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Funding Opportunity Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced up to $30 million in additional funding to support two carbon management priorities—the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into environmentally responsible and economically valuable products and the development of lower-cost, highly efficient technologies to capture CO2 from industrial sources and power plants for permanent storage or conversion. Advancing the development of these technologies will help establish the foundation for a successful carbon capture, storage, and conversion industry in the United States and will help meet the Biden-Harris Administration’s ambitious climate goals of achieving a carbon neutral power sector by 2035 and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Animated depiction of the molecular composition of formic acid.
A team of NETL and University of Pittsburgh researchers has developed a record-setting catalyst that electrochemically converts carbon dioxide (CO2) and water into formic acid, which can be used as a hydrogen carrier in the new clean energy economy.
A new NETL-led study is shedding light on how interactions between small silver nanoparticles and carbon supports can boost the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide into useful chemicals.
NETL researchers focused on developing carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion technologies recently demonstrated that the material on which a catalyst is affixed, called a support, can have a dramatic impact on its performance. The discovery could lead to improved energy efficiency, boosted catalyst performance and a reduction the amount of expensive metallic catalyst materials needed for these systems, which will be crucial for meeting the nation’s decarbonization goals.
NETL NEWS
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.
Funding Opportunity Announcement
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 in support of two carbon management priorities — the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into environmentally responsible and economically feasible products, and the capture of CO2 from fossil energy-fueled power plants and industrial sources.
Pipeline corrosion
An invention reported by researchers from NETL can help protect against corrosion in natural gas, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines. Pipeline corrosion can cause catastrophic failure events such as explosions and emissions of environmentally damaging substances like methane. The innovation is a new self-healing cold spray coating for internal pipeline corrosion protection.
NETL researcher Djuna Gulliver
NETL researchers are growing versatile biocatalysts using microbes from a coalbed methane (CBM) well to convert industrial carbon dioxide (CO2) wastes and other single-carbon compounds into useful chemicals to manufacture biofuel, food additives and other high-value products while reducing emissions of greenhouse gas.
NETL’s state-of-the-art Reaction Analysis and Chemical Transformation (ReACT) facility supports novel approaches to selectively energy chemical reactions. No other known facility in the world has this capability.
NETL researchers are investigating the use of microwaves to convert a combination of waste plastics and the stalks, leaves and cobs that remain in fields after corn is harvested, called corn stover, into hydrogen, which can then be used in various industrial and energy-related applications.
The Appalachian Region
The Appalachian region is well suited to be one of the nation’s clean energy hydrogen hubs because of its natural gas resources, infrastructure, storage capacity, workforce and industrial demand, according to a recently released report conducted by NETL. NETL Director Brian Anderson, Ph.D., said the report, “Appalachian Hydrogen Infrastructure Analysis,” studied how development of a hydrogen industry in Appalachia offers a path to sustainable long-term growth.
Animated team of researchers standing in front of a direct air capture system.
NETL will provide technical support and expertise to award the American-Made Direct Air Capture (DAC) Prizes, a series of interconnected competitions offering up to $115 million to advance carbon dioxide (CO2) removal technologies from hard-to-decarbonize sectors of the U.S.