The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $8,750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program to the Institute of Gas Technology (GTI Energy) to design, fabricate, and test an engineering-scale transformational Rota-CAP carbon dioxide capture system on real flue gas conditions from industrial iron and steel production. The project, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025, aims...
The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $249,975 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) to Captura Corp. on December 20, 2023. The objective of this 23-month project is to develop a conceptual design for an integrated abiotic direct ocean capture (DOC) system capable of capturing up to 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year. The system design will include key components such as water intake/outfall,...
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded a $9,622,050 Cooperative Agreement under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program to Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (MTR) on December 1, 2024. The goal of this project is to design, build, and test an engineering-scale membrane hybrid carbon capture system at a cement plant. The project aims to capture over 95% of the carbon dioxide emissions from the industrial source during a...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) federal grant program, provides $5,993,680 in funding to Susteon Inc., a minority-owned technology company, to conduct engineering-scale testing of the SustenolTM solvent for natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) flue gas carbon dioxide (CO2) capture. The project objective is to test the solvent at the National...
This $150,000 federal grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports collaborative research between Brown University and the University of Connecticut to develop an innovative system for direct air capture and electrochemical conversion of CO2 to ethanol and other liquid fuels. The project aims to create a novel cellulose-based membrane system integrated with cobalt nanosheet catalysts on graphene to efficiently capture CO2 from air...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $6,389,512 Cooperative Agreement under its Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255) to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) on September 25, 2024. The key objectives of this project are to: Design, build, and operate a solvent-based post-combustion carbon capture system at the Vicksburg Pulp and Paper Mill facility to separate 120,000 tons of CO2 per year, validating at least 90% carbon capture efficiency and 95% CO2 purity under...
Compact Membrane Systems Inc. received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 28, 2021 to develop low cost membranes for carbon capture. The award is part of the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic competitiveness. Under the one-year award concluding on June 26, 2022, Compact Membrane...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.089), provides $6,250,000 in funding to The Ohio State University to conduct engineering-scale testing of its transformational membrane technology for carbon dioxide capture from natural gas combined cycle flue gas. The key objectives are to: 1) repurpose and modify an existing 5 tonne per day...
The U.S. Department of Energy, under its Clean Energy Demonstrations program (CFDA 81.255), awarded a $72,016,473 Cooperative Agreement to Kentucky Utilities Company to design, build, and operate a solvent-based post-combustion carbon capture technology at the Cane Run Generating Station in Pleasure Ridge Park, Kentucky. The project aims to separate carbon emissions from the plant's exhaust stream, validate at least 90% carbon capture efficiency and 95% CO2 purity under real operating...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program awarded a $3,709,032 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Illinois to complete a feasibility study for a regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) hub in Florida. The key objectives are to define the DAC hub organization, select technologies, assess life cycle emissions, identify safety/regulatory requirements, and develop financing, business, and community benefits plans. Planned sub-awards include...