HOLY CROSS ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - WILDFIRE ASSESSMENT AND RESILIENCE FOR NETWORKS (WARN)
THE WARN CONSORTIUM PROJECT WILL IMPROVE THE RESILIENCE OF THE PARTNER COOPERATIVES’ ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION GRIDS BY REDUCING THE RISK OF UTILITY-IGNITED WILDFIRES AND HARDENING THESE GRIDS AGAINST WILDFIRES OF ALL CAUSES. GRID RESILIENCE WILL BE IMPROVED THROUGH THE STRATEGIC DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH WELL-KNOWN METHODS AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR GRID HARDENING, GRID OPERATIONS, AND CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE. THESE GRID DEPLOYMENTS WILL BE GUIDED BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE WARN ASSESSMENT TOOL. THE WARN TOOL WILL ASSESS THE VALUE OF RESILIENCE UPGRADES BY ESTIMATING THE EXPECTED VALUE OF AVOIDED LOSS OF PROPERTY, NATURAL RESOURCES, GRID ASSETS, AND STAKEHOLDER-IDENTIFIED CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES FROM UTILITY-IGNITED WILDFIRES. WARN WILL USE STATE-OF-THE-ART WILDFIRE IGNITION AND PROPAGATION MODELING USING GRID DATA, TERRAIN DATA, AND HISTORICAL WEATHER DATA. THE ASSESSMENT CAPABILITY PROVIDED BY WARN AND TESTED ON THE WARN CONSORTIUM ELECTRIC GRIDS WILL ENABLE COOPERATIVES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF RESILIENT GRID UPGRADES AND JUSTIFY INVESTMENT IN THEM. THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE GAINED BY THE WARN CONSORTIUM WILL BE DISSEMINATED BY MAKING THE WARN ASSESSMENT TOOL AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY AND TRAINING COOPERATIVE PERSONNEL IN IT USE.
$96,746,446Department of Energy
MINERAL BASIN SOLAR POWER, LLC
DEMONSTRATE THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A FULLY OPERATIONALIZED UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR FACILITY ON FORMER MINE LAND. DOCUMENT THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A LARGE-SCALE SOLAR FACILITY ON FORMER MINE LAND INCLUDING SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES, RESPECTIVE COSTS AND SUCCESS RATES, AND POLICY AND PROCESS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REPLICABILITY. BOLSTER LOCAL ECONOMIC HEALTH, CREATE NEW WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES, AND EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY JOBS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. CONTRIBUTE TOWARD BUILDING A CLEAN AND EQUITABLE ECONOMY THAT ACHIEVES NET-ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050.
$90,000,000Department of Energy
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
DEEPWATER METHANE HYDRATE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO: SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT AND PRODUCTION POTENTIAL
$75,109,802.5Department of Energy
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL): POLK CARBON STORAGE COMPLEX
THIS PROJECT WILL ASSESS THE TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) STORAGE FACILITY NEAR TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY’S (TEC) POLK POWER STATION. ACTIVITIES IN THIS PROJECT ARE DESIGNED TO ADVANCE THE COMMERCIAL PROJECT FROM A SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND PERMITTING PHASE TO CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING/VALIDATION. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS ANY GAPS IN TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, OBTAIN REQUIRED SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION, AND GARNER STAKEHOLDER ACCEPTANCE TO ENHANCE THE PROJECT’S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES ALIGN WITH OVERALL CARBONSAFE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.
$55,835,381Department of Energy
SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY BOARD
THE TRI-STATE CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE HUB PROJECT SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE HUB IN A THREE-COUNTY AREA CONSISTING OF HARRISON COUNTY, OHIO; JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO; AND HANCOCK COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA TO ASSIST IN REDUCING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS IN AN INDUSTRIAL REGION OF EASTERN OHIO, THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA, AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. TO SUPPORT THIS GOAL, THE PROJECT WILL CHARACTERIZE FOUR STACKED GEOLOGIC RESERVOIR AND CAPROCK CARBON STORAGE SYSTEMS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR SUITABILITY FOR CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE AND CAPROCK COMPETENCE. THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION VOLUME AND CHARACTERIZE THE TARGET FORMATIONS THROUGH GEOPHYSICAL (SEISMIC SURVEY) METHODS AND PLANS FOR STORAGE SITE OPERATIONS, FINANCIAL PLANS AND ARRANGEMENTS, AND COMMERCIALIZATION WILL BE COMPLETED. IN ADDITION TO THIS, THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A BROAD ENGAGEMENT EFFORT TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION AMONG STATE AGENCIES IN OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA, WITH THE GOAL OF FACILITATING LARGE SCALE DEPLOYMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE UTILIZATION AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES IN THE REGION.
