OCED Updates | Issue 16 | July 2024

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OCED Updates | Issue 16 | July 2024

OCED Finalizes Awards for Three Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs

This month, OCED awarded the first tranche of funding to three of the seven selected Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) to begin work on Phase 1 activities. OCED announced awards for the following Hubs:

California Hydrogen Hub (ARCHES): $30 million of the total federal cost share of up to $1.2 billion. OCED is working with ARCHES to build the California Hydrogen Hub, a network of clean hydrogen production with the goal of decarbonizing public transportation, heavy duty trucking, and port operations by 2 million metric tons per year. Learn more here.
Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub (PNWH2): $27.5 million of the total federal cost share of up to $1 billion. OCED is working with PNWH2 to build a clean hydrogen ecosystem across Washington, Oregon, and Montana that leverages the region’s abundant renewable resources to produce all of its hydrogen exclusively via electrolysis using clean, carbon free energy. Learn more here.
Appalachian Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2): $30 million of the total federal cost share of up to $925 million. OCED is working with ARCH2 to build a network of projects that leverages the region's vast resources for diverse clean hydrogen production, storage, delivery, and end-use applications across West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania and help the nation lead in the advancement of the clean hydrogen economy while reducing emissions and pollution that has long affected air quality in overburdened communities of Appalachia. Learn more here.

OCED's Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Program aims to establish H2Hubs across the nation and jumpstart a new clean energy economy in the United States. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the H2Hubs seek to accelerate the commercial-scale deployment of clean hydrogen, helping to generate clean, dispatchable power, create a new form of energy storage, and decarbonize heavy industry and transportation. Together, these H2Hubs will help kickstart a national network of clean hydrogen producers, consumers, and connective infrastructure while supporting the production, storage, delivery, and end-use of clean hydrogen. Learn more here.

Awards

Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program

OCED Awards $12.5M for Phase 1 Funding to Baytown Carbon Capture and Storage Project

OCED awarded the Baytown Carbon Capture and Storage Project, led by Calpine Texas CCUS Holdings, an indirect subsidiary of Calpine, with $12.5 million (of the total federal cost share of up to $270 million) to begin Phase 1 activities. Calpine plans to build a carbon capture demonstration facility that would capture CO2 from a natural gas combined cycle power plant in Baytown, TX. Learn more here.

Long-Duration Energy Storage (LDES) Demonstrations Program

OCED Awards $7M+ for Phase 1 Funding to Columbia Energy Storage Project

OCED awarded the Columbia Energy Storage Project, led by Alliant Energy, with more than $7 million (of the total project federal cost share of up to $30.7 million) to begin Phase 1 activities. Alliant Energy plans to construct a grid-tied compressed CO2 LDES system at the Columbia Energy Center, a soon-to-be retired coal-fired power plant in Pacific, WI. Learn more here.

OCED Awards $1M for Phase 1 Funding to CARES Project

OCED awarded the Communities Accessing Resilient Energy Storage (CARES) project, led by ReJoule, with $1 million (of the total federal cost share of up to $10 million) to begin Phase 1 activities. ReJoule plans to demonstrate ways to maximize the value of used batteries by repurposing lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles to build modular energy storage systems for behind-the-meter microgrid installations. Proposed project locations for the CARES project include Red Lake Nation, MN; Santa Fe, NM; and Petaluma, CA. Learn more here.

OCED Awards $675,000 for Phase 1 Funding to STORED Project

OCED awarded the Stored Rechargeable Energy Demonstration (STORED) project, led by Urban Electric Power (UEP) in collaboration with the New York Power Authority and EPRI, with more than $675,000 (of the total project federal cost share of up to $6.5 million) to begin Phase 1 activities. UEP plans to develop and build two LDES systems that together provide up to 600 kW of power for up to 12 hours per discharge, using its own rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide batteries at two sites: State University of New York Oneonta in Oneonta, NY and Westchester County’s Grasslands Reservation in Valhalla, NY. Learn more here.

OCED Awards ~$400,000 for Phase 1 Funding to FUZES Project

OCED awarded the Front-of-the-meter Utilization of Zinc Bromide Energy Storage (FUZES) Project, led by NextEra Energy Resources Development, with roughly $400,000 (of the total federal cost share of up to $49.1 million) to begin Phase 1 activities. NextEra plans to develop, build, and operate zinc-bromide battery energy storage systems at existing renewable energy sites in Morrow County, OR; Manitowoc County, WI; and LaMoure County, ND, with each of these systems providing a total of 5-10 MW of power for at least 10 hours. Learn more here.

Announcements

OCED Issues Notice of Intent for $100M to Fund Non-Lithium Long Duration Energy Storage Pilot Projects

OCED announced its intent to fund up to $100 million for pilot-scale energy storage demonstration projects, focusing on non-lithium technologies, long-duration (10+ hour discharge) systems, and stationary storage applications. The anticipated funding aims to support the advancement of a diverse set of non-lithium long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies towards commercial viability and utility-scale deployment, an integral ingredient in a clean, reliable grid system necessary to achieve a carbon free clean energy economy. DOE anticipates releasing a funding solicitation in late summer to early fall. View the Notice of Intent here.

Events & Webinars

Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Virtual Community Briefings for Phase 1 Awards

OCED is co-hosting virtual community briefings on the recently awarded H2Hubs to provide an overview of the current project plans and Phase 1 post-award engagement opportunities.

California Hydrogen Hub Virtual Community Briefing: OCED and ARCHES will hold a virtual community briefing on Monday, Aug. 5 at 12 p.m., PT/3 p.m., ET. Register here.
Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub Virtual Community Briefing: OCED and PNWH2 will hold a virtual community briefing on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 9 a.m., PT/12 p.m., ET. Register here.
Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Virtual Community Briefing: OCED and ARCH2 will hold a virtual community briefing on Friday, Aug. 16 at 12 p.m., ET. Register here.

Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor Industry Day

DOE will hold an in-person Industry Day August 14-15 to provide additional information about the priorities of the program and to facilitate partnerships among eligible applicant teams. Learn more here.

Merit Reviewers Needed!

To inform OCED’s significant investment decisions, we need a team to serve as independent merit reviewers with a range of skillsets and expertise to select projects for competitive funding opportunities. Visit OCED Exchange and click “Register.”

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