As part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Hydrogen with Carbon Management (HCM) Program, NETL research focuses on the development and use of carbon-neutral or net-negative carbon emission energy systems and associated technologies.

A recent analysis published by Stanford University included 26 current and former NETL researchers in the top 2% of global scientists, underscoring the deep pool of talent at the U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory focused on creating a clean energy future.

Throughout 2023, NETL created substantial innovations for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful products, a vital step in achieving economical decarbonization.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today issued a notice of intent (NOI) to provide funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for large-scale conversion of carbon emissions into environmentally responsible and economically valuable products. Projects will develop the sustainable feedstocks and conversion technologies necessary to produce crucial fuels, materials, and other carbon-based products that are better for the environment than current petroleum-derived components.

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 strategies and technologies for developing innovative gasification designs for converting biomass and mixed-waste feedstocks into syngas to enable the low-cost production of clean hydrogen.

The past year saw NETL achieve a number of critical successes to advance initiatives and technologies that will lower atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas (GHG), while ensuring a safe, reliable and resilient natural gas supply chain for U.S. consumers.

The modern economy is increasingly data-driven and dependent on advanced computing at a time when the traditional semiconductor materials used for computers are reaching their absolute performance limits. This gap in materials performance is pushing researchers to develop new materials for computing microelectronics with better performance characteristics and higher energy efficiency that can also ensure supply chain security and improve sustainability.

WASHINGTON, D.C.  - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $45.6 million in federal funding for nine projects that will advance carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technologies and help establish the foundation for a successful carbon transport and storage industry in the United States. 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and NETL are developing the next generation of advanced carbon dioxide (CO2) capture concepts to support the United States in achieving ambitious goals for a greenhouse gas (GHG)-neutral economy by 2050, a carbon-free power sector by 2035 and a 50% reduction from 2005 levels in economy-wide net GHG pollution by 2030.

In a project funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration, NETL partnered with the Colorado School of Mines and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to identify the best methods for locating buried plastic pipelines.