What is Project Eos?

Project Eos is a three-year feasibility to explore the potential of developing a carbon storage site for the Pueblo, Colorado area to reduce industrial emissions from cement, hydrogen and power plant operations.

How is Project Eos being funded?

Colorado School of Mines, Carbon America, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Seismic Science were awarded $32.6 million in funding for Project Eos through the U.S. Department of Energy CarbonSAFE initiative.

What is CarbonSAFE?

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) Initiative began in 2016 with the goal of addressing the key gaps on the critical path toward Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) deployment.

How will Project Eos benefit the community of Pueblo?

Project Eos aims to be an exemplar of 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.

When would a potential Carbon Storage facility be operational?

Project Eos is a three-year feabibility study that includes data collection, detailed site characterization, planning, permit applications and significant community and stakeholder engagement to determine the commercial viability of a CO₂ storage hub. Recommendations for a potential carbon storage project will occur at the end of the CarbonSAFE study in late 2026 or early 2027.

How does this project benefit the environment?

If proven and commercialized, the Project Eos sequestration site will be capable of storing 50 million metric tons of CO₂ over 30 years, offering a cost-effective solution for regional industrial facilities to accelerate CO₂ emission reduction goals. The project would also improve local air quality for Pueblo, which suffers higher rates of respiratory ailments and cancer than state averages.

How much CO2 emissions will be captured and stored from regional emission sources?

Depending on the emissions source and capture technology, up to 95% of CO₂ emissions from each industrial facility can be captured before reaching the atmosphere. The total amount of carbon captured, measured in metric tons, will be determined by the final commercialization plan and the number of industrial emission sources that participate in a regional storage hub.