CapStone Sustainable Carbon Solutions

What CapStone Sustainable Carbon Solutions does

CapStone Sustainable Carbon Solutions LLC is a Wyoming-anchored, privately held project development and execution platform advancing the conversion of domestic coal resources into strategic industrial products. The flagship initiative is the Cheyenne Coal-to-Ammonia (CC2A) Project, which integrates modern coal gasification, ammonia synthesis, hydrogen-fired dispatchable power generation, and integrated CO2 capture with geological storage into a single manufacturing system. The platform is designed to produce blue ammonia for fertilizer, maritime fuel, and hydrogen-ready intermediates; supply grid-reliable power; and permanently sequester CO2 under both Class II (EOR) and Class VI (permanent storage) pathways, with CO2 dehydration, compression, and transport infrastructure integrated from project inception.

The company is currently advancing CC2A under structured Pre-FEED development, anchored in Wyoming's regulatory primacy for Class VI CO2 storage and the state's leading coal feedstock position, existing rail and pipeline infrastructure, and established energy workforce. The GTM motion is enterprise field sales targeting qualified partners, institutional investors, and large-scale energy and industrial counterparties through direct inquiry and capital alignment outreach. Customer segments identified include energy and industrial manufacturers (primary), the agriculture and food security sector (primary), energy utilities and grid operators, and government/defense buyers. Federal incentives — 45Q tax credits, DOE hydrogen/ammonia infrastructure support, and FEMA/EDA/USDA infrastructure programs — are cited as bankability enhancers but not sole economic drivers, with project economics stated to remain viable without them.

The business model combines Pre-FEED development services during the pre-execution phase with forward industrial manufacturing revenue streams (ammonia production, dispatchable power generation, CO2 management) once the facility is operational. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated on a per-project basis with no public pricing disclosed. Marketing is content-driven through thought-leadership articles (e.g., "The Power of Coal Gasification"), industry white papers, and direct inquiry forms. The company operates as an umbrella LLC led by Terrence R. Manning, Executive Managing Member and Director of Engineering, with contributors across multiple energy verticals, and has no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, headcount, or named customers.

Name

CapStone Sustainable Carbon Solutions

Legal name

CapStone Sustainable Carbon Solutions LLC

Website

https://cscsconsulting.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CapStone Sustainable Carbon Solutions is a Wyoming-based project development platform advancing the Cheyenne Coal-to-Ammonia (CC2A) Project to convert domestic coal into blue ammonia, dispatchable power, and integrated CO2 capture and storage for industrial, agricultural, and energy customers.

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New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Development Services: Revenue generated through project development, Pre-FEED studies, and execution readiness services for large-scale coal-to-products and carbon-managed industrial facilities. The company bridges early-stage concept development through capital alignment and execution preparation.
2. Industrial Manufacturing Revenue: Revenue from ammonia production (fertilizer, maritime fuel, hydrogen intermediates), dispatchable power generation, and CO2 management services. Ammonia markets have been stable for a century due to agriculture, explosives, energy, and chemical demand.
3. Federal Incentives: 45Q tax credits (CO2 capture and storage), DOE support for hydrogen/ammonia infrastructure, FEMA/EDA/USDA infrastructure support. These incentives enhance bankability but are not the sole economic driver.

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Core offering

CapStone Sustainable Carbon Solutions is a project development platform headquartered in Wyoming that develops coal-to-products industrial manufacturing facilities, anchored by the flagship Cheyenne Coal-to-Ammonia (CC2A) Project. The company develops integrated assets that produce blue ammonia, dispatchable power, and CO2 capture with geological storage, and delivers services spanning Pre-FEED engineering, capital alignment, risk underwriting, and execution readiness to bring these industrial projects to financial close.

Product overview

CapStone Sustainable Carbon Solutions operates as a unified project development and execution platform anchored in Wyoming, focused on transforming domestic coal resources into strategic industrial products. The core offering is the Cheyenne Coal-to-Ammonia (CC2A) Project, which integrates coal-to-products manufacturing, carbon capture and geological storage, blue ammonia production, and dispatchable power generation into a single industrial system. Supporting this are Pre-FEED development services that guide projects from concept through capital alignment and execution readiness. The platform bridges early-stage development through disciplined engineering, capital stewardship, and stakeholder alignment to deliver large-scale industrial facilities.

