DEEE0011231

The proposed design and demonstration project will exploit the engineering capabilities, technical and market knowledge of the team to advance the HDR and hybrid-HDR systems, developed during the U.S. DOE EERE HYSTEEL project (DE-EE0009249), from Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4 (i.e., component and/or breadboard validation in a laboratory environment) to TRL 6 (system/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment).

The goal is to install and demonstrate the operation for at least 3600 hr of a 250 kW solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) system able to perform steam and co-electrolysis operation by exploiting the thermal and chemical integration with the top gas stream of an existing 1.6 million tons per year direct reduction of iron (DRI) facility in Toledo, OH.

We plan to demonstrate the performance metrics that we successfully achieved in thermodynamic analyses and in SOEC cell and stack measurement campaigns in a relevant environment.

Moreover, we will tackle the main challenges that our current industrial advisory board considers as the biggest hurdles for the implementation of this technology at a commercial scale, namely the hot gas cleanup system, and the control of the syngas product quality in the reducing gas stream.

This project aims at eliminating the biggest barriers for the scaleup of SOEC steam and co-electrolysis applied to DRI plants.

University Of Wisconsin System

THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY (FOA), ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, ON BEHALF OF THE INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY AND DECARBONIZATION OFFICE (IEDO) WILL ADVANCE THE STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION ROADMAP AND INDUSTRIAL HEAT ENERGY EARTHSHOT AND WILL FOCUS ON CROSS-SECTOR APPROACHES FOR INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION (SUCH AS THERMAL PROCESSING, LOW-CARBON FUELS UTILIZATION, AND EXPLORATORY CROSS-SECTOR TOPICS), ALONG WITH HIGH-GHG-EMITTING SUBSECTORS (SUCH AS CHEMICALS, IRON AND STEEL, FOOD AND BEVERAGE, CEMENT AND CONCRETE, AND FOREST PRODUCTS). BY ACCELERATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES THAT INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND ELIMINATE INDUSTRIAL GHG EMISSIONS, THE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PROTOTYPE OR PILOT-SCALE TECHNOLOGY VALIDATION AND DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED UNDER THIS FOA WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A CLEAN AND EQUITABLE ENERGY ECONOMY, BOLSTER THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS OF DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING, AND BOOST THE VIABILITY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF U.S. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY EXPORTS. THIS FOA IS PART OF AN INTEGRATED INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR DOE’S BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH OFFICES. ROOTED IN THE PRINCIPLES IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION ROADMAP, DOE IS BUILDING AN INNOVATION PIPELINE TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION TECHNOLOGIES WITH INVESTMENTS SPANNING FOUNDATIONAL SCIENCE; RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS (RD&D); AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. DOE’S HIGHLY COORDINATED RD&D INVESTMENTS – LEVERAGING RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE FROM THE OFFICES OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT (FECM), NUCLEAR ENERGY (NE), AND SCIENCE (SC) – ARE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE DEEP DECARBONIZATION ACROSS THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, TARGETING BOTH INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC INNOVATIONS AND CROSSCUTTING TECHNOLOGIES. THIS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY COMPLEMENTS THE DEMONSTRATION AND DEPLOYMENT EFFORTS LED BY DOE'S OFFICES OF CLEAN ENERGY DEMONSTRATIONS (OCED) AND MANUFACTURING AND ENERGY SUPPLY CHAINS (MESC) AND THE LOAN PROGRAMS OFFICE (LPO). THIS FOA AND ITS ASSOCIATED PROJECTS ARE DISTINCT FROM ANY EXISTING OR FORTHCOMING EFFORTS FUNDED UNDER THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW OR INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO INDUSTRIAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. THE TOPICS INCLUDED ARE: TOPIC 1: DECARBONIZING INDUSTRIAL HEAT TOPIC 2: LOW-CARBON FUELS UTILIZATION R&D TOPIC 3A: ENABLING FLEXIBLE INDUSTRIAL ENERGY USE TOPIC 3B: ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MATERIALS TOPIC 4: