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The US Department of Energy(DOE)has announced$15 million for the development of innovative systems for clean hydrogen production,which will support technologies to convert biomass and other waste into affordable low-carbon fuels.
The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management(FECM)of the US Department of Energy announced that it will provide up to$15 million in federal funding to make clean hydrogen a more accessible and affordable fuel for power generation,industrial decarbonization,and transportation.Specifically,this funding supports research and development projects that convert raw materials such as coal,biomass,petroleum coke,household waste,industrial waste,and waste plastics into synthetic gas to achieve low-cost clean hydrogen production.The use of low-carbon fuels such as clean hydrogen will help achieve the Biden Harris administration’s goal of achieving a net zero emissions economy by 2050.
Hydrogen can be produced through low-carbon pathways,utilizing various domestic resources including natural gas and coal,as well as carbon capture and storage;Using renewable energy sources such as nuclear energy,wind energy,solar energy,geothermal energy,and hydropower to decompose water;And extract from biomass through biological and gasification processes.The gasification of coal,biomass,plastics,ordinary household waste,and other waste,combined with carbon capture and storage to address greenhouse gas emissions,is expected to become a low-cost and low-carbon way to produce clean hydrogen.
Funding Opportunity Announcement(FOA)is soliciting applications in the following two areas:
Demonstration research and development of entrained flow gasification technology for replacing raw materials.Raw material preparation and slag treatment are particularly important.The prototype or near prototype system for demonstration must include and integrate all unit operations related to raw material preparation,gasification,synthesis gas cleaning,and slag treatment in terms of functionality.
Research and demonstration of alternative raw material fluidized bed gasification technology.The reduction of tar emissions and ash treatment in raw material preparation and clean synthesis gas production are particularly important.The prototype or near prototype system for demonstration must include and functionally integrate all unit operations related to raw material preparation,gasification,synthesis gas cleaning,and ash treatment.Applicants for this funding project must consider the social factors and impacts of their proposed project-emphasizing diversity,fairness,inclusiveness,and accessibility throughout the entire research and development process,and explaining how the project fairly obtains and distributes the benefits generated by successful technological innovations.
The technological advancements made under FOA will support the US Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Shot initiative,which aims to reduce the cost of clean hydrogen by 80%to$1 per kilogram within ten years,making commercial development of new clean hydrogen pathways possible in the United States.
FECM aims to minimize the impact of fossil fuels and industrial processes on the environment and climate,while striving to achieve net zero emissions for the entire US economy.The priority areas for technical work include carbon capture,carbon conversion,carbon dioxide removal,carbon dioxide transportation and storage,hydrogen production through carbon management,reduction of methane emissions,and production of key minerals.