Lightweight sensor technology developed by NETL has taken off and provides an effective airborne tool to locate the remnants of abandoned oil and natural gas wells that emit methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

NETL and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will co-host the International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas R&D Program’s (IEAGHG) Seventh Post-Combustion Capture Conference (PCCC7) Sept. 25-28, 2023, in Pittsburgh, and bring together post-combustion capture experts to share knowledge, findings and expertise. 

A land-use effort between NETL and the City of Morgantown will offer hikers and bikers a greenway connection to the Mon River Rail-Trail System using NETL property along West Run.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced $150 million in funding will be provided through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to support site-wide infrastructure and laboratory modernization upgrades at all three of NETL’s research sites.

As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $16 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to bring critical mineral supply chains to America and reduce reliance on competitors like China.

NETL will host a webinar from noon to 1:30 p.m. (ET) Monday, April 17, to discuss research and development opportunities available within the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management’s (FECM) University Training and Research (UTR) program.

NETL’s pipeline sensor team recently completed successful field tests of an extensive new collection of fiber optic sensor and surface acoustic wave sensor technologies for natural gas pipeline monitoring that can help ensure safer and more secure natural gas pipeline delivery and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) methane emissions.

NETL is demonstrating how solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stacks are uniquely suited to address environmental concerns associated with electric power generation while meeting clean energy goals with installation of four 1.5 KW SOFC stacks at its Morgantown site to supply 5.6 KW of power to the facility’s grid.

NETL researchers have been awarded a patent for a new fiber optic sensor designed to detect hydrogen (H2) leaks at storage facilities that can save time and money compared to traditional methods — progress that can help accelerate the drive to put H2 to work as a dependable fuel to advance America’s decarbonization efforts.

Field tests of NETL-funded and managed direct air capture (DAC) technology projects in California and Alabama are helping to advance the realization of a carbon-neutral economy and energy sector to address the effects of climate change.