Nucor Announced Testing of Innovative Carbon Capture System at Gallatin Mill
The industry-university partnerships like the one between Nucor and UK are considered vital for piloting and successfully implementing new technology.
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): Charlotte, N.C.-headquartered Nucor Corporation announced that it has partnered with the University of Kentucky (UK) Research Foundation to test an innovative carbon capture system at its Gallatin mill. This is one of the 12 research projects being funded by the Department of Energy (DoE) grant to promote point-source carbon capture and storage technologies that can capture carbon dioxide emissions.
The industry-university partnerships like the one between Nucor and UK are considered vital for piloting and successfully implementing new technology. Upon completion of the pilot, both the partners will have a better understanding of the costs and effectiveness of carbon capture technology for flue gas with low carbon content. The partnership intends to replicate the technology at other electric arc furnace steel mills.
Scott Laurenti, Nucor Steel Gallatin General Manager noted that the company is very excited to work with the experts at UK to pilot and evaluate carbon capture technology at Nucor Steel Gallatin. Technologies such as carbon sequestration need to become economically feasible for industrial facilities to help reach specific carbon reduction goals, he added.
The pilot project is being implemented with support from U.S. DoE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory.
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