ECA Liquefaction, S. de R.L. de C.V. (ECA Liquefaction) filed a "Request for Extensions for Long-Term Authorizations to Export Liquefied Natural Gas" (Request) with the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (now known as the Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office) on September 19, 2025.
Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC (Plaquemines LNG) filed an Application for a limited amendment to its existing LNG export authorizations (Amendment Application) with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) (now known as the Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office) on March 11, 2022.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of an electrolyzer cell for the purpose of turning electricity into chemical fuels that can be transported from areas of high electrical supply to areas of high electrical demand for discharge and reuse.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a pilot system using anode materials for electrochemically reducing actinide- and fission product- oxides in used nuclear fuel (UNF).
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a solvent-free process to recycle single-stream and mixed polyolefin (PO) waste into mechanically recyclable plastics.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a precision leaching technology that selectively extracts copper from heavily contaminated mining ores and concentrates, helping miners and U.S. processors recover more usable copper from difficult-to-treat domestic resources.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a hydrokinetic energy generation system that operates in arrays to optimize system mass and performance.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Paducah Site proposes to continue to manage polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-containing materials per 40 CFR Part 761, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and Use Prohibitions, the Uranium Enrichment Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Compliance Agreement (CA), and the TSCA Approval for Disposal of PCB Bulk Product (Mixed) Waste, and any other applicable agreements or policies, as needed.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a continuous plasma reactor to synthesize ammonia, ethylene, and other chemicals using methane and nitrogen feedstocks.
Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a seismic monitoring solution that leverages fiber optic sensors and high-performance computing to characterize subsurface fractures and seismic risk for geothermal operations in real time.