The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking feedback from specialists on technology aimed at carbon reduuction and removal following the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law enacted last month.
DOE has released a Request for Information (RFI) about the technologies, all ready for demonstration, that will reduce carbon emissions and remove carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere, a Dec. 6 DOE press release said. The RFI is requesting input from industry, investors, developers, academia, research laboratories, government agencies and nongovernmental organizations. The DOE also wants to hear from potentially affected communities, including environmental justice, tribal and energy transition.
“There is no time to waste in delivering the benefits of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the American people, which includes over $10 billion to deploy effective carbon reduction and removal technologies,” U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm said in the release. “DOE's request for information will help ensure this historic climate investment supports an equitable energy transition, eliminates greenhouse gas emissions, generates good-paying jobs, and enables a net-zero economy by 2050.”
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes more than $62 billion for DOE to “deliver a more equitable clean energy future for the American people by, among other things, building the technologies of tomorrow,” the release said.
The RFI is especially interested in innovation, demonstration, and large-scale deployment of carbon management solutions that will help the Biden administration reach its goal of 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035 and a net-zero-carbon economy by 2050, according to the release.
“The RFI seeks information on direct air capture, point source carbon capture, geologic storage, carbon dioxide infrastructure, and more — all emerging carbon management technology areas where demonstration and deployment has been limited,” the release said.
The RFI is meant solely for information gathering and is not a funding opportunity, the release said. Responses are due by 5 p.m. EST Jan. 24. The RFI can be reviewed at fedconnect.net.
