Selected projects will conduct pilot-scale testing of advanced carbon dioxide removal technologies—including a project to produce carbon-negative hydrogen from biomass.
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office
October 18, 2024
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Selected projects will conduct pilot-scale testing of advanced carbon dioxide removal technologies—including a project to produce carbon-negative hydrogen from biomass
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), with DOE's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO), today announced more than $58.5 million in federal funding for 11 projects to help develop a commercially viable carbon dioxide (CO2) removal industry in the United States. The funding will support pilot projects and testing facilities to demonstrate and scale CO2 removal technologies that reduce CO2 pollution by removing it directly from the atmosphere.
For one of these selected projects, HFTO will provide $7 million to Mote, Inc., from Los Angeles, California, to support small-scale biomass carbon removal and storage technology. HFTO will manage this project, which aims to utilize wood waste to demonstrate a gasification system for hydrogen production coupled with CO2 capture. Funding this project supports the goals of the national clean hydrogen strategy and aligns with the priorities of the Hydrogen Interagency Task Force, which is coordinating a whole-of-government approach to advancing hydrogen.
Read more about all the projects selected under this funding opportunity.