Belleuve-based Ramgen Power Systems will receive a $30 million grant
from the Department of Energy to further develop the company’s
Supersonic Shock Wave Compression and Engine Technology.
Over the past few years, Ramgen has shown that its
advanced compression system can compress carbon dioxide that can then be
pumped into the ground, a process known as Carbon Capture and
Sequestration (CCS). The funding will help expand Ramgen’s R & D by
exploring the potential benefits of incorporating their supersonic
compression technology into an engine and if it can be scaled up for
other CCS purposes.
The grant is part of $575 million in funding for 22
different projects in 15 states that will accelerate carbon capture and
storage research and development for industrial sources. The funding
comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which
Washington’s Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Jay Inslee played key roles in
passing.
“To create jobs in Washington state we have to invest in
ingenuity in Washington state,” Murray said. “This funding will help our
state stay on the cutting edge of research and development and create
family-wage jobs for programmers, technicians, analysts, machinists, and
other critical support staff.”
– Bellevue Reporter
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