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Transforming Our World
for More than 150 Years

A global leader in the newest innovative technologies — most notably B&W ClimateBright™:

Steam generation, emissions control and more
For a wide range of industries
Research and development key to our continuing ability to service major industries

The world wants action:

More than 100 countries committed to a carbon net-zero goal by mid-century
We understand that clean energy drives today’s energy marketplace
We continue to respond with innovative solutions

Capturing the future – together

We collaborate with universities to create best-in-class solutions
We partner with industry leaders and energy producers to develop programs that push the limits
We have technologies that help improve energy production in more than 90 countries

Practical decarbonization
every day

Babcock & Wilcox provides decarbonization technologies for:

Electric power generation
District heating and cooling
Emissions control
Waste-to-energy
Hydrogen production

For industries ranging from:

Steel
Power
Cement
Oil and gas
Food manufacturing
Carbon black
Pulp and paper

Leader in advanced decarbonization technologies for cleaner energy production

"There must be a better way"

THE CLEAN FACTS

Global Reach

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

China

Chilé

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Egypt

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Mexico

Netherlands

Norway

Philippines

Republic of Korea

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Africa

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States

Capturing the science behind carbon capture

Every day, our goal is clear:

To reduce carbon through B&W innovation

Babcock & Wilcox ClimateBright™ technologies can capture carbon:

Pre-combustion
Post-combustion
Even in-situ
From conceptual research to commercial installation

BrightLoop™ – the next generation of
Chemical Looping

The Babcock & Wilcox collaboration with our university partner has:

Shown that Chemical Looping can effectively separate CO₂ while producing hydrogen, steam and/or syngas
Demonstrated that Chemical Looping is ready for commercial scale-up

Ours is a game-changing evolution capable of ushering in a new era of decarbonization:

In-situ carbon capture system
Breakthrough technology under research with our university partner for 20 years
Economically scalable to large and small installations
Flexibility for feedstock (natural gas, biomass, petroleum coke, coal, municipal solid waste for waste-to-energy [WTE] and syngas)
Suitable to support a broad range of applications
Successfully demonstrated production of hydrogen from syngas with our university partner at the National Carbon Capture Center Gasifier in the U.S.

A particle breakthrough
made it happen

A unique particle:

This disrupter technology allowed B&W to make the breakthrough
Finally makes Chemical Looping possible for practical implementation

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Developed by our university partner

An exceptionally versatile oxide in terms of application, cost and abundance

Reacts to a variety of feedstocks
Readily regenerates itself for extended “shelf life” in operation in a more environmentally friendly and economical way (unlike systems that use copper, nickel cobalt or others)
Applicable to many forms of power generation and industrial processes
The elements are easy to access and economical

Proven decarbonization — today

POST-COMBUSTION

SolveBright™ RSAT™ (Regenerable Solvent Absorption Technology) uses an advanced solvent to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants

Post-combustion system to extract CO₂
Under research for 20 years
Developed by B&W Research in conjunction with university researchers
The solvent was selected by U.S. Department of Energy
The first solvent used at the National Carbon Capture Center Scrubbing System

Proven decarbonization — today

OXY-COMBUSTION

OxyBright™ oxy-combustion has been demonstrated at a large scale and is commercially ready

The technology produces a concentrated CO₂ stream suitable for sequestration and other uses, such as enhanced oil recovery
Set the standard as the largest oxy-combustion ever demonstrated (B&W’s 30 MW_t plant)
Selected as the oxy-combustion system for the Future Gen 2.0 167 MW_e commercial demonstration plant

Proven decarbonization — today

HYDROGEN COMBUSTION

BrightGen™ hydrogen combustion is also both commercially ready and currently in operation

A combustion technology that produces no CO₂
Can be retrofitted onto existing equipment to fire hydrogen safely

For a net zero world

It’s an ambitious crusade, but we want to do our part. B&W is a leader, an innovator and an advocate for decarbonization in taking steps toward achieving the goal of reducing greenhouse gases.

Leader

Proven pre- and post-combustion carbon capture technologies for decades

Innovator

A history of research and innovation, with more than 17,000 technology patents, including the only Chemical Looping decarbonization technology ready for commercial demonstration

Advocate

It’s only natural that Babcock & Wilcox commits resources for the pursuit of decarbonization technologies to make cleaner energy production standard. B&W Research can be a resource for knowledge and insight about this subject.