DOE announces $38M to launch decarbonization initiative at national labs

In Spain, the U.S. Department of Energy announced $38 million to begin decarbonizing four of DOE’s 17 National Laboratories, including NREL and PNNL, in support of President Biden’s goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions no later than 2050, with a new Net Zero Labs Pilot initiative.

The Net Zero Labs Pilot Initiative will lay the foundation for one of the first-ever models for addressing hard-to-decarbonize industries and is expected to be a foundation of net-zero solutions that can be replicated at facilities across DOE, the federal government, and state and local governments. The four DOE National Laboratories included in this initial pilot are taking proactive steps to harness and produce technology at their facilities to drive down their carbon emissions. Additional funding, available on a competitive basis to all 17 National Laboratories, is expected to be available next year.