|
The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) is closing out the year on a high note! On the first day of December, we hosted a Carbon Management webinar to discuss a suite of approaches the team is taking to mitigate carbon emissions from the power and industrial sectors and remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
One of the many highlights we announced that day was our recent office reorganization. This shift in structure enables FECM to center our work on climate, including expanding the reach of carbon capture and storage technologies, investing in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies, reducing methane emissions in the fossil fuel supply chain, advancing hydrogen with carbon management and developing domestic sources of the critical minerals that will be required in a clean energy economy.
Be sure to watch our social media channels for updates as we bring this year to a close, and keep an eye out for our 2021 Year in Review blog post that we'll release next week. This blog will highlight the many strides FECM has made to accelerate carbon management research and development (R&D) activities across the United States over the course of the year.
|
Sincerely,
Dr. Jennifer Wilcox
Acting Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
|
|
How FECM is Helping Meet U.S. Net-Zero Goals
FECM hosted the Carbon Management Webinar on December 1 (12.01) at 12:01 p.m. Why? Because 12.01 is the atomic mass of carbon, and carbon management is a crucial part of meeting the Biden-Harris Administration's goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The webinar highlighted some of FECM’s key initiatives to address the climate crisis, including the office’s new mission and structure, the recently launched Carbon Negative Shot and three other major announcements:
Notice of Intent - To fund projects for geologic carbon storage under the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise Initiative.
Memorandum of Understanding - Establish cooperation between FECM and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s U.S. Geological Survey to assess global, regional and national resources for geologic carbon storage.
Request for Information - To help guide the selection and management of critical climate investments, including carbon reduction and removal technologies, related to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Click below to read our recap blog post and watch the webinar recording.
|
|
What's New in Carbon Management
FECM Makes Historic Shift to Center Work on Climate Change
Hear from FECM leadership about how and why the office has been reorganized to center its work on addressing the climate crisis. Learn More
DOE Announces $54 Million to Small Businesses for Climate, Energy and Scientific R&D
DOE announced funding for small businesses to pursue climate and energy R&D projects in areas such as renewable energy, carbon management, fusion and nuclear energy, advanced grid technologies and cybersecurity. Keep Reading
New Infographic: Carbon Capture and Storage
Download FECM’s new infographic explaining how carbon capture and storage works, why we need it and how FECM is pursuing R&D in this field. Download Now
DOE Invests in a Clean Hydrogen Pathway for Wyoming
FECM announced up to $644,000 in funding for the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources to assess the economic impacts of fossil energy production in Wyoming and evaluate opportunities and research needs to deploy clean hydrogen technologies. Learn More
See FECM’s Direct Air Capture R&D Activities in Our Updated Infographic
Get a refresher on direct air capture—a CDR approach that captures CO2 directly from the ambient air—and read about FECM’s direct air capture R&D activities from 2018 to the present. Download Now
|
|
 NETL Unveils Benefits of New Advanced Alloys Signature Center
The National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL’s) new fact sheet outlines the technical capabilities and benefits of the Advanced Alloys Signature Center, which will drive the development of next-generation high-performance materials needed to generate affordable and clean electricity, support growth in emerging U.S. industries and strengthen America’s position as a world leader in alloy design and production.
|
|
FECM announced its intent to fund projects through the University Training and Research Program, which is composed of the University Coal Research program and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions program. These projects help prepare the next generation of engineers and scientists working to advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
|
|
|
Trending on FECM Social Media
|
|
|
Coming up on FECM social media
- December 20-24: Carbon Management Partnerships
-
December 27-31: Year in Review
-
January 3-7: FECM’s Strategic Vision
-
January 10-14: FECM’s Mission and Organization
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to stay up to date on the latest advancements in carbon management.
|
|
|
|
