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A Message from Brad Crabtree, Assistant Secretary
Happy New Year from the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)!
2022 was filled with many notable accomplishments—from announcing funding opportunities totaling over $6.3 billion to implementing key provisions of the groundbreaking Bipartisan Infrastructure law and advancing global partnerships—we have made great progress over the last year.
This year, we expect to announce project awardees for many of the funding opportunities we issued last year. We will also make additional funding available throughout the year for programs across FECM’s portfolio, including carbon management, critical mineral development, methane mitigation, produced water management, and much more. I’m particularly excited about the groundbreaking work we’re doing to engage communities, state and local officials and our many stakeholders. This engagement is critical to help ensure that projects DOE funds provide tangible benefits to affected communities and workers and to help foster local understanding and support for deployment of technologies and infrastructure that are essential to meeting the Biden Administration’s goal of achieving a fully decarbonized power sector by 2035 and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
There is much to be done and we cannot do it alone. If you are interested in contributing to the clean energy future, we are looking for enthusiastic, driven professionals to join our team.
In closing, I want to thank you all for your support for FECM in 2022. I’m looking forward to continued collaboration in 2023.
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Sincerely,
Brad Crabtree
Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
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FECM recently developed and launched an engagement webpage to help stakeholders find and learn about FECM's engagement work. This new resource will provide stakeholders with a centralized source of information regarding FECM's domestic and international engagement initiatives.
Projects funded by FECM must address societal considerations and impacts, ensuring projects meaningfully incorporate community engagement; quality jobs and workforce development; environmental justice; and diversity, equity and inclusion. FECM is looking for a diverse pool of individuals with academic, subject matter, and/or practitioner experience to review the equity, justice, jobs, and community engagement sections of funding opportunity applications.
For more information on applying to be a reviewer, visit our website or send your resume to SCI_FECM@netl.doe.gov.
FECM recently developed and launched summary webpages to provide easier access to information on funding opportunities, including background information, eligibility criteria, key dates, funding amounts, and relevant resources. This new resource summarizes funding opportunity announcements, notices of intent, and requests for information. All this information can be accessed from the “Services” tab on FECM’s homepage.
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What's New in Carbon Management and Resource Sustainability
Deadline for $370,000 EnergyTech University Prize Business Plan Competition is Tomorrow
Do you know a student who might be interested in winning part of $370,000 for developing a business plan that incorporates an up-and-coming energy technology? Encourage them to compete in the EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP)!
To enter, students need to submit a short summary and slide deck addressing the energy technology they will be using to create their business plan. Ideas including university, national laboratory, or student energy technologies are welcome. FECM will award a $25,000 bonus prize to teams who develop the most innovative plan focused on carbon dioxide removal.
Encourage a student you know to compete in EnergyTech UP 2023 and register a team.
Carbon Management Collegiate Competition is Now Open
FECM has launched its $25,000 Carbon Management Collegiate Competition! During the next few months, we invite interdisciplinary teams of college students to design next-generation regional carbon transport networks able to transport at least 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. By participating, students will learn carbon management industry-relevant skills and gain hands-on experience to lead the next generation of carbon management professionals.
Watch our informational webinar to learn more about who can apply, what to submit, and how entries will be judged.
Accepting Funding Applications for Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs
DOE’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, in partnership with FECM, announced more than $3.5 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to develop four domestic regional direct air capture hubs. The first batch of funding under this program will make more than $1.2 billion available to begin the process for conceptualizing, designing, planning, constructing, and operating the direct air capture hubs.
The deadline to submit applications is March 13, 2023. Read More
Accepting Funding Applications to Support Regional Initiative to Accelerate Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Deployment
FECM announced $20 million in funding for projects that will improve stakeholder access to region-specific information and technical assistance regarding the commercial deployment of carbon capture, transport, conversion, and storage technologies across the United States.
The deadline to submit applications is February 10, 2023. Read More
FECM’s Minerals Sustainability Division Field Work Proposal Selections
FECM recently announced $5.3 million in funding for five cutting-edge projects at U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories that will advance research supporting the domestic production of rare earth elements and other critical minerals. Learn More
University Training and Research Program Selections
FECM announced $2.5 million in funding for four carbon management training and research projects to be conducted at U.S. colleges and universities. Projects were selected under FECM’s University Carbon Research program and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions program. Learn More
Managing Carbon in the Midwest Workshop Report
Argonne National Laboratory held a workshop that convened key industrial, academic, and government stakeholders with bases in and near Illinois to share information on capabilities in carbon capture, utilization, and storage. The linked report summarizes the workshop discussion on the science and technology needed to unlock the potential of carbon management in a clean energy and industrial economy. Learn More
ICYMI: Year in Review Blog
Interested in learning more about FECM’s accomplishments in 2022? Be sure to read our Year in Review blog.
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FECM would like to welcome the following All-Stars to the Team:
- Emily Grubert – Senior Advisor, Office of Workforce Management and Administration
- Priyanka Hooghan – Chief of Staff, Front Office
- Rory Jacobson – Senior Advisor for Deployment, Front Office
- Liz McNamara – Physical Scientist, Office of Research and Development
- David C. Miller, PhD. – Chief Research Officer, NETL
- Reginald Mitchell – General Engineer, Office of Carbon Management Technologies
FECM is looking for enthusiastic, driven professionals to join our team and help lead the clean energy charge. We are seeking highly skilled individuals who are passionate about helping FECM achieve its mission of minimizing the environmental impacts of fossil fuels while working toward net-zero emissions.
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 Two NETL Employees Named Oppenheimer Fellows for 2023
Two National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) employees, Alexandra “Ale” Hakala, Ph.D. and Joseph Stoffa, Ph.D., have been named fellows in the 2023 cohort of the Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program—the premier, year-long leadership development initiative of the National Laboratory Directors’ Council. Read more
Plugging old wells that emit methane and carbon dioxide, potent greenhouse gases, is a significant component of the Biden Administration’s plan to help the nation achieve its climate goals. It is also a major initiative of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which includes $4.7 billion for orphaned well site plugging, remediation, and restoration activities.
The work of NETL engineers could provide a blueprint and processes to plug leaking wells across the nation, which, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has more than 2.1 million unplugged, abandoned wells. Read more
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- FECM Celebrates Black History Month
- Research and Career Opportunities for STEM Professionals
- Advancing a Portfolio of Solutions Forward to Achieve U.S. Climate Goals
- Announcements and Stakeholder Engagement Activities
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