The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced funding will be made available to fund the advancement of the development of ceramic-based materials which will improve the efficiency of hydrogen-fueled turbines.
The funding is part of the administration's effort to improve clean energy and decrease reliance on fossil fuels, according to an April 7 news release.
"Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced $4 million in funding to advance the development of ceramic-based materials to improve the efficiency of hydrogen-fueled turbines that may one day be used in clean power plants," the news release reported. "Electricity made from clean hydrogen — whether produced from renewable resources or from fossil or carbon-based waste resources, coupled with precombustion carbon capture and durable storage — will help in achieving the Biden-Harris administration's goal of a zero-carbon U.S. power sector by 2035."
Projects will be selected for funding based on two areas of interest: the benchmark of ceramic matrix composite performance with predictive modeling and the improvement to temperature performance of ceramic matrix composite materials.
"Potential projects selected under this funding opportunity announcement will focus on the research and development of ceramic matrix composite components, which allow hydrogen turbines to operate at higher working temperatures, ultimately improving cycle efficiency," the release stated.
