ReCarbon developing innovative Carbon to Products project with Woodside Energy

Woodside Energy, ReCarbon, and Lanzatech have announced the launch of its collaborative studies program to convert carbon emissions into useful products. Together, we are investigating the viability of a Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) Pilot Plant facility in Western Australia.

ReCarbon’s PCCU technology will be utilized to convert carbon dioxide and methane into carbon dioxide-free syngas, and then further processed into value-added ethanol via Lanzatech’s biofermentation process.

ReCarbon Founder and CEO, Dr. Jay Kim said, “The global energy and fuel sector is experiencing unprecedented transition. We are grateful to be selected as a leading technology solution to transform greenhouse gases into decarbonized products. Woodside is moving decisively by establishing real projects with its CCU initiative, and ReCarbon is proud to play our part.”

Woodside CEO Meg O’Neill described CCU as an exciting addition to Woodside’s decarbonization approach, looking at carbon as an opportunity and resource and not just a challenge. She said, “What’s notable about CCU are the wider co-benefits. CCU products are sustainable. Some end products have a further decarbonization effect when used as raw materials in chemical manufacturing.”

 LanzaTech CEO Dr. Jennifer Holmgren noted the scale of the opportunity.

“Waste carbon can be transformed into critical resources like ethanol without adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Together with Woodside and ReCarbon, we can create an opportunity to reuse greenhouse gases for meaningful applications,” she said

This development underscores ReCarbon’s world-class technology deployment in innovative projects with key global energy stakeholders.

To see the official joint release, please find it here.