Environmental Assessments

• DOE/EA-2197D: North Dakota CarbonSAFE: Project Tundra
  • Draft Environmental Assessment (August 2023)
  • Dear Reader Letter (August 2023)
• DOE/EA-2213D: Cirba Solutions – Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling to Produce Battery-Grade Raw Materials
  • Draft Environmental Assessment (July 2023)
  • Dear Reader Letter (July 2023)
• DOE/EA 2205D: Apex – Integrated Sustainable Battery Active Material and Precursor Production Plant Project
  • Draft Environmental Assessment (April 2023)
  • Environmental Assessment Letter (April 2023)
• DOE/EA-2191D: Draft Environmental Assessment for Marine Geophysical Surveys in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico, Fall 2023
  • Draft Environmental Assessment (March 2023)
• DOE/EA-2127D: Flameless Pressurized Oxy-Combustion Large-Scale Pilot Test Project
  • Draft Environmental Assessment (December 2021)
  • Environmental Assessment Letter
• DOE/EA-2128: Large Pilot Testing- Advanced Post Combustion CO₂ Capture Technology.
  • Final Environmental Assessment (July 2020)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact
• DOE/EA-2066: Final Environmental Assessment for NETL’s Proposed Energy Conversion Technology Center in Morgantown, WV
  • Final Environmental Assessment (July 2019)
• Final Environmental Assessment of a Marine Geophysical Survey (MATRIX) by the US Geological Survey in the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean
  • Final Environmental Assessment (August 2018)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (August 2018)
• DOE/EA-2071 Draft Environmental Assessment for Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Pilot Plant Test Facility, San Antonio, TX
  • Final Environmental Assessment (May 2018)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (May 2018)
• DOE/EA-2070 Final Environmental Assessment for Frontier Observatory for Research Into Geothermal Energy (FORGE) Milford, Utah
  • Supplemental Analysis (Apr 2022)
  • Final Environmental Assessment (Mar 2018)
  • Environmental Assessment Appendices (Mar 2018)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (Apr 2018)
• DOE/EA-1976 Emera CNG, LLC, Compressed Natural Gas Project, Port of Palm Beach, City of Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, FL
  • Final Environmental Assessment (Oct 2015)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (Oct 2015)
• DOE/EA-1616A: National Carbon Capture Center Project at Southern Company Services' Power Systems Development Facility near Wilsonville, AL
  • Final Environmental Assessment (Aug 2014)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (Aug 2014)
• DOE/EA-1616:  Environmental Assessment for Proposed Carbon Research Center Project at Southern Company Services' Power Systems Development Facility
  • Final Environmental Assessment (Sept 2008)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (Sept 2008)
• DOE/EA-1752: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) Compression Testing Phase Project, San Joaquin County, CA
  • Final Environmental Assessment (May 2014)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (May 2014)
  • Environmental Assessment Appendices (May 2014)
• DOE/EA-1642S: Small-Scale Pilot Plant for the Gasification of Coal and Coal-Biomass Blends and Conversion of Derived Syngas to Liquid Fuels via Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Lexington, KY
  • Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment [PDF-4.97MB] (Feb 2014)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact  [PDF-6.19MB] (Feb 2014)
• DOE/EA-1642:  Design and Construction of an Early Lead Mini-Fischer-Tropsch Refinery at the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research near Lexington, Kentucky
  • Final Environmental Assessment (July 2009)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (Aug 2009)
  • Supplement Analysis (Sept 2010)
• DOE/EA-1939: Center for Commercialization of Electric Technology (CCET), Reese Technology Center (RTC) Wind and Battery Integration Project, Lubbock County, TX
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-7.63MB] (Apr 2013)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-1.31MB] (Apr 2013)
• DOE/EA-1886: Big Sky Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership - Phase III: Kevin Dome Carbon Storage Project, Shelby, Toole County, MT
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-17.02MB] (Apr 2013)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-1.03MB] (Apr 2013)
• DOE/EA-1921: Silver Peak Area Geothermal Exploration Project, Esmeralda County, NV
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-5.12MB] (Dec 2012)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-2.83MB] (Dec 2012)
• DOE/EA-1885: Boston Architectural College's (BAC) Urban Sustainability Initiative for the Renovation of Public Alley #444, Boston, MA.
