The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program, awarded a $23,659,268 Cooperative Agreement to the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to advance the development of a Direct Air Capture (DAC) hub in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California. The project will focus on designing, engineering, and planning an integrated DAC system to support the transition to a net-zero carbon economy. The...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $6,104,774 was granted on August 26, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) program. The objective of this feasibility study is to (1) assess, de-risk and validate a portfolio of direct air capture (DAC) technologies, (2) explore opportunities to optimize the balance of plant for economies of scale, and (3) assess the technical and commercial viability...
This $3,751,595 federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086), supports a feasibility study for a regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) hub in the Pueblo region of Colorado. The overall objective is to evaluate the potential to capture and store at least 1 million metric tons of CO2 from the atmosphere annually, with an initial capacity of at least 50,000 metric tons. The study will be executed in two phases...
This Cooperative Agreement award, with a total funding amount of $3,909,166.00, is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The overall objective is to complete a feasibility study for a regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) hub encompassing Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. The study will be executed in two phases: Phase 0A to complete a pre-feasibility study, and Phase 0B to complete the full feasibility study. Key...
This $20,829,981.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded 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) supports the development of a Regional Direct Air Capture Hub in Northwest Louisiana. The primary awardee, Carbon Capture Inc., will leverage this funding over the 2-year project period from January 2025 to January 2027 to advance research, development, and implementation of direct air capture...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) provides $22,532,805.00 in funding to Arizona State University to execute planning activities and complete a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for a regional direct air capture (DAC) hub in the Southwest United States. The hub is intended to have an initial capacity of at least 50,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year,...
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...
The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management awarded Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated $1.722 million under the Fossil Energy Research and Development program (CFDA #81.089) for the project "Tunable Rapid-Uptake Aminopolymer Aerogel Sorbent for Direct Air Capture of CO2 (TRAPS)." Through this cooperative agreement awarded February 16, 2021 and set to be completed by March 31, 2023, Palo Alto Research Center will develop tunable rapid-uptake...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management has awarded a $4,144,938 Cooperative Agreement to the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) under the Fossil Energy Research and Development (CFDA 81.089) federal grant program. The primary objective of this project is to formulate a regional direct air capture (DAC) hub concept in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) by conducting the relevant analysis, engineering, and stakeholder engagement necessary to advance the project from a...
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (CFDA 81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development) awarded a $8,869,840 Cooperative Agreement to Calpine California Ccus Holdings LLC on October 1, 2024. The objective of this award is to conduct a front-end engineering design study for a post-combustion carbon capture system at the Pastoria Energy Facility in Houston, TX. The project aims to advance clean energy technologies and reduce environmental impacts...