DOE to fund two programs to advance carbon capture, storage

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is funding two programs that will advance carbon capture demonstration projects and expand regional pipeline networks to transport carbon dioxide (CO2) for permanent storage or conversion to other uses.

The two programs — the Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program and the Carbon Dioxide Transport/Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) Program — are funded by a more than $2.6 billion investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

“To meet President Biden’s climate goals, we have to rapidly decarbonize our power generation and heavy industries – such as steel production – that are essential to the clean energy transition,” U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said. “The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law enables DOE to invest in carbon capture, conversion, and storage technologies that play essential roles in the development and deployment of clean energy.”

Greenhouse gas emissions, of which CO2 is the primary component, have increased significantly over the past several decades. These programs will enable the capture, transport, and permanent storage of greenhouse gas emissions to help mitigate the impacts of climate change and create jobs.

The $2.54 billion Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program will focus on integrated carbon capture, transport, and storage technologies and infrastructure that can be deployed at fossil energy power plants and major industrial sources of CO2 generation.

The $100 million Carbon Dioxide Transport/Front-End Engineering Design Program will design regional carbon dioxide pipeline systems to safely transport CO2 from key sources to centralized locations. The DOE is working with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to incorporate their safety guidance into this initiative.