CARBON CAPTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D): ENGINEERING SCALE TESTING FROM COAL- AND NATURAL GAS-BASED FLUE GAS AND INITIAL ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR INDUSTRIAL SOURCES

Modification 000002: The purpose of this modification is to revise NOFO Part 1. Section II Eligibility, C. Cost Sharing, 1. Cost Share Requirements - Revised to remove cost share requirement for demonstration level projects. Section III Program Description, D. Topic Areas, 1. Topic Area 1a, 2. Topic Area 1b, 3. Topic Area 1c, 4. Topic Area 2 - Revised to clarify letter(s) of intent from industry partner(s) are required at the time of application and letter(s) of commitment will be required prior to the actual award if selected for award negotiation. Section III Program Description, D. Topic Areas, 2. Topic Area 1b, 3. Topic Area 1c, 4. Topic Area 2 - Revised to remove the requirement for proposals to include a technoeconomic assessment. Section IV. Application Content and Form, C. Application Content Requirements, 2. Summary of Application Requirements - Revised Application Content Requirements Table to include letters of intent and/or commitment are required with the application. Please see the NOFO Part 1 for the full description of the modification. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will seek proposals for specific research and development (R&D) projects to improve recovery efficiency from unconventional oil and natural gas reservoirs and to advance technologies for the treatment of flowback and produced water from oil and natural gas production operations. Despite increasing energy for demand, recovery efficiency for oil and natural gas from unconventional reservoirs can average less than 10 percent. This NOFO will enable rapid field deployment of a variety of novel technologies and processes related to improving primary and enhanced recovery with the goal of significantly improving resource recovery and accelerating industry uptake. This NOFO will also support the field testing and validation of water treatment technologies of produced water from oil and natural gas production operations to avoid deep well injection and potential issues with induced seismicity and interaction with underground sources of drinking water. Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0003627. Assistance Listing: 81.089. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: EN,NR. Award Amount: $1 – $150M per award.

The DOE Carbon Management funding opportunity (DE-FOA-0002614) supports research and development of advanced tools and capabilities for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) including substantial AI/ML-enabled topic areas. Funded scope includes AI/ML-accelerated discovery of carbon capture sorbents and materials, machine learning for direct air capture process optimization, AI-driven monitoring of geologic storage and leak detection, digital twins for CO2 pipeline networks, ML-based emissions accounting and verification, and AI for techno-economic and life-cycle analysis of negative emissions technologies. The opportunity aligns with U.S. climate commitments and supports the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act carbon management investments. Strong fit for AI/ML teams partnered with carbon capture, materials science, geosciences, and chemical engineering researchers, including national laboratories, universities, startups, and energy industry partners.

BIL: CARBON CAPTURE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM, FRONT-END ENGINEERING AND DESIGN FOR CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) TRANSPORT is sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will fund Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) studies that support and accelerate the planning for CO2 transport by a variety of modes.