Project Cypress
Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub
Project Description
The proposed Project Cypress would capture and sequester CO2 through the utilization of contrasting DAC technologies developed independently by Climeworks Corporation and Heirloom Carbon Technologies, the subrecipients of grant awardee, Battelle.
Cypress Southwest would consist of an approximately 300-KTA Climeworks DAC Facility (Stage 1) and an approximately 1000-KTA Climeworks DAC Facility (Stage 2) located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Cypress Northwest would consist of an approximately 100-KTA Heirloom DAC Facility located in Caddo Parish Louisiana
Project Cypress EIS Schedule
This is a high-level overview of major milestones associated with Project Cypress and the anticipated dates.
Start Date: October 24, 2024
Publication of Notice of Intent (NOI): November 1, 2024
Scoping Period: November 1 - December 16, 2024
Analyze Public Comments and Prepare Draft EIS: November 2024 - June 2025
Issuance of Draft EIS: June 2025
Public Comment Period for Draft EIS: June - August 2025
Issuance of Final EIS: March 2026
Issuance of Record of Decision: April 2026
Project Funding
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Proposed Action is to authorize the expenditure of federal funds, established under the Infrastructure and Investment in Jobs Act, commonly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), to design, construct, operate, and maintain a DAC Hub in western Louisiana. The proposed action would fund portions of Project Cypress, including the engineering, design, construction, and operation of certain DAC facilities in Calcasieu Parish (Ward 7), situated in southwest Louisiana, and certain DAC facilities in Caddo Parish (Ward 4), located in northwest Louisiana.