Project BrightLoop – Low Carbon Hydrogen Production

Babcock & Wilcox is developing a low carbon hydrogen production facility to be located in Louisiana. Using a proprietary chemical looping technology, B&W will utilize biomass feedstock to produce 15-20 tons/day of hydrogen with a very low carbon intensity. The process produces desirable outputs such as hydrogen, while isolating carbon dioxide (CO2) for capture and storage/sequestration or beneficial use. This will be a commercial demonstration facility with offtake pipeline interconnects for both carbon dioxide and hydrogen.

CSRS, a Westwood company was instrumental in assisting B&W with site selection. Multiple sites across South Louisiana were evaluated and vetted for suitability based on B&W’s site selection criteria. Coordination with landowners was led and managed by our team in pursuit of Letters of Intent (LOI) for land lease and feedstock supply agreements. Additionally, our team led the effort to prepare the DEQ air permit application, USACE wetlands permit, and the LPDES water permit.

We completed several studies and capital cost comparison estimates to support site selection and front-end development. The infrastructure that our team evaluated included electrical power supply coordination as well as major interconnect pipelines for carbon dioxide and hydrogen. In addition, we evaluated utility pipelines for natural gas, potable water, and wastewater.

CSRS, a Westwood company is currently providing ongoing support as the project is seeking final investment decisions from interested investors. After FID, it is anticipated that CSRS, a Westwood company will expand Owner’s Engineer Support services and include Project Execution Services throughout the engineering phase.