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-5.41MB] (Mar 2012)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-1.09MB] (Mar 2012)
• DOE/EA-1870: Utah Coal and Biomass Fueled Pilot Plant, Kanab, UT
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-22.02MB] (Dec 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-989KB] (Dec 2011)
  • Mitigation Action Plan [PDF-820KB] (Dec 2011)
• DOE/EA-1851: Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Application, Kokomo, IN.
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-2.71MB] (Dec 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-870KB] (Dec 2011)
• DOE/EA-1829: Phycal, Inc., Industrial Carbon Capture and Sequestration Initiative Project, Wahiawa and Kalaeloa, HI.
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-501KB] (Nov 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-14.73MB] (Nov 2011)
• DOE/EA-1769: Battleground Energy Recovery Project, Harris County, TX
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-5.7MB] (Oct 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-1MB] (Oct 2011)
• DOE/EA-1867: RTI International Scale-Up of High-Temperature Syngas Cleanup and Carbon Capture and Sequestration Technologies, Polk County, FL
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-4.2MB] (Oct 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-95KB] (Oct 2011)
• DOE/EA-1723S: General Motors LLC Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative, White Marsh, MD.
  • Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment [PDF-8.32MB] (Sept 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-1.07MB] (Sept 2011)
• DOE/EA-1723: General Motors Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Application, White Marsh, Maryland and Wixom, Michigan
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-4.2MB] (Apr 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-219KB] (Apr 2010)
• DOE/EA-1876: Pennsylvania State Energy Program's Conergy Navy Yard Solar Project, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-38.94MB] (Aug 2011)
  • Final Environmental Assessment Appendices [PDF-38.59MB] (Aug 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-272KB] (Aug 2011)
• DOE/EA-1750: Smart Grid, Center for Commercialization of Electric Technology (CCET), Technology Solutions for Wind Integration in ERCOT, Houston, TX
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-11.52MB] (Aug 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-1.37MB] (Aug 2011)
• DOE/EA-1846: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Recovery Act: Demonstration of CO2 Capture and Sequestration of Steam Methane Reforming Process Gas Used for Large Scale Hydrogen Production, Port Arthur, TX.
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-30.11MB] (June 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact[PDF-257KB] (July 2011)
• DOE/EA-1828: CO₂ Capture from Biofuels Production and Sequestration into the Mt. Simon Sandstone, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, IL
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-8.9MB] (Apr 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-1.4MB] (May 2011)
• DOE/EA-1753: Beacon Power Corporation Flywheel Frequency Regulation Plant, Chicago Heights, IL (Site 1) and Hazle Township, PA (Site 2)
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-12.25MB] (Apr 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-423KB] (Apr 2011)
• DOE/EA-1836: Norwich Cogeneration Initiative Project, Norwich, CT
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-7.99MB] (Mar 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-1.16MB] (Mar 2011)
• DOE/EA-1785: Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Phase III Anthropogenic Test Project, Mobile County, AL
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-29.49MB] (Mar 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-882KB] (Mar 2011)
• DOE/EA-1706: West Tennessee Solar Farm Project, Haywood County, TN
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-11.1MB] (Feb 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-250KB] (Feb 2011)
  • Mitigation Action Plan [PDF-161KB] (Feb 2011)
• DOE/EA-1837: Performance Verification Laboratory, NETL, Morgantown, WV
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-4MB] (Jan 2011)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-329KB] (Jan 2011)
• DOE/EA-1719: Novolyte Technologies, Inc, Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Project, Zachary, LA
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-7.5MB] (Nov 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-539KB] (Nov 2010)
• DOE/EA-1744: Brea Power II, LLC’S Olinda Combined Cycle Electric Generating Plant Fueled by Waste Landfill Gas, Brea, California
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-10MB] (Oct 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-278KB] (Oct 2010)
• DOE/EA-1715: Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative, Kings Mountain, NC and Silver Peak, NV
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-10.9MB] (Sept 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-647KB] (Sept 2010)
