New Jersey Natural Gas Announces Installation of State’s First CarbinX Carbon Capture Units
May 14 2024 - 11:41AM
Business Wire
Innovative Technology Provides a Flexible
Solution to Reduce Emissions
Building on its commitment to develop and deploy innovative
approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, New Jersey Natural
Gas (NJNG), the principal subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NYSE:
NJR), announced it has installed and is now operating two CarbinX™
carbon-capture systems at its Wall, N.J. headquarters. These units
are the first of their kind in operation in New Jersey.
Each CarbinX unit is about the size of two residential
refrigerators and connects to NJNG’s HVAC system, where it captures
carbon emissions from the building that otherwise would be emitted
as flue exhaust. The units also improve the overall efficiency of
the facility’s water heater by converting waste heat to heated
water – thus, decreasing water heater usage, reducing emissions and
lowering energy costs.
“Innovation is critical to achieving our climate and emissions
reduction goals in a way that is affordable, reliable and
achievable,” said Patrick Migliaccio, senior vice president and
chief operating officer at New Jersey Natural Gas. “The carbon
capture units installed at our Wall headquarters are part of NJNG’s
broader decarbonization strategy to reduce emissions from our
operations and support New Jersey’s climate objectives in a way
that is easy to adopt.”
Developed by Canada-based CleanO2, CarbinX is a breakthrough
technology that converts carbon emissions into a nontoxic solid
called pearl ash. Pearl ash can be repurposed for different
applications, including commercial products such as soaps and
detergents and durable building materials.
Additionally, NJNG is engaging with a third party to perform
monitoring, data collection and an in-depth evaluation to fully
understand the systems’ real-world benefits. This information will
enable NJNG to inform customers and state policymakers about the
potential of this technology to increase efficiency and reduce
emissions.
“Distributed carbon capture is about more than just reducing
emissions; it is also about maximizing the efficiency of the energy
we use,” Migliaccio added. “As a flue gas economizer, these
carbon-capture units can help businesses use less energy and take
advantage of benefits offered under the state’s energy-efficiency
programs. The installation of units like these is another way for
businesses to help lower their carbon footprint. We look forward to
learning from this project and identifying future
opportunities.”
Distributed carbon-capture technology, like CarbinX, is designed
to provide a practical solution for natural gas customers to manage
and reduce their energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions. These
components can be installed in existing buildings without
disrupting HVAC systems.
“We are excited to expand CarbinX into New Jersey with New
Jersey Natural Gas,” said Jaeson Cardiff, founder and CEO of
CleanO2. “Our technology provides commercial businesses a practical
approach to building decarbonization in a way that does not require
major alterations to how they use energy. We are hopeful this
installation at NJNG will be significant proof of concept for our
units; and we’re eager to see how this two-unit installation can
educate us on how to further deploy our technology more
broadly.”
NJNG’s carbon-capture project is part of NJR’s broader
decarbonization vision and commitment to building a cleaner energy
future that prioritizes sustainability and reliability. Highlights
of the company’s progress include:
- Achieved the highest single-year investment of $59 million
(fiscal 2023) in NJNG’s energy-efficiency programs – cutting carbon
emissions by helping customers reduce their energy
consumption.
- Advanced cutting-edge, lower-carbon energy solutions that
include carbon-capture technology and high-efficiency natural gas
heat pumps in NJR’s facilities.
- Collaborated with leading academic and industry research
organizations to support our emissions reduction and innovation
efforts, including:
- GTI Energy’s Emerging Technology and Net Zero Infrastructure
Programs
- Stanford University’s Natural Gas Initiative at its Doerr
School of Sustainability and Precourt Institute of Energy
- Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the
Environment
- Our Nation’s Energy Future (ONE Future)
- Named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek
for the fifth consecutive year – one of only 156 companies
nationwide to be recognized annually since 2020.
- Provided approximately 4,000 hours of volunteer service –
nearly double the amount of the previous year, including projects
dedicated to ecosystem and natural resource enhancements as part of
NJR’s commitment to sustainability.
About New Jersey Resources
New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR) is a Fortune 1000 company that,
through its subsidiaries, provides safe and reliable natural gas
and cleaner energy services, including transportation,
distribution, asset management and home services. NJR is composed
of five primary businesses:
- New Jersey Natural Gas, NJR’s principal subsidiary, operates
and maintains natural gas transportation and distribution
infrastructure to serve approximately 582,000 customers in New
Jersey’s Monmouth, Ocean and parts of Morris, Middlesex, Sussex and
Burlington counties.
- Clean Energy Ventures invests in, owns and operates solar
projects with a total capacity of approximately 474 megawatts,
providing residential and commercial customers with low-carbon
solutions.
- Energy Services manages a diversified portfolio of natural gas
transportation and storage assets and provides physical natural gas
services and customized energy solutions to its customers across
North America.
- Storage and Transportation serves customers from local
distributors and producers to electric generators and wholesale
marketers through its ownership of Leaf River Energy Center and the
Adelphia Gateway Pipeline, as well as our 50% equity ownership in
the Steckman Ridge natural gas storage facility.
- Home Services provides service contracts as well as heating,
central air conditioning, water heaters, standby generators, solar
and other indoor and outdoor comfort products to residential homes
throughout New Jersey.
NJR and its over 1,300 employees are committed to helping
customers save energy and money by promoting conservation and
encouraging efficiency through Conserve to Preserve® and
initiatives such as SAVEGREEN™ and The Sunlight Advantage®.
For more information about NJR visit www.njresources.com. Follow
us on X (formerly Twitter) @NJNaturalGas. “Like” us on
facebook.com/NewJerseyNaturalGas.
About CleanO2
CleanO2 is not just another environmentally friendly soap
company. They are working to solve climate change, one soap bar at
a time. Founders — Jaeson Cardiff, Kathi Fischer and Scott Forgrave
— invented a revolutionary device, CarbinX™, that captures carbon
dioxide emissions from building heating systems and turns it into
non-toxic pearl ash (potassium carbonate). CleanO2 is the first
company to turn carbon dioxide emissions into natural soap. They
started in Calgary, Alberta and have since expanded to deploy
CarbinX units across Canada, the United States and Japan.
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