Focus on the USA | Broadwing: CCS world first
The 400 MW Broadwing Energy project hopes to pioneer commercial-scale carbon capture and sequestration integrated with combined cycle, “creating a blueprint for reliable, low-carbon electricity in the US.”
Global infrastructure investor I Squared Capital (managing $50 billion in assets), and its portfolio company Low Carbon Infrastructure (LCI) have announced a landmark clean energy partnership with Google to develop Broadwing Energy, a 400 MW/1.5 million lb/h natural-gas-fired combined cycle cogeneration plant with integrated carbon capture and sequestration.
Broadwing will employ a Mitsubishi Power M501JAC gas turbine and the Japanese company’s proven carbon capture technology. Google plans to purchasing the majority of the plant’s power for its data centres to help support and scale CCS technology, intending to make low- carbon power more accessible and affordable. The project marks what is believed to be the first ever corporate offtake agreement for a CCS-enabled power plant, “demonstrating a new model for scaling clean, firm generation that complements renewable power sources”, say its developers. When operational, Broadwing Energy will capture and permanently store over 90% of its CO2
emissions.
Broadwing Energy is being developed on an existing Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) site in Decatur, Illinois, leveraging ADM’s experience in safe CO2
decade of storing CO2 at the site.
The captured CO2
sequestration, which includes nearly a from ethanol production
from Broadwing will be
compressed and injected into ADM’s EPA Class VI approved wells, and stored permanently more than a mile underground.
Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services are being led by Kiewit Power Constructors, with project financing expected to
reach final investment decision in Q2 2026 and commercial operation targeted for 2030. The project “underscores how private investment, technology innovation, and corporate energy demand can come together to deliver scalable climate solutions,” said Gautam Bhandari, global chief investment officer and managing partner, I Squared.
“Broadwing demonstrates that carbon capture can be commercially viable today,” said Jonathan Wiens, chief executive officer of Low Carbon Infrastructure. “Working alongside I Squared and
Google, we’re proving that low-carbon power can be both affordable and reliable.” Broadwing Energy is seen as the first in a pipeline of CCS-enabled facilities under development by I Squared and LCI, aimed at expanding clean, firm generation capacity across North America and supporting decarbonisation. “By entering into this agreement with LCI, we hope to help prove and scale a valuable source of clean, firm power. We’re excited to support LCI in their pioneering efforts, both at Broadwing Energy and across the broader portfolio they
Visualisation of Broadwing facility.
(1) control room, utilities, administration; (2) power plant; (3) carbon capture; (4) cooling towers; (5) substation. Source: Broadwing
Carbon Capture Coalition perspective
Commenting on the Google/Broadwing offtake agreement, Jessie Stolark, executive director of the Carbon Capture Coalition said: “After decades of flat electricity demand, the US power sector is poised for dramatic growth. Electricity demand is projected to rise between 35 and 40 percent by 2040, driven by demand from AI and data centres, manufacturing, and the continued electrification of the economy. Due to these drivers, natural gas is expected to remain a central component of the US electricity mix through well into the next decade. “The Coalition has been steadfast on the complementary role that carbon capture and storage must play in the power sector. NG + CCS’ value-add is only rising in our
current energy system, where affordable, firm, clean dispatchable power is essential to driving our increasingly digital economy, while ensuring we reduce air pollutants and CO2
emissions from new and existing
power generation. “According to Carbon Direct, NG + CCS has the potential to meet nearly two-thirds of the current projected power demand from data centres based on its potential as a timely, reliable, and low-carbon source of power.
“This first NG + CCS project linked to
a data centre not only demonstrates the value of the technology for powering the digital economy, but also the importance of building out supportive transport and storage infrastructure for captured CO2
.
Since ADM began operation of the US’s first Class VI well more than a decade ago, the company has safely and permanently stored more than 3.5 million metric tons of CO2
under a rigorous regulatory
programme overseen by the US EPA. “The Coalition and its members will continue to advocate for the right mix of federal policies that catalyse the deployment of NG + CCS and its necessary supportive infrastructure at scale, through market signals, regulations, and permitting. We welcome Google’s announcement and will work with our members, policymakers and the broader ecosystem to ensure that NG + CCS can be an affordable, reliable component of the American energy system.”
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