NETL and Alpharetta, Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline Company (the largest pipeline system for refined oil products in the U.S, ranging from Texas to New York) have signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA). As a result, field demonstrations of optical fiber sensor systems developed at NETL on Colonial’s fuel pipeline will continue — in the hopes of progressing technology that enhances the safety and security of pipeline operations through leak detection.

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced the selection of four research and development (R&D) projects to receive nearly $10 million for the treatment and management of produced water—or wastewater associated with oil and natural gas development and production—and the management of legacy wastewater associated with coal-based thermal electric power generation facilities.

NETL has released the latest edition of its semiannual publication that showcases research on emerging energy technologies. NETL Edge shares the latest developments in the Lab’s mission to drive innovation and deliver solutions for an environmentally sustainable and prosperous energy future.

NETL’s Carbon Transport and Storage Program features on-site world-class leaders, scientists, and engineers and the engineering and scientific expertise to manage external research projects that further Department of Energy (DOE) Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) goals. The program’s accomplishments promote the growth of good-paying jobs, especially to those in disadvantaged or burdened communities.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has released a Request for Information (RFI) that seeks input on questions regarding potential funding for workforce development efforts through new carbon management curricula.

A recent NETL analysis of the Central United States, which divided the region into three impact areas to explore variables associated with transporting and storing captured CO2, found that geographic differences had significant impacts on costs and provided a framework to evaluate these impacts.

NETL researchers and other participants from NETL-led projects will share their internationally recognized geo-data science expertise through presentations and poster sessions at the 2023 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, Dec. 11-15 in San Francisco, California.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced up to $40 million in federal funding for projects that will help advance commercial-scale carbon capture, transport, and storage across the United States to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from industrial operations and power plants, as well as from legacy emissions in the atmosphere. Specifically, the funding will provide technical, informational, and educational assistance to stakeholders involved in DOE and private sector-based carbon transport and storage projects located throughout the country, as well as to communities impacted by these projects.

A powerful new Hydrogen Estimator for Logistical Planning (HELP) tool has been released that can estimate the potential to store pure and blended natural gas-hydrogen mixtures in a range of subsurface formations — an important aid to help decarbonize the American economy and energy sector with clean hydrogen options.

Pranjali Muley, Ph.D., an NETL researcher whose work on the Lab’s Reaction Engineering Team is advancing the next breakthroughs in microwave reaction engineering, was recognized as a Technology Rising Star at the 2023 Women of Color STEM Digital Twin Experience Conference.