DOE announces $55 million funding opportunity for carbon capture

In Washington, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a $55 million funding opportunity to develop advanced technologies that can capture carbon dioxide from flue gases at existing power plants. The funding announced today is a direct investment in carbon capture and storage related technologies that will support the Obama Administration’s effort to help mitigate the effects of CO2 – a major greenhouse gas and contributor to global climate change.

The funding opportunity is seeking applications for bench- and pilot-scale projects in four areas of interest: membranes, solvents, solid sorbents, and condensed-phase capture. The solicitation is specifically focused on advanced technologies for post-combustion CO2 capture and purification that can be retrofitted to existing pulverized coal power plants.

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