DECARBONIZING CHEMICALS TOPIC 5: DECARBONIZING IRON AND STEEL TOPIC 6: DECARBONIZING FOOD AND BEVERAGE PRODUCTS TOPIC 7: DECARBONIZING CEMENT AND CONCRETE THE EXCHANGE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY DESIGNED TO ENFORCE HARD DEADLINES FOR CONCEPT PAPER AND FULL APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS. THE APPLY AND SUBMIT BUTTONS AUTOMATICALLY DISABLE AT THE DEFINED SUBMISSION DEADLINES. THE INTENTION OF THIS DESIGN IS TO CONSISTENTLY ENFORCE A STANDARD DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICANTS. APPLICANTS THAT EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH SUBMISSIONS PRIOR TO THE FOA DEADLINE: IN THE EVENT THAT AN APPLICANT EXPERIENCES TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH A SUBMISSION, THE APPLICANT SHOULD CONTACT THE EXCHANGE HELPDESK FOR ASSISTANCE (EXCHANGEHELP@HQ.DOE.GOV). THE EXCHANGE HELPDESK AND/OR THE EERE EXCHANGE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS (EXCHANGE@EE.DOE.GOV) WILL ASSIST THE APPLICANT IN RESOLVING ALL ISSUES. APPLICANTS THAT EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH SUBMISSIONS THAT RESULT IN A LATE SUBMISSION: IN THE EVENT THAT AN APPLICANT EXPERIENCES TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH A SUBMISSION THAT RESULTS IN A LATE SUBMISSION, THE APPLICANT SHOULD CONTACT THE EXCHANGE HELPDESK FOR ASSISTANCE (EXCHANGEHELP@HQ.DOE.GOV). THE EXCHANGE HELPDESK AND/OR THE EERE EXCHANGE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS (EXCHANGE@EE.DOE.GOV) WILL ASSIST THE APPLICANT IN RESOLVING ALL ISSUES (INCLUDING FINALIZING THE SUBMISSION ON BEHALF OF, AND WITH THE APPLICANT'S CONCURRENCE). DOE WILL ONLY ACCEPT LATE APPLICATIONS WHEN THE APPLICANT HAS A) ENCOUNTERED TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES BEYOND THEIR CONTROL; B) HAS CONTACTED THE EXCHANGE HELPDESK FOR ASSISTANCE; AND C) HAS SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION THROUGH EXCHANGE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE FOA'S POSTED DEADLINE. THE TOPICS INCLUDED ARE: TOPIC 1: DECARBONIZING INDUSTRIAL HEAT TOPIC 2: LOW-CARBON FUELS UTILIZATION R&D TOPIC 3A: ENABLING FLEXIBLE INDUSTRIAL ENERGY USE TOPIC 3B: ENHANCED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MATERIALS TOPIC 4: DECARBONIZING CHEMICALS TOPIC 5: DECARBONIZING IRON AND STEEL TOPIC 6: DECARBONIZING FOOD AND BEVERAGE PRODUCTS TOPIC 7: DECARBONIZING CEMENT AND CONCRETE THE EXCHANGE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY DESIGNED TO ENFORCE HARD DEADLINES FOR CONCEPT PAPER AND FULL APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS. THE APPLY AND SUBMIT BUTTONS AUTOMATICALLY DISABLE AT THE DEFINED SUBMISSION DEADLINES. THE INTENTION OF THIS DESIGN IS TO CONSISTENTLY ENFORCE A STANDARD DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICANTS. APPLICANTS THAT EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH SUBMISSIONS PRIOR TO THE FOA DEADLINE: IN THE EVENT THAT AN APPLICANT EXPERIENCES TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH A SUBMISSION, THE APPLICANT SHOULD CONTACT THE EXCHANGE HELPDESK FOR ASSISTANCE (EXCHANGEHELP@HQ.DOE.GOV). THE EXCHANGE HELPDESK AND/OR THE EERE EXCHANGE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS (EXCHANGE@EE.DOE.GOV) WILL ASSIST THE APPLICANT IN RESOLVING ALL ISSUES. APPLICANTS THAT EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH SUBMISSIONS THAT RESULT IN A LATE SUBMISSION: IN THE EVENT THAT AN APPLICANT EXPERIENCES TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH A SUBMISSION THAT RESULTS IN A LATE SUBMISSION, THE APPLICANT SHOULD CONTACT THE EXCHANGE HELPDESK FOR ASSISTANCE (EXCHANGEHELP@HQ.DOE.GOV). THE EXCHANGE HELPDESK AND/OR THE EERE EXCHANGE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS (EXCHANGE@EE.DOE.GOV) WILL ASSIST THE APPLICANT IN RESOLVING ALL ISSUES (INCLUDING FINALIZING THE SUBMISSION ON BEHALF OF, AND WITH THE APPLICANT'S CONCURRENCE). DOE WILL ONLY ACCEPT LATE APPLICATIONS WHEN THE APPLICANT HAS A) ENCOUNTERED TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES BEYOND THEIR CONTROL; B) HAS CONTACTED THE EXCHANGE HELPDESK FOR ASSISTANCE; AND C) HAS SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION THROUGH EXCHANGE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE FOA'S POSTED DEADLINE.

81.086 - Conservation Research and Development

Golden Field Office (GFO) [DOE - EERE]

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) [DOE]

Madison, Wisconsin 53715-1218 United States

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Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) FY23 Multi-Topic FOA (DE-FOA-0002997)