NETL is seeking to partner with industry to demonstrate the next generation of technologies to capture and sequester, or put to beneficial reuse, carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power generation facilities.  The Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) Round 3 Funding Opportunity Announcement has been released, which completely describes the requirements of this program. 

The CCPI Round 3 is seeking applications for advanced coal-based projects that have progressed beyond the research and development stage, to a point of readiness for operation at a scale that, once demonstrated, can be readily replicated and deployed into commercial practice within the electric power industry.

According to this Announcement, DOE’s goals are to demonstrate, at commercial scale, in a commercial setting, technologies that make significant progress toward the overall goals of DOE’s Carbon Sequestration Program.  Coal-based power technologies may produce heat, fuels, chemicals, hydrogen, or other useful by-products in any combination with production of electricity.

This Web page will provide interested parties access to all pertinent information regarding CCPI Round 3 through links to important documents and other web pages.  Please visit this page periodically, as more information will be posted as it becomes available.

UPDATE POSTED 11/8/2007: The period of public comment on the Draft FOA document has been extended two weeks. The revised closing date for public comment is Friday, November 23, 2007. All comments and questions should be submitted through the IIPS "Submit Question" feature.

The Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI) Round 3 links:

• CCPI-3 Public Workshop (November 1, 2007)
• CCPI Round 3 Funding Opportunity Announcement
• News Release: May 23, 2007 – DOE Plans New Round of Clean Coal Demonstrations, CO₂ Capture Focus of Round 3
• News Release: October 4, 2007 – DOE Releases Draft Funding Opportunity Announcement for CCPI Round 3