Recent Announcements
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $850 million available for projects to help small oil and natural gas operators reduce methane emissions and transition to available and innovative methane emissions reduction technologies, while also supporting partnerships that improve emissions measurement and provide accurate, transparent data to impacted communities. This funding opportunity constitutes a key part of broader technical and financial assistance to be provided under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program.
DOE's Office of Technology Transitions announced $41.4 million for 50 projects across 17 DOE National Laboratories that will simplify commercialization processes, accelerate the development of existing promising technologies, and kickstart the development of new energy solutions. Projects funded by FECM will focus on reactive carbon capture, direct air capture, seismic monitoring, and biomass carbon removal and storage.
FECM announced $16 million available for projects that will develop the sustainable feedstocks and conversion technologies necessary to produce crucial fuels, materials, and other carbon-based products that are better for the environment than current petroleum-derived equivalents, while also helping to decarbonize the U.S. chemicals production and petroleum refining industries.
FECM selected six projects to receive approximately $9.3 million to develop cutting-edge technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation. The projects will focus on advancing hydrogen systems that convert varied waste feedstock materials into clean energy with superior environmental performance.
FECM announced $1.4 million for 14 local organizations and universities representing communities across the country that will each create a roadmap toward repurposing their existing energy assets. The 14 projects were selected to help communities build technical capacity and develop a workforce necessary to help revitalize energy systems, address environmental impacts, and tackle challenges associated with energy assets that have been retired, or are slated for retirement.
DOE’s 10th Annual Technology Baseline (ATB) for the electricity sector features new and improved data for offshore wind, pumped storage hydropower, geothermal, natural gas, nuclear energy technologies, and more. Funded by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, in collaboration with FECM and other DOE offices, the ATB has been a valuable resource to utilities, researchers, government agencies, and other stakeholders for nearly a decade. Register for the July 23rd webinar and access the ATB products to start planning for a clean energy future today.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and DOE signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on future collaborations regarding marine carbon dioxide removal research and development. The MOA makes clear that combining the ocean science expertise of NOAA with the carbon dioxide removal and energy science and technology expertise of DOE will be a powerful way to advance the state of marine carbon dioxide removal science and strengthen the existing relationship between both agencies.
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