Babcock & Wilcox has received limited notice to proceed with engineering and long-lead procurement on a SolveBright™ post-combustion, regenerable solvent-based carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture system for an existing power plant in the United States.

B&W’s SolveBright system design will allow the use of both an advanced specialty solvent and widely available commodity solvents and will be capable of capturing and storing more than 550,000 tons of CO₂ annually.

Jimmy Morgan, B&W Chief Commercial Officer, says the company has an extensive history of providing flue gas treatment and scrubber technologies to the utility and industrial sectors and, with the rapid growth of data centres and AI factories in North America, is well-positioned to support energy producers who need solutions to capture CO₂ for storage and beneficial use.

The full notice to proceed is anticipated to be signed by March 2026, with an estimated value of $80 million and the potential for additional scope and construction services.