The Wyoming Integrated Test Center (ITC) concluded 2025 by celebrating a year defined by international partnership, significant technical milestones, and growing market relevance. As global energy markets increasingly value secure CO2 supply for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), energy resilience, and regulatory certainty, the ITC firmly established itself as a premier destination for carbon management innovation.
Housed adjacent to Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s Dry Fork Station (DFS), the ITC allows developers to test novel capture technologies by utilizing coal-derived flue gas directly from the power plant. These technologies can play a critical role in expanding a reliable domestic CO2 supply and reducing regulatory risk for existing coal-fired power plants.
In 2025, ITC tenants continued their technical progress by using the scheduled third-year outage at DFS as a strategic window for growth. While the plant underwent maintenance, ITC technology developers pivoted focus to construction and equipment optimization, ensuring their projects were ready for high-capacity testing.
Key tenant highlights from 2025 include:
- Membrane Technology and Research (MTR): Following the 2024 completion of its large pilot plant, MTR spent 2025 successfully testing its PolarisTM membrane technology system, drawing significant interest from global commercial entities.
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and Japan Carbon Frontier Organization (JCOAL): KHI successfully completed decommissioning after a highly productive test phase, with both JCOAL and KHI providing comprehensive summaries of their operations.
- Gas Technology Institute (GTI): In partnership with Ohio State University, GTI completed construction of a facilitated transport membrane system for carbon dioxide capture. The GTI team is now positioned to begin testing its next-generation capture solutions.
- TDA Research Inc.: TDA continued its momentum by conducting vital testing of its small pilot plant, a novel carbon capture system project that incorporates proprietary solid sorbent technologies to remove carbon dioxide from flue gas.
Collectively, these projects highlight the ITC’s role in advancing a diverse portfolio of capture technologies at multiple scales. While some Department of Energy (DOE)-sponsored projects were discontinued, the ITC and its partners have continued momentum. Tenants are pursuing alternative pathways forward to continue testing in the constructed test bays, driven by the persistent and growing market demand for EOR and permanent storage.
2025 also brought new opportunities for the test facility, including significant interest from new developers and prospects to grow and expand.
A signature event of the year was the inaugural Japan-Wyoming Energy Summit held in June, which highlighted the international interest in technologies being developed at the ITC. Hosted by Governor Mark Gordon and Japanese Consul General Hiroyuki Okajima, the summit brought together industry leaders from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). This high-level engagement, in which the ITC played a prominent role, is a direct result of the Governor’s trade mission to Asia and demonstrates the ITC’s critical role in fostering international partnerships to address complex energy challenges.
Additionally, the ITC was preliminarily selected to receive DOE funding, with supporting cost share from the Wyoming Energy Authority, to implement facility upgrades and a revised operating plan. These planned upgrades align with the ITC’s long-term operating strategy and growing demand from technology developers.
“The strength of the ITC is reflected in the continued interest from industry and international partners,” says SER Acting Executive Director Scott Quillinan. “Moving forward, the ITC is well positioned to continue delivering value by supporting job creation, local economies, and long-term carbon management solutions that matter to Wyoming and the broader energy industry.”