• DOE/EA-1754: Public Service Company of New Mexico Photovoltaic Plus Battery for Simultaneous Voltage Smoothing and Peak Shifting Project, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-6.6MB] (Sept 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-336KB] (Sept 2010)
• DOE/EA-1767: Virgina State Energy Program's Cephas C&D Wastes Biomass Project, Richmond, VA
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-10.4MB] (Sept 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-253KB] (Sept 2010)
• DOE/EA-1716: Honeywell International Inc. Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Project, Massac County, IL
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-3.9MB] (Sept 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-685KB] (Sept 2010)
• DOE/EA-1756 Battelle Memorial Institute's Smart Grid Project at the City of Ellensburg's Renewable Energy Park, Kittitas County, Washington
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-2.9MB] (Sept 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-256KB] (Sept 2010)
• DOE/EA-1775: Texas A&M University Combined Heat and Power Project, College Station, Texas
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-2.2MB] (Sept 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-159KB] (Sept 2010)
• DOE/EA-1760: FutureFuel Chemical Company, Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Project, Batesville, AR
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-6.1MB] (Aug 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-1.9MB] (Aug 2010)
• DOE/EA-1742: Rhode Island LFG Genco, LLC Combined Cycle Electricity Generation Plant Fueled By Landfill Gas, Johnston, Rhode Island
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-5.9MB] (Aug 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-1.5MB] (Aug 2010)
• DOE/EA-1745: Blast Furnace Gas Flare Capture Project at the ArcelorMittal USA, Inc. Indiana Harbor Steel Mill, East Chicago, Indiana
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-4.3MB] (Aug 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-152KB] (Aug 2010)
• DOE/EA-1740: Thermal Energy Corporation Combined Heat and Power Project, Houston, Texas
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-2.3MB] (July 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-335KB] (July 2010)
• DOE/EA-1743: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Waste Energy Project at the AK Steel Corporation Middletown Works, Middletown, Ohio
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-1.1MB] (July 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-280KB] (July 2010)
• DOE/EA-1741D: Seattle Steam Company Combined Heat and Power at Post Avenue in Downtown Seattle, Washington
  • Draft Environmental Assessment [PDF-3.3MB] (June 2010)
  • Project terminated by Seattle Steam (March 2012)
• DOE/EA-1699:  Pope/Douglas Third Combustor Expansion Project, Alexandria, Minnesota
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-1.9MB] (May 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-136KB] (May 2010)
• DOE/EA-1658:  Proposed Development and Demonstration of a Biomass Energy Center for Food Processing Applications, Topeka, Kansas
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-1.7MB] (May 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-235KB] (May 2010)
• DOE/EA-1713: Celgard LLC Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Application, Concord, NC
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-3.2MB] (Apr 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-429KB] (Apr 2010)
  • Supplement Analysis [PDF-944KB] (Aug 2011)
• DOE/EA-1709:  Compact Power, Inc., Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Application, Holland, Michigan
  • Final Environmental Assessment and Appendix A [PDF-1.3MB] (Apr 2010)
  • Final Environmental Assessment: Appendix B [PDF-4.4MB] (Apr 2010)
  • Final Environmental Assessment: Appendix C [PDF-6.1MB] (Apr 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-285KB] (Apr 2010)
• DOE/EA-1722: Toxco, Inc. Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Application, Lancaster, Ohio
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-3.8MB] (Apr 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-225KB] (Apr 2010)
  • Supplement Analysis [PDF-179KB] (Jan 2012)
• DOE/EA-1690: For a Loan and Grant to A123 Systems, Inc., for Vertically Integrated Mass Production of Automotive-Class Lithium-Ion Batteries
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-21KB] (Apr 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-180KB] (Apr 2010)
  • Supplement Analysis [PDF-127KB] (Nov 2010)
• DOE/EA-1720:  Pyrotek, Inc., Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Project, Sanborn, New York
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-2.9MB] (Apr 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-352KB] (Apr 2010)
• DOE/EA-1718:  EnerG2, Inc., Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Project, Albany, Oregon