$55,248,172Department of Energy
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
AN ASSESSMENT OF GOLOGICAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION OPTIONS IN THE ILLINOIS BASIN: PHASES II & III
$53,645,330.24Department of Energy
1POINTFIVE P2 LLC
THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW APPROPRIATES $3.5 BILLION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) TO DEVELOP DOMESTIC REGIONAL DAC HUBS TO ACCELERATE COMMERCIALIZATION OF, AND DEMONSTRATE THE PROCESSING, TRANSPORT, GEOLOGIC STORAGE, AND CONVERSION OF, CO2 CAPTURED FROM THE ATMOSPHERE. CONSISTENT WITH THIS GOAL AND THE DOE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT THAT FOLLOWED, 1POINTFIVE P2, LLC (“1POINTFIVE”), INTENDS TO CONSTRUCT THE SOUTH TEXAS DAC HUB ON KING RANCH IN KLEBERG COUNTY, TEXAS CAPABLE OF REMOVING UP TO 1,000,000 METRIC TONS PER ANNUM OF CO2 FROM THE ATMOSPHERE ALONG WITH ASSOCIATED CO2 GEOLOGIC STORAGE. THE SOUTH TEXAS DAC HUB WILL UTILIZE LIQUID SORBENT DAC TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY CARBON ENGINEERING (CE), AN AFFILIATE OF 1POINTFIVE, AND SAFELY AND SECURELY STORE THE CARBON DIOXIDE IN A SALINE GEOLOGIC RESERVOIR. THIS PROJECT WILL FURTHER DEMONSTRATE CE DAC TECHNOLOGY AT COMMERCIAL SCALE, HELP LOWER DAC CDR COSTS, AND ENABLE FUTURE EXPANSION OF DAC FACILITIES ON KING RANCH AND AT OTHER SITES IN THE U.S. THE SOUTH TEXAS DAC HUB WILL FURTHER DEMONSTRATE HOW DAC CAN BENEFIT LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING QUALITY LOCAL JOBS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORTING UNDERREPRESENTED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, WHILE MITIGATING POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS, SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS.
$50,000,000Department of Energy
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
THE SWEETWATER CARBON STORAGE HUB (SCS HUB) WILL CAPTURE AND STORE CARBON FROM THE LARGEST PROPOSED DIRECT AIR CAPTURE (DAC) FACILITY IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND ONE OF THE NATION’S LARGEST TRONA (SODA ASH) MINES. THE PROJECT HAS FOUR OBJECTIVES: 1) BUILD THREE STRATIGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION WELLS TO UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) CLASS VI SPECIFICATIONS, WITH ATTENDANT PERMITTING AND SITE CHARACTERIZATION WHILE OBSERVING THE BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, 2) COMPLETE CAPTURE & TRANSPORT STUDIES FOR TWO CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) SOURCES (DAC & TRONA) AND THE PIPELINES TO CONNECT THESE SOURCES TO THE STORAGE HUB, 3) PREPARE COMMERCIAL PLANS TO GUIDE FUTURE WORK AND EVENTUAL OPERATIONS, SUCH AS RISK ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION PLANS, A STORAGE FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLAN (SFDP), AND A COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN, AND, 4) COMPLETE A NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) ANALYSES.
$43,298,228Department of Energy
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) COAL CREEK CARBON CAPTURE: SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND PERMITTING. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS ADVANCE DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL GEOLOGIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) STORAGE HUB THROUGH SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND PERMITTING OF A GEOLOGIC STORAGE COMPLEX IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TO STORE UP TO 200 MILLION METRIC TONS (MT) OF CO2 AND FULFILL THE GOALS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S (DOE’S) CARBONSAFE (CARBON STORAGE ASSURANCE FACILITY ENTERPRISE) INITIATIVE PROGRAM. THE OBJECTIVES OF BUDGET PERIOD (BP) 1 ARE TO FULLY CHARACTERIZE THE PROPOSED STORAGE COMPLEX, PREPARE AND SUBMIT UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) CLASS VI PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) DOCUMENTATION, AND IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN (CBP) TO ENGAGE A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE SET OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND HELP BUILD THE VALUES OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA); ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; AND WORKER SUPPORT MORE DEEPLY INTO ALL PROJECT ACTIVITIES. THE OBJECTIVE OF BP2 IS TO COMPILE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO INFORM THE FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION AND PREPARE THE PROJECT FOR TRANSITION INTO A COMMERCIAL CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE (CCS) PROJECT THROUGH COMPLETION OF A PIPELINE FRONT-END ENGINEERING AND DESIGN (FEED) STUDY AND FINALIZATION OF A STORAGE FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL PLANS AND ARRANGEMENT.
