WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), with DOE’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO), today announced more than $58.5 million in federal funding for 11 projects to help develop a commercially viable carbon dioxide removal industry in the United States. The funding will support pilot projects and testing facilities to demonstrate and scale carbon dioxide removal technologies that reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution by removing it directly from the atmosphere.

NETL is announcing that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) anticipates soliciting applications for additional projects similar to those solicited under DE-FOA-0002730. These projects would receive funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to conduct front-end engineering and design (FEED) studies that support and accelerate the planning for carbon dioxide (CO2) transport from anthropogenic sources to CO2 conversion or secure geologic storage locations. Carbon capture sources may include a combination of CO2 removal (e.g., direct air capture and biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS)), and point sources (e.g., industrial and power generation).  All modes of CO2 transport (pipeline, truck, rail, barge, and ship), including any combination of transport modes, may be considered. If a solicitation is issued, it could be a reissuance of funding opportunity announcement (FOA), DE-FOA-0002730, or a new solicitation.

NETL and partner Cerebras Systems of Sunnyvale, California, have been awarded $8 million by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to advance the study of scientific phenomena using the Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE).

An advanced solvent for post-combustion carbon capture developed through a partnership involving the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) and Honeywell is set for engineering-scale testing in October at the Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM), the world’s largest carbon capture test facility located in western Norway.

NETL’s expertise using science-based models, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), data analytics, and high-performance computing to develop new, clean, efficient and affordable energy technologies was on full display in September at the 10th New York Scientific Data Summit.

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $29 million for 12 research and development projects to fund two carbon management priorities—the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into environmentally responsible and economically valuable products and the development of lower-cost, highly efficient technologies to capture CO2 from industrial sources and power plants for permanent storage or conversion. Accelerating the development of these technologies will advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s ambitious climate goals of achieving a carbon-neutral power sector by 2035 and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and help establish the foundation for a successful carbon capture, storage, and conversion industry in the United States.

A novel direct air capture (DAC) technology is being developed by Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International with funding and management support provided by NETL on behalf of the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM). Through three collaborative research and development projects, RTI has selected a DAC sorbent material, completed initial testing of their air contactor design, and is now designing an integrated DAC process for field testing.

A team of researchers from NETL and academia have demonstrated the unique dynamic analysis capabilities available through the Lab’s Institute for the Design of Advanced Energy Systems (IDAES) to advance clean energy technologies.

NETL researchers developed an improved method for gasifying post-consumer plastic and biomass waste to generate clean hydrogen-rich syngas while reducing tar as an undesirable byproduct.

NETL has awarded and is currently managing 16 regional direct air capture (DAC) Hub projects throughout the country, putting into use the technologies developed by the Lab and partner organizations to address climate change.