Commercial, Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions - June 16, 2023
DOE Funds 40 Carbon Pollution Projects for Industrials
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it allocated $135 million for 40 projects that will reduce carbon pollution in the industrial sector.
"America’s industrial sector serves as the engine of the U.S. economy, producing many of the products we rely on every day, but also produces a significant amount of the nation’s carbon emissions," said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in a statement. "These projects funded by President Biden’s Investing in American agenda will slash industrial emissions and accelerate next-generation technologies for a clean energy future that’s made in America."
The U.S. industrial sector accounts for one-third of all energy-related domestic GHG emissions and is among the most difficult to decarbonize.
The 40 projects that were selected will be led by 36 different universities, National Laboratories, and companies spread across 21 states. The projects will support research, development, and pilot-scale demonstrations to reduce energy usage and emissions from these subsectors, which account for over 50% of the energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the industrial sector, as well as paper and forest products
Among the projects selected:
- Nine projects received $38.3 million to decarbonize chemicals
- 10 projects received $31.9 million to decarbonize iron and steel
- Three projects received $11.4 million to decarbonize food and beverage products
- Five projects received $16.4 million to decarbonize cement and concrete
- Six projects received $16.2 million to decarbonize paper and forest products
- Seven projects received $20.4 million for cross-sector decarbonization technologies
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