OCED is a multi-technology office with demonstrations that include clean hydrogen, carbon management, advanced nuclear reactors, long-duration energy storage, industrial decarbonization, demonstrations in rural areas and on current and former mine land, and more.
OCED Scope
Technologies in these areas face significant barriers to scale, and the private sector is seeking financial support to reduce risk and prove that these first-of-a-kind demonstrations can successfully scale. To help reduce these barriers, OCED helps mitigate risk to allow private sector investors and developers to act.
OCED Selections & Awards Map
Current map depicts selections / awards for Phase 1 or 2 activities. Once a project has been selected, both DOE and the selectee have the right to withdraw from the agreement negotiations. Once awarded, both OCED and the award recipient have the right to terminate the agreement at any time during the life of the project.
OCED key tenets for federally funded demonstration projects include:
- Create a pathway to technical and commercial risk reduction and make projects commercially viable by addressing technology challenges and driving down cost curves
- Target relevant operational environments, scales, and timeframes to validate the performance, cost, and value
- Enable downstream market adoption and deployment to accelerate scale-up
- Mitigate substantial risk and the known and unknown risks factors that impact project outcomes
OCED Portfolio
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Most OCED projects are structured with a cost share agreement where OCED will provide up to 50 percent of the funding. The idea is that OCED will take the early steps to enable these demonstrations and our industry partners will assist with the steps that will lead to commercialization and deployment.
The majority of OCED’s funding will be issued through a competitive process, in which OCED will be looking for projects that have the highest impact for climate, equity, and job creation. All OCED programs are covered under the Justice40 Initiative.
View the OCED Funding page for current and upcoming funding opportunities.