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-4.7MB] (Apr 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-408KB] (Apr 2010)
• DOE/EA-1725: SBE, Inc. Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Application, Barre, Vermont
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-2.6MB] (Mar 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-238KB] (Mar 2010)
• DOE/EA-1721: Johnson Controls, Inc. Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Application, Holland MI, Milwaukee WI, and Lebanon OR
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-17.4MB] (Mar 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-271KB] (Mar 2010)
• DOE/EA-1717:  BASF Catalysts, LLC, Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Project, Elyria, Ohio
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-5.7MB] (Mar 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-252KB] (Mar 2010)
• DOE/EA-1714:  Toda America, Inc., Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Project, Battle Creek, Michigan
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-5.5MB] (Mar 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-371KB] (Mar 2010)
• DOE/EA-1712:  Exide Technologies Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Application, Bristol, Tennessee, and Columbus, Georgia
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-2.8MB] (Mar 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-155KB]  (Mar 2010) 
  • Supplement Analysis [PDF-1.6MB] (May 2010)
• DOE/EA-1711:  Saft America, Inc. Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Application, Jacksonville, FL
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-2.6MB] (Mar 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-263KB] (Mar 2010)
  • Supplement Analysis [PDF-112KB] (Feb 2011)
• DOE/EA-1710:  DOE’s Proposed Financial Assistance to EnerDel, Inc. for Its Expansion of Battery Manufacturing Capabilities at Indianapolis, Noblesville, and Greenfield, Indiana
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-872KB] (Mar 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-529KB]  (Mar 2010) 
• DOE/EA-1708:  DOE’s Proposed Financial Assistance to Dow Kokam MI, LLC to Manufacture Advanced Lithium Polymer Batteries for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles at Midland, Michigan
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-2.1MB] (Mar 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-270KB]  (Mar 2010) 
• DOE/EA-1666: Integrated Energy System with Beneficial Carbon Dioxide Use at the Arizona Public Service Cholla Power Plant  
  • Draft Environmental Assessment has been withdrawn because the project has been canceled.
• DOE/EA-1737: DOE's Proposed Financial Assistance to Pennsylvania for Frey Farm Landfill Wind Energy Project, Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
  • Final Environmental Assessment [PDF-141KB] (Feb 2010)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact [PDF-172KB] (Feb 2010)
• DOE/EA-1625: Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (SECARB) Phase III Early Test
  • Final Environmental Assessment (Mar 2009) [PDF-8.6MB]
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (Mar 2009) [PDF-545KB]
• DOE/EA-1626:  Final Environmental Assessment for Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC) Phase III Large-Scale Field Test
  • Final Environmental Assessment (Oct 2008)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (Nov 2008)
• DOE/EA-1482:  Pilot Experiment for Geological Sequestration of CO₂ in Saline Aquifer Brine Formations
  • Final Environmental Assessment (Oct 2003)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (Oct 2003)
• DOE/EA-1449:  Commercial Demonstration of the Manufactured Aggregate Processing Technology Utilizing Spray Dryer Ash, King George County, Virginia
  • Final Environmental Assessment with Appendices [PDF-669KB] (Aug 2002)
  • Appendices A-E [PDF-3.8MB]
  • Appendix F [PDF-3.9MB]
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) [PDF-30KB] (Oct 2002)
• DOE/EA-1445:  Construction of New Child-Care Facility.  NETL, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Final Environmental Assessment (Sept 2002)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (Oct 2002)
• DOE/EA-1444:  Construction of New Office Building, Child-Care Facility, Parking Garage, and Storm Water Retention Pond.  NETL, Morgantown, WV
  • Final Environmental Assessment (Sept 2002)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (Oct 2002)
• DOE/EA-1418:  Advanced Hybrid Particulate Collector" at Otter Tail Power Company's Big Stone Power Plant in Grant County, South Dakota
  • Final Environmental Assessment (June 2002)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (June 2002)
• DOE/EA-1416:  Demonstration of an Integrated Power Generation System for Coal Mine Waste Methane Utilization, Monongalia County, West Virginia
  • Final Environmental Assessment (June 2002)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (June 2002)
• DOE/EA-1402:  Port of Tillamook Bay Dairy Digester Project
  • Final Environmental Assessment (Jan 2002)
  • Finding of No Significant Impact (Feb 2002)