Heirloom Carbon Technologies Inc. will be setting up two Direct Air Capture (DAC) facilities in Louisiana having a combined ability to remove nearly 320,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year.
The construction of the first facility will begin later this year, and when operational in 2026, will remove around 17,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.
The second facility is under design as part of Project Cypress, the Regional DAC Hub in Louisiana managed by the U.S Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), which is eligible for up to $600 million in funding. Heirloom’s portion of this project will remove around 300,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. The first phase of the project, which is expected to be operational in 2027, will be capable of removing 100,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
Heirloom is partnering with carbon management company CapturePoint to store the CO2 captured from these facilities in Class VI underground wells which will be dedicated to permanent CO2 storage.
Located at the Port of Caddo-Bossier in Shreveport, the new facilities will create around 1,000 new clean energy jobs.
“Louisiana is well positioned to become America’s leader in safely storing carbon dioxide. Heirloom’s expansion into the Port of Caddo-Bossier means even more growth and more jobs for our State and is another example of how we are leading the race to drive the nation’s energy future,” said Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry. He added, “The expansion of Project Cypress Direct Air Capture Hub across the State represents the best of Louisiana—cutting-edge technology at the forefront of the energy economy, powered by innovation and a broad base of highly skilled workers.”
