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- Jun 8, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
B&W Joins TerraSpark's 1.6 GW Coal Plant Project in West Virginia
- Babcock & Wilcox announced on 8 June 2026 that it is collaborating with TerraSpark on the TerraSpark Energy Campus in West Virginia: a 1.6 GW coal-fired power plant, a multi-industry campus and a Coal Innovation & Training Center for rare earth extraction and advanced materials[1].
- B&W's anticipated scope is the design and supply of four 400 MW supercritical boilers and a full suite of emissions control equipment, with Babcock & Wilcox Construction Co. expected to build, and B&W working with Mantel on the carbon capture[1][4].
- The project has an $18.5 million US Department of Energy grant, which pays for front-end engineering, permitting and early technical studies rather than construction[1][3][5].
- The campus is planned on a greenfield site near the existing Mt. Storm energy complex in Grant County; Global Energy Monitor lists it as an announced plant at Mount Storm[2][3][5].
- The wider team includes Sargent & Lundy for engineering and Advanced Resources International for CO2 transport and storage planning; Mantel says its molten-borate system can capture up to 98% of CO2[5].
- TerraSpark projects about 500 permanent jobs, and the 10-acre training centre is to be managed by West Virginia University[3][4].
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- [1]90%babcock.com/home/about/corporate/news/babcock-and-wilcox-to-support-terraspark-s-development-efforts-for-16-gw-coal-fired-power-plant-project-in-west-virginia-babcock.com· Posted Sep 23, 2026· Starts Jun 8, 2026 ✓· 26% of score
Stated as done, per B&W's release "(AKRON, Ohio – June 8, 2026)": "today announced it is collaborating with TerraSpark[5] in support of its planned energy generation project in West Virginia"; the Business Wire copy on Yahoo Finance is timestamped 2026-06-08T10:30:00Z (6:30 a.m. ET).
- [2]75%TerraSpark WV Energy Campus power station (Global Energy Monitor)gem.wiki· Published Aug 8, 2026· 22% of score
Global Coal Plant Tracker entry listing the campus as an announced power station in Mount Storm, Grant County, with approximate coordinates.[1]
- [3]85%DOE Awards $18.5M for WV Coal and Carbon Capture Campus (Environment+Energy Leader)environmentenergyleader.com· Published Jun 18, 2026· 18% of score
Trade coverage of the DOE award and the project team including B&W; notes the funding covers engineering and permitting, not construction.[1]
- [4]80%TerraSpark Energy Partners with Babcock & Wilcox for 1.6GW Coal Power Station in West Virginia (Construction Review Online)constructionreviewonline.com· Published Jun 9, 2026· 17% of score
Reports B&W as technology supplier and construction partner: four 400 MW supercritical boilers, emissions controls, Mantel carbon capture, about 500 permanent jobs and a WVU-run training centre.[1]
- [5]90%TerraSpark Energy Campus Wins $18.5M DOE Grant for West Virginia Power and Carbon Capture (TerraSpark)terraspark.us· Published Jun 4, 2026· 17% of score
The developer's own release: DOE selected the campus for up to $18.5 million for FEED and permitting; a greenfield site near the Mt. Storm energy complex in Grant County; B&W named for advanced boiler systems alongside Mantel, Sargent & Lundy and Advanced Resources International.[1]
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