Energy Department awards $25M for natural gas infrastructure technology development

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently selected 16 projects to receive approximately $25 million in federal funding to advance natural gas infrastructure technology development.

The selected projects are working to develop tools, methods, and technologies to improve the safety and efficiency of U.S. natural gas production, gathering, storage, and transmission infrastructure. DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy will provide the funding for the cost-shared projects.

“This Administration is committed to providing cost-effective, responsible technologies to advance natural gas operations across the United States,” U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said. “With the U.S. positioned as the world’s top producer of natural gas, DOE is proud to be a global leader in gas technology R&D. These projects will further our impressive growth in this field, growing our economy and jobs while finding new solutions to continue lowering our energy-related emissions.”

The projects fall under three areas of interest (AOIs): Advanced Technologies to Mitigate Emissions from and Increase the Efficiency of Natural Gas Transportation Infrastructure; Process-Intensified Technologies for the Upcycling of Flare Gas Into Transportable, Value-Added Products; and Advanced Methane Detection and Measurement Technology Validation.

“All of these developing tools and technologies have transformative potential,” Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg said. “From mitigating emissions to converting flare gas into value-added products, they are vital to ensuring that America can continue to safely and efficiently use our vast fossil energy resources.”