Southern States Energy Board

We’ve got our saddles hitched and boots on the ground—we’re charging forward to lead this critical carbon management project in Texas. SSEB is proud to help pave the way for a cleaner, more sustainable future!

Check out this final dispatch from the National Energy Technology Laboratory upon completion of our historic DAC RECO2UP project. Many thanks to our friends at Aircapture and the National Carbon Capture Center for pushing this direct air capture field test across the finish line!

The National Carbon Capture Center, in collaboration with the National Energy Technology Laboratory, Southern States Energy Board and Aircapture, has successfully completed the first field test of a direct air capture (DAC) system at our facility in Wilsonville, Alabama. This groundbreaking test, which concluded in July, marks a major step forward in lowering DAC costs and reducing atmospheric CO2 levels The DAC system tested uses a solid amine sorbent-based adsorption-desorption technology capable of producing a CO2 stream of 95% purity, suitable for sequestration and industrial applications. With over 3,300 hours of testing and 137,000 cycles, the project team achieved an impressive 94% operational uptime, demonstrating the system's robustness in real-world conditions. This milestone is crucial for advancing carbon management technologies and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Special thanks to our partners at #NETL, SSEB and Aircapture for their invaluable contributions. Read the full article ➡ https://lnkd.in/eCiuBDsX #DirectAirCapture #DAC #CarbonRemoval #CarbonCapture

SSEB's own Ben Wernette, Ph.D. presented for the broader SECARB-USA team at the 17th annual Greenhouse Gas Control Technology Conference (GHGT-17) last Monday. His talk focused on using text analytics and large language models to examine public sentiment toward carbon capture and sequestration and identify messaging priorities. The technical execution of this work is being led by Tom Sabo, Kusuma Lanka, and Sai Suresh Marreddy under the supervision of Goutam Chakraborty, Prem Bikkina, Chris Burns, and Ben Wernette, Ph.D. Stay tuned for their forthcoming publication! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eT4DckvS #GHGT17 #ccs #SAS

We were thrilled to host both Drs. Richard A. Esposito from Southern Company and Ben Wernette, Ph.D. from Southern States Energy Board for an ever-important and innovative colloquium on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). These two have been at the forefront of its science, policy, and technology as it helps decarbonize our world. Our department is excited to announce that with their help and support, we will be jointly hosting a CCS Summit at UGA in early January (more details to come soon). #geology #energytransition #climatechange

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Southern States Energy Board's 64th Annual Meeting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, alongside Alberta’s Senior Representative to the United States James Rajotte. The SSEB is an interstate compact made up of Governors and State Legislators from 16 southern states and two territories, that like Alberta are working together to advance energy policies and technologies that enhance the region's energy efficiency, affordability, and reliability, as well as promote responsible resource development and innovation. Highlights of the event included an insightful Energy Caucus, hosted by the Honourable Governor's Bill Lee (Tennessee), Office of Governor Jeff Landry (Louisiana), Henry McMaster (South Carolina), and Jim Pillen (Nebraska); meeting Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (TN, 3rd); and Secretary Ken McQueen and Jason Lanclos' session on State Energy Policies, Programs, and Financial Incentives. A special thanks to Ken Nemeth, Kimberly Sams Gray, Kenneth Wagner, Jennifer Jura, John Eick, Daniel Lapato. I look forward to the next years meeting in Alabama.

This is an exciting project that we're proud to help lead!

As an appointed Member of the Board, and as one of the invited Guest Speakers for the conference, today comes as Day 3 of the 64th Annual Meeting of the Southern States Energy Board. A lot of great meetings and discussions the past two days, as we continue an all of the above energy portfolio in Georgia and to help lower associated costs for 11 million Georgians. As is usually the case, this morning I find myself as the first to arrive to begin this final day. Member States attending this week’s SSEB Board meeting are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United States Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Excited to be in Chattanooga this weekend for the 64th annual Southern States Energy Board Meeting. Under Gov. Lee’s leadership as Chair, nuclear energy continues to be at the forefront of crucial conversations about the future of energy in the Tennessee Valley. Grateful to all the stakeholders who made this conference a success!

Today, CEO Jeff Lyash attended The Southern States Energy Board Annual Meeting. Speakers in attendance were Governor Bill Lee, the State of Tennessee; Governor Jeff Landry, the State of Louisiana; Governor Henry Mcmaster, the State of South Carolina; and Governor Jim Pillen, the State of Nebraska. Together, we are Powering Progress and building alignment to ensure our nation's energy security. 🇺🇸