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Products and services

• Cheyenne Coal-to-Ammonia (CC2A) Project Flagship integrated Wyoming-anchored industrial project combining coal-to-ammonia gasification (blue ammonia), dispatchable power generation, and CO2 capture with geological storage; designed for industrial offtakers and institutional investors seeking bankable low-carbon industrial supply.
• Blue Ammonia Production Production of low-carbon blue ammonia from coal gasification combined with CO2 capture, intended for agricultural, hydrogen, and industrial offtake; the primary merchant output of the CC2A Project.
• Dispatchable Power Generation Dispatchable electric power generation integrated with the coal gasification facility, providing low-carbon electricity for industrial buyers and grid markets.
• CO2 Capture and Geological Storage Permanent CO2 capture and Class VI geological storage service integrated with the CC2A facility, providing carbon management for the project's gasification process and enabling 45Q tax credit monetization.
• Pre-FEED Project Development Services Pre-FEED engineering, capital alignment, risk underwriting, and execution readiness services that bring Coal-to-Products industrial projects (such as the CC2A Project) from concept to financial close; current service offering of CapStone.

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Broad incumbents

• CF Industries Holdings: CF Industries is one of the largest North American producers of nitrogen fertilizers and ammonia, operating large-scale ammonia plants. While primarily a grey ammonia producer, it is a key incumbent in the domestic ammonia market CapStone aims to serve, and is actively exploring blue ammonia and CCS initiatives.
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is a major technology provider for coal and biomass gasification systems, including integrated CO2 capture. It is a likely technology-partner option for facilities like CapStone's CC2A project and an incumbent in the broader coal-to-products engineering space.
• Yara International: Yara is a global ammonia and nitrogen fertilizer producer and a leader in clean ammonia development, including projects targeting maritime fuel and hydrogen-ready intermediates. It represents both a direct competitor in ammonia markets and a comparable in the production of low-carbon ammonia for emerging export markets.
• Southern Company (with PowerSouth / Kemper legacy): Southern Company has deep operational experience with large-scale gasification (Mississippi Power's Kemper facility) and is developing integrated CCS infrastructure. As a vertically integrated utility evaluating coal-to-products and CCS, it provides a useful reference for the technical and execution challenges CapStone faces.
• Linde plc: Linde is a global industrial gases leader with significant blue hydrogen and CCS project development (e.g., Project Greenstack in Alberta, blue hydrogen for ExxonMobil/Baytown). It competes with CapStone for industrial CCS projects and blue ammonia/hydrogen customers.
• Occidental Petroleum (1PointFive): Occidental's 1PointFive subsidiary is developing large-scale CCS infrastructure (Stratos DAC, Permian EOR-based Class II storage) and has strategic relationships with low-carbon ammonia developers. It is a relevant incumbent and potential partner/competitor for the CO2 storage and EOR pathways CapStone plans to use.

Others

• KBR, Inc. KBR is a major engineering and EPC contractor for ammonia, hydrogen, and CCS projects globally, including proprietary ammonia synthesis technology. It is a likely advisor/EPC counterparty for CapStone's Pre-FEED development and a representative of the engineering ecosystem required to execute the project.

Direct peers

• Air Products and Chemicals: Air Products is a global leader in blue and green hydrogen/ammonia projects (e.g., the NEOM green ammonia project in Saudi Arabia and Louisiana Clean Energy Complex). Its blue ammonia production directly competes with CapStone's planned output, and its expertise in large-scale ammonia synthesis, gasification, and CCS makes it a direct comparable in both technology and target market.
• Dakota Gasification Company: Dakota Gasification Company operates the Great Plains Synfuels Plant, one of the largest commercial-scale coal gasification facilities in the world, producing SNG, ammonia, and capturing CO2 for EOR/geological storage. It is the closest operational analog to CapStone's planned CC2A facility, sharing coal feedstock, gasification technology, and integrated CCS pathways.
• JERA Co., Inc. JERA, Japan's largest power generator, is actively developing blue ammonia co-firing and dedicated ammonia power generation, including supply partnerships with U.S. blue ammonia developers. Its combination of utility-scale dispatchable power and ammonia fuel demand mirrors CapStone's integrated business model.

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Investors

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Investments

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