The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has been created to boost the U.S. Department of Energy’s mission to deliver clean technologies to communities and businesses across the country.

The new office is part of the $62 billion in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will fund President Joe Biden’s climate agenda, create new, good-paying jobs for American families and workers and reduce pollution while benefitting disadvantaged communities, according to a release. More than $20 billion is targeted to establish the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations and support clean energy technology demonstration projects in areas including clean hydrogen, carbon capture, grid-scale energy storage, small modular reactors and more.

The founding, according to the release, builds on DOE’s long-standing position as the premier international driver for clean energy research and development, expanding DOE’s scope to fill a critical innovation gap on the path to net-zero emissions by 2050.

“This new Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations reflects President Biden’s commitment to help Americans turn on the lights in their homes, drive to work and power their businesses using clean, affordable and sustainable energy. This office will make life easier and safer for Americans all across the country,” Mitch Landrieu, White House senior advisor and infrastructure implementation coordinator said in the release.

The office’s programs include billions of dollars worth of investments in demonstration projects in rural areas and economically hard-hit communities. That has been a critical focus of Biden's Justice40 initiative aimed at delivering 40% of clean energy investment benefits to disadvantaged communities and those that are experiencing the first and worst impacts of climate change. The DOE will continue to support many smaller-scale pilots and demonstrations that are needed to meet the administration’s climate goals.