California

Calpine Corp. is planning to construct a carbon dioxide capture system at its natural gas-fired power plant in Yuba City. Project scope includes construction of equipment foundations and a 0.5-mile connector pipeline; installation of a liquid absorption system; purchase and installation of a CO2 solvent stripper, a CO2 depleted flue gas exhaust tower, gas compressors, heat exchangers and supporting equipment. The facility will be able to capture up to 1.75 million metric tons of CO2 per year. ION Clean Energy Inc. and 1PointFive Sequestration will provide process technology and engineering services. A construction schedule will be developed following completion of a front-end engineering design (FEED) study, expected in late 2024. The estimated project cost is $540 million. Calpine Corp., West Region, 717 Texas Ave., Ste 1000, Houston, TX 77002. IR#CA240805.

North Carolina

Natron Energy is planning to construct a sodium-ion battery plant at the Kingsboro Business Park in Kingsboro. Scope includes construction of 1.2 million sq ft of building space; and purchase and installation of slurry coating and drying, slitting, punching, pouch cell assembly, stacking, welding, electrolyte filling and sealing equipment and systems. The plant will be able to produce 24 GW of sodium-ion batteries per year. Completion is expected by 2032. Project cost is estimated at $1.4 billion. Natron Energy, 3542 Bassett St., Santa Clara, CA 95054. IR#NC240804.