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OCED announced $50 million in grant funding for community-based energy projects located in rural and remote areas. The funding is available for projects to increase energy affordability and promote climate resilience in areas with fewer than 10,000 people through the Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) program.
OCED selected eight integrated Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) Studies for award negotiations to support the development of community-informed integrated carbon capture, transport, and storage (CCS) systems. These FEED Studies will address the design of integrated CCS projects and support the buildout of CCS capacity towards achieving a clean and equitable energy economy.
In collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OCED and DOE’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office announced $177 million for the selection of 17 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTACs) to help underserved and overburdened communities across the country access funds from the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, including historic investments to advance environmental justice. This funding will provide support for identifying community opportunities for clean energy transition and financing options, including public-private partnerships supporting clean energy demonstration, deployment, workforce development and outreach opportunities that advance energy justice objectives.
OCED and DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions are working together to make $15 million available from the Technology Commercialization Fund to establish two industry working groups led by a National Laboratory focusing on clean hydrogen and long duration energy storage industries.
OCED, DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions, and DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management selected four projects to begin award negotiations at the nation's National Labs, totaling $15 million in federal funding, to accelerate commercialization of carbon dioxide removal technologies, including direct air capture. The lab call sought proposals that will work closely with industry, academia, and other carbon dioxide removal experts to advance measurement, reporting, and verification best practices and capabilities.
OCED partnered with DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions and DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to announce the intent to launch the $30 million Manufacture of Advanced Key Energy Infrastructure Technologies (MAKE IT) Prize competition to catalyze domestic manufacturing of critical clean energy technology components.
Events and Webinars
May 30 | 2 p.m., ET
This 90-minute webinar will provide an overview of the Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas Program’s recently announced $50 million grant funding opportunity, including information on eligibility, application process, and funding requirements.
Clean Energy on Mine Land Webinar Series
June 14 | 1 p.m., ET
This hour-long webinar will cover the key provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Participants will learn the process for completing environmental assessments and environmental impact statements.
July 12 | 1 p.m., ET
Hosted in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this webinar will focus on RE-Powering America’s Lands and liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
To learn more and apply for no-cost technical assistance, visit the Clean Energy on Mine Land Technical Assistance webpage.
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