The project includes retrofitting ION Clean Energy Inc.’s post-combustion CO2 capture technology at Polk Power Station—an existing 1,190-MW NGCC power station located in Mulberry, Florida.

The project team is led by Tampa Electric Company.

The Polk site has many features that make it an ideal candidate for applying post-combustion carbon capture, including favorable geology for onsite large-scale CO2 storage.

The project will be capable of capturing nearly 3.7 million metric tonnes of CO2 per year and will utilize ION’s transformational solvent (ICE-31), which has been developed and demonstrated by ION to achieve a minimum of 95% CO2 capture with long-term stability in NGCC environments.

Tampa Electric Company (Tampa, FL) will perform a site characterization study for the proposed Polk Carbon Storage Complex located near an existing natural gas power station in Polk County, Florida.The project was selected for CarbonSAFE Phase III: Site Characterization and Permitting. It has completed studies of subsurface conditions and will now focus on conducting detailed site characterization, planning, and permitting stages of project development:

Site characterization for the project, conducted by Tampa Electric Company, is among 16 projects selected by the U.S. Department of Energy in November 2023 to receive over $444 million. It was selected for CarbonSAFE Phase III.