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September 26, 2022

Global Clean Energy Action Forum

Last week, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm opened the three-day Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by challenging the international energy community to redouble its support for the global clean energy transition. Representatives from 34 countries, anchored by the Ministers and Heads of Delegations from the Clean Energy Ministerial and Mission Innovation, along with participants from industry, civil society, the financial sector, organized labor, and academia, were among those gathered for the three-day conference’s first forum.

Over the course of the conference, DOE announced a series of exciting new initiatives and funding opportunities that will accelerate our progress towards the Biden Administration’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Read on for a summary of those announcements and some highlights from GCEAF.

Chair’s Summary: Global Clean Energy Action Forum 2022

We are collectively on track to install a record amount of clean energy capacity this year, surpassing 300 gigawatts. More than 40 million people are now employed in clean energy jobs around the world. While this progress is historic, our net-zero ambitions demand that, by 2030, we add more than 600 gigawatts of solar power capacity alone. 

Funding Updates

DOE Announces Historic $7 Billion Funding Opportunity to Jump-Start America's Clean Hydrogen Economy

DOE is accepting applications for a $7 billion funding program, backed by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to create up to ten regional clean hydrogen hubs across the country, which will form a critical arm of America's future clean energy economy. Concept papers are due by November 7.

DOE also released a draft of the “National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap” for public feedback.

Global Clean Energy Action Forum

Panel Discussion: Systems Thinking for a Rapid and Just Net-Zero Transition

Sustainable Transportation News

DOE Releases Roadmap to Achieve Carbon Neutral Aviation Emissions

DOE announced the release of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge Roadmap, a comprehensive plan that outlines a government-wide strategy for scaling up new technologies to produce sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) across the U.S. airline industry. A multi-agency collaboration between the DOE and others, the roadmap ensures alignment of government and industry actions and coordinates national policies to achieve the goals: at least a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fuel, and supply enough SAF to meet 100% of aviation fuel demand by 2050.

Energy Earthshot Initiative

Energy Earthshot Initiative: Industrial Heat

DOE Launches New Energy Earthshot To Cut Industrial Heating Emissions By 85 Percent

During the GCEAF, DOE launched the Industrial Heat Shot™, an initiative to significantly reduce the cost, energy use, and carbon emissions associated with the heat used to make everything from food to cement and steel. The latest DOE Energy Earthshots Initiative™ seeks to develop cost-competitive solutions for industrial heat with at least 85% lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.

There are five other Earthshots: 

The Hydrogen Shot is designed to accelerate innovations and spur demand of clean hydrogen by reducing the cost by 80%. This cost reduction could unlock new markets for hydrogen, including steel manufacturing, clean ammonia, energy storage, and heavy-duty trucks. 

The Long Duration Storage Shot aims to achieve a low-cost storage method for electricity generated by clean power by reducing the cost of grid-scale energy storage by 90% for systems that deliver 10+ hours of duration. 

The Carbon Negative Shot is a call for innovation in technologies and approaches that will remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it at massive scales for less than $100 per metric ton. 

The Enhanced Geothermal Shot is a department-wide effort to dramatically reduce the cost of enhanced geothermal systems by 90%, to $45 per megawatt hour by 2035. 

The goal of the Floating Offshore Wind Shot is to drive down costs to $45 per megawatt hour by 2035 to spur U.S. leadership in floating offshore wind technology, accelerate decarbonization, and deliver benefits for coastal communities.