Environmental Assessments

DOE/EA-2237D: Syensqo (Solvay) Specialty Polymers – Battery Grade PVDF Manufacturing Facility

• Draft Environmental Assessment (November 2024)
• Dear Reader Letter (November 2024)

DOE/EA2220: Group14 Technologies – Battery Active Materials Factory

• Final Environmental Assessment (October 2024)
• Finding of No Significant Impact  (October 2024)

DOE/EA-2267D: University of Texas at Austin – Marine Geophysical Surveys in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico, 2025

• Draft Environmental Assessment (October 2024)
• Dear Reader Letter (October 2024)

DOE/EA-2214: Sila Nanotechnologies – Moses Lake Auto-Scale Silicon Anode Plant

• Final Environmental Assessment (September 2024)
• Finding of No Significant Impact (September 2024)

DOE/EA-2197D: North Dakota CarbonSAFE: Project Tundra

• Final Environmental Assessment (Sep 2024)
• Finding of No Significant Impact (Sep 2024)
• Appendices
  • Appendix A-C
  • Appendix D-E
  • Appendix F-G
  • Appendix H
  • Appendix I-L
• Revised Draft Environmental Assessment (April 2024)
• Revised Dear Reader Letter (April 2024)
• Draft Environmental Assessment (August 2023)
• Dear Reader Letter (August 2023)

DOE/EA-2247: University of North Dakota- Rare Earth Element Demonstration Facilities

• Draft Environmental Assessment (August 2024)
• Dear Reader Letter (August 2024)

DOE/EA-2057D: NETL Albany, Oregon - Building 2 Disposition

• Draft Environmental Assessment (August 2024)
• Dear Reader Letter (August 2024)

DOE/EA 2205D: Apex – Integrated Sustainable Battery Active Material and Precursor Production Plant Project

• Final Environmental Assessment (May 2024)
• Draft Environmental Assessment (April 2023)
• Environmental Assessment Letter (April 2023)

Request for Review from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Apex – Integrated Sustainable Battery Active Material and Precursor Production Plant Project

• Request to ACHP letter (February 2024)
• Exhibits 1 – 12 (February 2024)
• Exhibit 13 (February 2024)
• Exhibit 14 (February 2024)
• Exhibit 15 (February 2024)
• Exhibit 16 (February 2024)
• Exhibit 17 (February 2024)
• Exhibit 25 (February 2024)

DOE/EA-2223: 6K, Inc. - Plasma Low-cost Ultra Sustainable Cathode Active Materials

• Final Environmental Assessment (January 2024)
• Finding of No Significant Impact (January 2024)

DOE/EA-2194D: Wyoming CarbonSAFE Phase IV

• Draft Environmental Assessment (January 2024)
• Dear Reader Letter (January 2024)

DOE/EA-2213: Cirba Solutions – Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling to Produce Battery-Grade Raw Materials

• Final Environmental Assessment (Sept 2023)
• Finding of No Significant Impact (Sept 2023)

DOE/EA-2191: Final Environmental Assessment for Marine Geophysical Surveys in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico

• Final Environmental Assessment (December 2023)
• Final Environmental Assessment Appendices
• Finding of No Significant Impact (December 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)