Department of Energy Issues Request for Information for Biomass Co-Firing Emission Profiles and Impacts on Carbon Capture
Department of Energy Issues Request for Information for Biomass Co-Firing Emission Profiles and Impacts on Carbon Capture
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) issued a request for information (RFI) for coal/biomass co-firing emission profiles and the impacts of those technologies on carbon capture systems.
FE currently funds a large research and development program in carbon capture, and within its portfolio, FE funds work associated with negative emissions technologies (NETs). NETs consist of technologies such as direct air capture and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). Coal/biomass co-firing combined with carbon capture, or BECCS, is an emerging area of interest for FE.
DOE-FE issued this RFI to understand the challenges of coal/biomass co-firing emissions on carbon capture systems and the availability of existing facilities that could perform testing.
President Trump’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Congressional Budget Request seeks $930.7 million to fund the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE). The Budget Request is guided by FE’s commitment to addressing the Nation’s energy and environmental challenges. The Budget Request includes:
- $730.6 million for the Fossil Energy Research and Development Program (FER&D), which includes research and development (R&D) programs in Advanced Coal Energy Systems and Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS); Natural Gas Technologies; and Unconventional Fossil Energy Technologies from Petroleum – Oil Technologies; as well as funding for the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).
- $200.1 million for the Office of Petroleum Reserves, which includes the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and related Strategic Petroleum Account; the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves; the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; and the Energy Security and Infrastructure Modernization Fund.
The FY 2021 Budget Request focuses on early-stage R&D, and reflects an increased reliance on the private sector to fund later-stage research, development, and commercialization of energy technologies. Under the FY 2021 Budget Request, NETL would receive $117.5 million for NETL Research and Operations, NETL Infrastructure, and NETL Program Direction and an additional
$34.9 million for Headquarters Program Direction and Special Recruitment to continue supporting NETL’s capabilities and competitiveness.
$34.9 million for Headquarters Program Direction and Special Recruitment to continue supporting NETL’s capabilities and competitiveness.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) issued a request for information (RFI) for coal/biomass co-firing emission profiles and the impacts of those technologies on carbon capture systems.
FE currently funds a large research and development program in carbon capture, and within its portfolio, FE funds work associated with negative emissions technologies (NETs). NETs consist of technologies such as direct air capture and bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS). Coal/biomass co-firing combined with carbon capture, or BECCS, is an emerging area of interest for FE.
DOE-FE issued this RFI to understand the challenges of coal/biomass co-firing emissions on carbon capture systems and the availability of existing facilities that could perform testing.
DOE is seeking information from stakeholders, industry, National Laboratories, and academia. This is solely a request for information and is not a funding opportunity announcement (FOA)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced a Notice of Sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
DOE plans to draw down and sell crude oil from three SPR sites—Bryan Mound and Big Hill in Texas, and West Hackberry in Louisiana. This sale will fulfill requirements for Section 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-74).
Section 404 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 authorizes the U.S. Secretary of Energy to draw down and sell up to $2 billion of SPR crude oil for fiscal years (FY) 2017 through 2020 to carry out the SPR modernization program. In FY 2020, the Secretary is authorized to sell up to $450 million worth of crude oil from the SPR to carry out the SPR Life Extension Phase II project, in accordance with the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94). The proceeds from this sale will be deposited into the Energy Security and Infrastructure Modernization Fund during FY 2020.
The Notice of Sale announced today includes a price-competitive sale of up to 12 million barrels of SPR crude. The sale will be conducted with crude oil from the following three SPR sites:
- Up to 6 million barrels from Bryan Mound, Texas
- Up to 3 million barrels from Big Hill, Texas
- Up to 3 million barrels from West Hackberry, Louisiana
DOE must receive bids no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on March 10, 2020. DOE will award contracts to successful offerors no later than March 20, 2020. Deliveries will take place in April and May of 2020.
Any company registered in the SPR’s Crude Oil Sales Offer Program is eligible to participate in SPR crude oil sales. Other interested companies may register through the SPR website’s Crude Oil Sales Offer Program.