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I am proud to share that this month the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) team released our new Strategic Vision: The Role of FECM in Achieving Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions, while continuing to advance carbon management and resource sustainability technologies—awarding $17.5 million across seven projects—and supporting President Biden’s efforts to address supply and market disruptions as a result of Putin’s war on Ukraine.
In the Strategic Vision, we explain that the present climate crisis requires that we find ways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and remove legacy carbon dioxide emissions from the accumulated pool in the atmosphere. We are committed to meeting that challenge in a just and sustainable way, enabling the demonstration and ultimately the deployment of carbon management solutions that will mitigate the challenges associated with the production and use of fossil fuels. Check out our new infographic and our new blog post to get a quick understanding of the goals shared in the full Strategic Vision and the strategies we will pursue to achieve them.
In case you missed it, we also released the official dates for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Carbon Negative Shot Summit, taking place on July 20-21, 2022. Be sure to mark those dates on your calendar, and keep an eye on your inbox and our social media channels for your invitation to register!
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Sincerely,
Dr. Jennifer Wilcox
Acting Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
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FECM’s Strategic Vision: Our Role in Achieving Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions
FECM’s new Strategic Vision will enable DOE to make strategic carbon management decisions and will ensure the use of fossil fuels is put into proper context with climate change and designed for a future that achieves and maintains net-zero GHG emissions. Download our Strategic Vision infographic to get five quick takeaways, read our blog post to learn what three strategic directions the Strategic Vision is organized around or access the full Strategic Vision.
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Dr. Holly Buck
Holly Buck is joining FECM’s Division of Strategic Engagement within the Office of Carbon Management. She will support high-priority justice and engagement efforts across FECM.
Holly is an Assistant Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University at Buffalo, and holds a Ph.D. in Development Sociology from Cornell. Her research focuses on community concerns, ideas and priorities around carbon capture, utilization and storage and carbon removal approaches. She is a contributing author to the carbon removal chapter of the IPCC WG3 report and a co-author of the National Academies report on a research strategy for ocean carbon removal.
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Noah Deich
Noah Deich is joining FECM as the Acting Director of Carbon Dioxide Removal and Conversion within the Office of Carbon Management Technologies. He will fill this role until July, when he will step into the role of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Carbon Management as Dr. Emily Grubert steps down.
Noah is coming to FECM from Carbon180, which he co-founded to catalyze the development of a portfolio of carbon removal solutions. Prior to that, Noah was an economic and management consultant with Accenture and ICF international, where he gained experience in many fields including environmental market and carbon offset modeling and renewable and fossil energy power plants valuations. Noah received his MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and his BA from the University of Virginia.
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What's New in Carbon Management
DOE Invests $14M to Scale Up Direct Air Capture and Storage Technology, Coupled to Low-Carbon Energy Resources
DOE awarded $14 million in funding for five front-end engineering design studies to leverage existing zero- or low-carbon energy to supply direct air capture projects, combined with dedicated and reliable carbon storage. Learn More
Save the Date for the Carbon Negative Shot Summit, July 20-21, 2022
Save July 20-21, 2022 on your calendar for the Carbon Negative Shot Summit, DOE’s third Energy Earthshot summit, which will convene a diverse set of perspectives to discuss the development and deployment of carbon dioxide removal in the United States, as well as explore justice and equity principles and workforce development opportunities. Learn More
DOE Announces $4M for Improving Hydrogen Turbine Performance and Reducing Hydrogen-based Energy Costs
DOE issued a new funding opportunity announcement for advancing the development of ceramic-based materials in order to improve the efficiency of hydrogen-fueled turbines that may one day be used in clean power plants. Learn More
United States and Allies Agree to Largest Oil Release in History to Combat Putin’s War
On April 1, International Energy Agency (IEA) member countries announced a historic collective oil release of 240 million barrels to address continued market and supply disruptions caused by Russia’s unprovoked further invasion of Ukraine. Learn more about the U.S.’s second emergency notice of sale from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the announcement of those contract awards and a planned third notice of sale and the statement by U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm on the IEA member agreement to enact the largest oil release in history.
$3.5M in Funding for Two Projects Will Improve Natural Gas Infrastructure and Lower GHG Emissions
DOE announced $3.5 million for two projects to develop natural gas demand response pilot programs to reduce supply constraints by providing incentives for customers to reduce their natural gas consumption during periods of peak demand or periods of system strain. Learn More
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 NETL Showcases Expertise in Computational Design for Rapid Alloy Development
Several studies by National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) researchers and others affiliated with the NETL-led eXtremeMAT consortium, which focuses on developing next-generation computational models for design and performance prediction of alloys in extreme operating conditions, have been featured in a special edition of The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.
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Over the past few months we have shared Q&A spotlights for several students currently conducting research through FECM’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions (HBCU-OMI) Program. Read our latest spotlight on Julie Villamil to find out how her early love for robotics has become a passion for researching large-scale engineering with real-world impact.
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Coming up on FECM social media
- April 25-29: Energy Storage
- May 2-6: FECM's Strategic Vision and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
- May 9-13: The HBCU-OMI Program
- May 16-20: Carbon Storage
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