$42,838,265Department of Energy
NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL): FOUR CORNERS CARBON STORAGE HUB: CARBONSAFE PHASE III PROJECT
THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DEVELOP A STORAGE HUB WITHIN THE FOUR CORNERS REGION AND PERFORM COMPREHENSIVE COMMERCIAL-SCALE CHARACTERIZATION OF THREE STORAGE FACILITIES WITHIN SAN JUAN BASIN TO VERIFY THESE SITES CAN SECURELY STORE A MINIMUM OF 50 MILLION METRIC TONS OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) CAPTURED FROM AT LEAST THREE INDUSTRIAL SOURCES IN A 30-YEAR PERIOD.
$42,723,446Department of Energy
ELECTRIC HYDROGEN CO
BIL - MANUFACTURING INNOVATIONS FOR SCALING GREEN H2 TO FOSSIL-PARITY
PROJECT OBJECTIVES OVERVIEW THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND PILOT AN ELECTROLYZER MANUFACTURING PROCESS [ON A RIGID SUBSTRATE THAT IS FULLY AUTOMATED, USING PLATE BY PLATE], STACK MANUFACTURING PROCESSES THAT ADVANCE THE CURRENT MANUFACTURING READINESS LEVEL (MRL) [4/5 TO AN MRL OF 8/9] BY THE END OF THE 3-YEAR PROJECT. ULTIMATELY, SCALING ELECTROLYZER MANUFACTURING VOLUME TO PRODUCE 100MW PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE (PEM) ELECTROLYZER PLANTS WHILE REDUCING STACK COST ARE THE PROJECT’S PRIMARY OBJECTIVES. THE PROJECT WILL BE MANAGED IN THREE BUDGET PERIODS (BP) WITH THE FOLLOWING BP OBJECTIVES.
•BUDGET PERIOD 1 OBJECTIVES – INTEGRATION OF NEW MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES AND FURTHER OPTIMIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL PROCESSES TO VALIDATE PRODUCTION CAPACITY AND CONSISTENCY, ESTABLISHING READINESS FOR INTEGRATION INTO THE COMPLETE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM. SELECTION OF [FULL CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES AND FIDUCIALS] FOR SUBCOMPONENT [TRACKING]. ESTABLISHMENT OF [TESTING PROTOCOLS FOR SUBCOMPONENTS] AND [CORRELATION TO FULL-STACK] TESTING.
•BUDGET PERIOD 2 OBJECTIVES – INTEGRATION OF SUBCOMPONENT ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING PROCESSES REDUCING [CYCLE TIME] FROM [350 MIN/PLATE (CURRENT) TO 90 MIN/PLATE/TOOL AND 13 MIN/PLATE VIA PARALLEL PROCESSING] WHILE REDUCING STACK COST TO [LESS THAN $270/KW].
•BUDGET PERIOD 3 OBJECTIVES – OPTIMIZE AN [AUTOMATED PLATE-BY-PLATE] MANUFACTURING PROCESS TO REDUCE [CYCLE TIME TO 7 MIN/PLATE], WHILE REDUCING STACK COST TO LESS THAN $100/KW AND ADVANCING THE CURRENT MANUFACTURING READINESS LEVEL TO [MRL 9] BY THE END PROJECT. IMPLEMENT [TEST PROTOCOLS] FOR [RAPID PREDICTION] OF STACK [LONG-TERM DURABILITY, ENERGY-EFFICIENT TESTING], AND [EARLY DETECTION] OF [OFF-SPEC] SUBCOMPONENTS.
$41,186,672Department of Energy
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
BAKKEN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY – CRACKING THE CODE PROGRAM
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE BAKKEN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY – CRACKING THE CODE PROGRAM ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) ESTABLISH MULTIPLE ENHANCED OIL PRODUCTION FIELD LABS TO ASSESS VARIABLE APPROACHES TO IMPROVE INCREMENTAL OIL PRODUCTION FROM THE BAKKEN RESERVOIR INCORPORATING STRONG COLLABORATION AND PARTICIPATION FROM INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS, AND 2) ASSESS THE REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGIES, AND REGULATORY PATHWAYS NECESSARY TO ENABLE COMMERCIAL-LEVEL SCALE-UP AND BROAD DEPLOYMENT OF CO2-BASED EOR THE BAKKEN.
$36,000,000Department of Energy