commercial Operations Date
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Decommission Date
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FID
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Description
A commercial-scale geological storage complex in Macon County, IL, that could store 50 million tonnes or more of industrially sourced CO2.
The target reservoir is the Mt. Simon sandstones.
The project is part of the Storage Complex Feasibility phase of the Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) Initiative.