NETL will leverage its technical expertise and successful track record of innovation to help lead a $1.3 billion interagency initiative to reduce methane emissions — a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) and major driver of climate change — across the U.S. oil and natural gas industry.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) NETL-led Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) Initiative has funded 24 and is currently negotiating 20 additional projects around the country to address key gaps on the critical path toward commercial carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployment. These projects are the first of many, that will de-risk geologic storage capacity across the United States (US), while initiating the storage infrastructure of the future.

It didn’t take long for NETL’s Mariah Young to find her perfect fit. Her first job after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh involved working on the system that powers NASA’s deep space missions, such as the Perseverance rover which was sent to Mars to collect rock and soil samples and conduct research.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced up to $17.2 million to evaluate the potential for unconventional oil production through a combined process that uses captured carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to recover residual oil—called CO2 enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR)—while safely and permanently storing that CO2 underground in the oilfield.

Advanced sensors developed by NETL to detect and predict corrosion in natural gas pipelines can prevent ruptures and leaks that release methane — a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) — into the atmosphere and help mitigate climate change.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced up to $19 million in funding for research that will develop cutting-edge technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization, and transportation.

A pair of microwave reactors recently installed at NETL provides researchers with tools to quickly screen materials called catalysts for their potential to trigger the chemical reactions needed to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful chemicals and decarbonize industrial processes that emit greenhouse gas.

CO2-SCREEN, a user-friendly, yet sophisticated tool developed by a team of NETL researchers to estimate the resource potential of storing captured carbon dioxide (CO2) in underground geological environments, continues to attract a wide range of international users as the world intensifies efforts to address climate change.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $6.4 million for university-based research and development projects that will develop advanced materials and components to improve the performance of hydrogen-fueled turbines. This research will support the increased use of low-carbon fuels like hydrogen in industrial and power sectors, helping to achieve the Biden-Harris Administration goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

NETL has released an updated version of its popular open-source tool that helps industry decision makers, planners, and researchers calculate the cost of transporting carbon dioxide (CO2) by pipeline from where it is captured to where it can be stored underground or converted into useful products.