Exploring the potential to develop commercial carbon storage for Southern Colorado.
Project Eos is a three-year feasibility study to explore the potential of developing a carbon storage site for the Pueblo, Colorado area to reduce industrial emissions from cement, steel and power plant operations.
Colorado School of Mines, Carbon America and Los Alamos National Laboratory were awarded $32.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s CarbonSAFE initiative.
The three-year feasibility study will cover data collection, detailed site characterization, planning, Class VI well permit application, and significant community and stakeholder engagement.
Project Eos will help the community determine the potential for long-term, cost-effective CO₂ storage for industrial facilities to meet regional emission reduction goals.
If the results of the three-year feasibility study prove out and gain community support, Project Eos could be a shovel-ready CCS project that local community and civic leaders could consider taking to the construction phase for commercial development.
U.S. Department of Energy's Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE)
Project Eos was one of nine projects selected by DOE as part of a $242 million nationwide investment to advance the development of large-scale, commercial carbon storage projects with capacities to securely store 50 or more million metric tons of carbon dioxide deep underground. The DOE considers CCS projects to be an important piece of the puzzle for accelerating carbon reduction goals.
“Given the urgency and scale of our climate challenge, we have to accelerate the buildout of CO2 storage hubs region-by-region across the country.”
— Brad Crabtree, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management at the U.S. Department of Energy
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
CCS is a proven technology to reduce CO₂ emissions and permanently trap it in geologic formations over 4,000 feet underground.
Advancing Pueblo’s just energy future.
Local Impact, Global Attention
Demonstrate how CCS can enable broader clean energy and environmental justice solutions
Economic Development
Attract new industry that can benefit from regional decarbonization efforts
Community-centric Solutions
Drive a revolution in corporate-community relationships through local approach and benefits
Decarbonizing Pueblo’s Economy Through Two-way Community Engagement
The three-year feasibility study is designed to inform the community of the social, economic, and environmental considerations for a potential carbon storage project.
The project aims to create a model for responsible, community-centric carbon capture and storage (CCS) from the ground up, inclusive of community feedback in support of sustainable economic and social development goals.
Advancing Pueblo’s just energy future can be bolstered by community-centered carbon capture and storage, focused on how CCS in Pueblo can advance quality jobs, enable further business investment, and promote environmental justice and community partnership.
If the results of the feasibility study are promising, Project Eos would provide the community with an additional option for addressing emission reduction goals.