NETL’s Andrea Williams, who joined the Lab this year, is among the recent federal hires helping to roll out new directives that will help make a decarbonized power sector and economy possible while also pursuing personal business goals of expanding health and fitness in the community.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced up to $16 million in federal funding for large-scale conversion of carbon dioxide emissions into environmentally responsible and economically valuable products. With funding provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, projects 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. This effort supports the Biden-Harris Administration’s climate goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, as well as the goals of DOE’s Clean Fuels and Products Energy Earthshot, which aims to meet projected 2050 net-zero emissions demands for 100% of aviation fuel; 50% of maritime, rail, and off-road fuel; and 50% of carbon-based chemicals by using sustainable carbon resources.

Key researchers from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories converged on NETL’s Albany, Oregon, site to discuss hydrogen energy-related research work of eXtremeMAT-H2 — an NETL-led consortium of laboratories that accelerates the development of cost-effective alloys for use in the harsh environments of advanced energy systems.

Amanda Harker Steele, a research economist at NETL, has been named to a prestigious list of individuals under the age of 40 who excel in their fields and are using their talents to build a brighter future for West Virginia.

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that applications are open for $850 million in federal funding for projects that will help monitor, measure, quantify, and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sectors as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. Oil and natural gas facilities are the nation’s largest industrial source of methane, a climate “super pollutant” that is many times more potent than carbon dioxide and is responsible for approximately one third of the warming from greenhouse gases occurring today. Today’s announcement builds on unprecedented action across the Biden Administration to dramatically cut methane pollution, with agencies taking nearly 100 actions in 2023 alone, including the finalization of an EPA rule that will yield an 80% reduction in methane emissions from covered oil and gas facilities. 

NETL’s portfolio of evolving carbon capture technologies that can help industries attain the nation’s net-zero carbon emission target will be on display to a nationwide audience during the Carbon Capture Technology Expo North America June 26-27 at the NRG Center in Houston, Texas.

NETL will help guide the development of new science-based performance metrics, testing methods and standards for direct air capture (DAC) — a critical emerging technology to address climate change by removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and meet the nation’s decarbonization goals.

Recognizing the potential of NETL’s microwave technology to decarbonize critical sectors of the economy, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization Office has awarded federal funding for multiple new projects intending to drive transformational technology and innovation necessary to reduce industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), led by DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, announces the release of detailed report that presents key guidelines for measuring methane emissions from marginally producing oil and natural gas wells.  The guidelines  were developed to assist the 14 states awarded funding under Funding Opportunity DE-FOA-0003109.This report was made possible through a partnership between NETL and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Residents in Greene County, Pennsylvania, can now request rides to health care appointments and other services as part of a four-month pilot program, advanced with NETL oversight and support, to bring mobility and efficient transportation solutions to rural America.