8/18/2025
(P&GJ) — Coastal Bend LNG has started a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study with Solvanic to evaluate electrochemically mediated amine regeneration (EMAR) carbon capture technology at its planned liquefaction and export facility on the Texas Gulf Coast.
The option agreement with Solvanic allows Coastal Bend LNG to explore the EMAR process, developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Unlike traditional thermal amine systems that use high-temperature steam, the EMAR method uses electricity to release captured carbon dioxide (CO₂). The technology is designed to lower energy consumption and capital costs while offering flexibility across operating conditions.
“To deliver on our ambitious low carbon intensity LNG goals, we need to capture carbon dioxide emissions from both our natural gas pretreatment and cogeneration facilities,” said Nick Flores, CEO of Coastal Bend LNG. “For post-combustion capture on our onsite cogeneration facilities, we need a step change in carbon capture efficiency. We’re highly encouraged by Solvanic’s preliminary techno-economics and are keen to accelerate their technology readiness with this FEED study.”
Solvanic, founded by Dr. Michael Massen-Hane and Dr. Michael Nitzsche after more than a decade of MIT research, is scaling the EMAR process for industrial use. “We have demonstrated our EMAR solution to Technology Readiness Level 4 with low energetics, high stability, and modular scalability across emission sources,” said Nitzsche, Solvanic’s chief technology officer. Massen-Hane, CEO, added that the partnership leverages years of electrochemical carbon capture development to help meet Coastal Bend’s decarbonization goals.
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