Southeast Regional Carbon Conversion/Utilization Procurement Grant Workshop

As the U.S. economy moves toward clean energy and a lower carbon future, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking to partner with states, communities, and industries to support the procurement and development of carbon conversion products. These efforts have been enabled by provisions included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).

As part of the BIL, supporting the Administration’s goal to achieve a carbon-free power sector by 2035 and putting the United States on a path to a net-zero economy by 2050, a new initiative was established within DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management through its Carbon Conversion/Utilization Program. The new initiative will establish a demonstration grant program to issue grants to eligible entities to procure commercial and industrial products derived from the conversion of anthropogenic carbon oxides and demonstrate a significant net reduction in life cycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to incumbent technologies, processes, and products.

DOE-FECM will establish a demonstration grant program within the Carbon Conversion/Utilization Program to support eligible applicants that procure those commercial and industrial products derived from anthropogenic carbon oxides. Therefore, the Carbon Conversion/Utilization Program, with the assistance of the United States Energy Association (USEA), will conduct a series of workshops (both virtual and in-person) with relevant stakeholders, e.g., product manufacturers, eligible entities, or their representative national organizations (e.g., United States Conference of Mayors, etc.) to solicit input and ideas on challenges and opportunities for a potential grant program.

To assist the Carbon Conversion/Utilization program, USEA cordially invites you to our upcoming regional workshops, the first of which will be held in Knoxville, TN. 

Please feel free to forward this information to anyone in your network who may receive value from participating in such workshops, specifically stakeholders committed to producing carbon dioxide-derived products.

Speakers

Mark Ackiewicz

Director - Office of Carbon Management Technologies
U.S. DOE - Office of Fossil Energy & Carbon Management

Amishi Kumar Claros

Carbon Utilization Program Manager
U.S. DOE - Office of Fossil Energy & Carbon Management

Dr. Christy Veeder

Senior Advisor - Office of Energy Jobs
U.S. Department of Energy

Dr. Joseph Stoffa

Technology Manager
National Energy Technology Laboratory

Erik Funkhouser

Managing Director - Carbontech Development Initiative
Columbia University - Center on Global Energy Policy

Dr. Gregory A. Hackett

Systems Engineer, Strategic Systems Analysis and Engineering
National Energy Technology Laboratory

Matt Jamieson

Senior Life Cycle Analyst
NETL

William ("Bill") Easter

CEO
Semplastics

David Wood

Director of Engineering
Knoxville, TN’s SkyNano, LLC