Fidelis New Energy selects Battelle Carbon Services as its Subsurface Contractor for Carbon Capture and Sequestration in Support of the Mountaineer GigaSystem™ Hydrogen Project in West Virginia
Fidelis New Energy® has engaged Battelle for its subsurface CCS expertise to support its world-class carbon sequestration project in West Virginia.
HOUSTON, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fidelis New Energy has selected Battelle Carbon Services, a leader in commercial carbon storage site development, to drill and collect stratigraphic test well data, acquire seismic data and to submit multiple Class VI sequestration permit applications in West Virginia. This program is for the safe and permanent sequestration of carbon dioxide from Fidelis' Mountaineer GigaSystem™ project in Mason County, West Virginia. Fidelis has been collaborating with Battelle since 2021. Going forward, the parties will continue to work together leveraging the extensive subsurface experience of both parties from developing carbon sequestration assets in Appalachia and other regions.
Battelle is well positioned to continue to assist Fidelis in developing the subsurface components of the carbon sequestration project as it builds on its deep experience gained through numerous other projects. For example, Battelle provided expertise and services for geologic characterization, modeling, injection, and monitoring throughout a multi-phased program from 2002 to 2017 at American Electric Power's Mountaineer Plant in New Haven, West Virginia. Among other things, this project evaluated the geologic storage options and feasibility in the region, some of which were demonstrated during the operational phase of the 20 MWe product validation facility when 37,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide was permanently sequestered. Additionally, Battelle leads the Midwest Regional Carbon Initiative (MRCI, www.midwestccus.org) which is a US Department of Energy funded program comprised of team members from multiple state geological surveys, academic institutions, and industry with the aim to advance Carbon Capture Utilization and Sequestration ("CCUS") acceptance and deployment in 20 states across the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England regions. This extensive experience has also led to formation of Battelle's Carbon Services Division, to enable commercial deployment of geologic storage projects nationally (www.battelle.org/markets/industry/energy/carbon-storage-solutions).
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