Research Areas

In order to help advance basic research and development (R&D) and deployment across the four pillars of industrial decarbonization, the U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Technologies Office (ITO) provides investments across a variety of activity areas. These investments include direct funding opportunities, knowledge-sharing consortia, funding to national labs, and prizes, among other programs. Activity areas include:

Energy-Intensive Industries

• Chemicals
• Iron & Steel
• Food & Beverages
• Cement
• Paper & Forest Products

Cross-sector Technologies

• Decarbonizing Process Heat
• Low-Carbon Fuels and Feedstocks
• Water and Wastewater
• Energy Efficiency Technologies

Technical Assistance & Workforce

• Onsite Energy
• Better Plants
• Energy Management Programs
• Industrial Technology Validation
• Water Technical Assistance