EnergyReader · 2026-08-02 09:20

TerraSpark wins $18.5m DOE award for West Virginia coal-carbon capture campus

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 2, 2026

The Department of Energy has put $18.5 million toward the TerraSpark Energy Campus, the smallest of four Topic Area 1 grants under its $350 million coal-revival program, backing a 1.6-GW greenfield coal project in Grant County, West Virginia that pairs Babcock & Wilcox supercritical boilers with Mantel Capture's molten borate carbon capture system. Developer TerraSpark, legally TerraPurus Inc., announced the selection on June 4 with a 2030 startup target and a 95% to 98% CO2 capture design.

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