New CO2 pipeline safety measures were announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on May 26, 2022. To read more about how DOE will incorporate PHMSA’s guidance into its research, development, demonstration, and deployment portfolio click here
DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) released two interactive resources to assist with advancing carbon management technologies and infrastructure in the United States: The Carbon Matchmaker Tool and the Carbon Management Interactive Diagram. To learn more about these tools and to access them, click here.
DOE announced $20 million in funding for projects that will improve stakeholder access to region-specific information and technical assistance regarding the commercial deployment of carbon capture, transport, conversion, and storage technologies across the United States. Read the full FOA here.
The $2.25 billion funding opportunity from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the CarbonSAFE Initiative is intended to help address the feasibility, site characterization, permitting, and construction stages of CCS project development, including project siting processes that will emphasize active engagement of local communities while avoiding the imposition of additional burdens on underserved communities. Read the NOI here.
DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced its intent to fund potential projects under the DOE’s Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) Initiative. More information is available here.
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The $45 million funding opportunity is designed to improve procedures, identify and assess new potential onshore and offshore storage sites for their ability to to safely, efficiently, and affordably define and assess onshore and offshorestore CO2 storage sites at a commercial scale. Read the full funding opportunity here.
Since 1997, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Carbon Storage Program has significantly advanced the carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) knowledge base and the development and validation of CCUS technologies through a diverse portfolio of applied research projects, including:
The program has evolved over the years to focus primarily on carbon storage with carbon capture and utilization split off into separate programs. In 2022, the storage program expanded to include carbon transport, thus creating the Carbon Transport and Storage Program. The goal of the program is to develop a carbon transport and storage industry at the scale necessary to decarbonize the economy. Critical components that will help catalyze the growth of carbon capture and storage deployment at-scale include:
The program conducts RD&D under three technology areas: Carbon Storage Infrastructure, Advanced Carbon Storage, and Carbon Transport. These areas have responsibilities that, when combined, cover the overall carbon transport and storage effort. These technology areas are described below.
The Carbon Storage Infrastructure program area carries out field projects and educational partnerships to demonstrate commercial-scale storage, test the diverse and emerging storage techniques and technologies developed under Advanced Carbon Storage RD&D, and provide technology transfer and technical assistance to large-scale projects and stakeholders.
The Advanced Carbon Storage program area focuses on the carbon dioxide-centric aspects of onshore and offshore storage, such as the development of technologies that can improve performance and reduce the cost of tools and techniques to assess wellbore integrity, increase reservoir storage efficiency, improve management of reservoir pressure, confirm permanent storage, and identify and mitigate the potential release of CO2 from all types of storage complexes.
The Carbon Transport program area is accelerating the planning of a nationwide CO2 transport network by conducting infrastructure modeling and RD&D studies. The goal is to facilitate the equitable, efficient, and effective expansion of CCUS operations through the development of build-out timelines for the transport network.
Strategic Program Support activities contribute to an integrated approach, helping to ensure CCUS technologies are cost-effective and commercially available.
The project portfolio provides an informative overview of the current, recently completed, and archived projects supported by the NETL Carbon Transport and Storage Program
View the FAQ Section for more information about the role the Carbon Storage Program plays in the Carbon Capture, Utilization, and storage (CCUS) complex
The Infographics provide a general overview of program highlights of the Carbon Storage Program and associated projects in a shareable format.
The historical proceedings of NETL’s annual Project Review Meeting including the carbon capture, utilization, transport, storage, and oil and gas presentations.
Links to Carbon Storage Program documents, published models, maps, and reference materials.
The NETL Carbon Capture and Storage Database includes information on active, proposed, and historic CCUS projects worldwide.
Technology area contact:
Technology Manager
William Aljoe
