DEFE0032270

Louisiana Offshore Carbon Dioxide Hub Repurposing Infrastructure to Decrease Greenhouse Emissions (Project Lochridge). Project Lochridge supports the United States Department of Energy’s CarbonSAFE Phase II program goals of reducing project risks and costs for future carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage projects, bringing more storage resources into commercial classifications that support business and financial decisions, and encouraging more rapid growth of a vibrant, geographically widespread industry for geologic carbon storage.

Project Lochridge will achieve five key objectives to establish an offshore storage complex, including:
1) Demonstrate that the subsurface saline formations at the storage complex can store at least 50 million metric tons of captured carbon dioxide safely and permanently over a 30-year period;
2) Conduct meaningful engagement and two-way communications with communities and stakeholders to inform project planning and design, address potential societal concerns and impacts, and seek opportunities for economic revitalization and job creation;
3) Identify commercial project risks and develop a comprehensive mitigation strategy;
4) Complete a technical and economic feasibility assessment; and
5) Develop a plan for subsequent detailed site characterization to support the United States Department of Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Outer Continental Shelf permit readiness.

Southern States Energy Board

CARBONSAFE IS A RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION INITIATIVE UNDER WHICH DOE PROVIDES FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TO COLLECT AND VALIDATE INFORMATION ON THE COST AND FEASIBILITY OF COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT OF LARGE-SCALE CARBON SEQUESTRATION TECHNOLOGIES. CARBONSAFE PHASE II: STORAGE COMPLEX FEASIBILITY SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE DOE’S CARBON TRANSPORT AND STORAGE PROGRAM TO ENABLE AND SUPPORT THE RAPID, WIDESPREAD DEPLOYMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION, AND STORAGE (CCUS) TO HELP ADDRESS THE NATION’S DECARBONIZATION GOALS. CARBONSAFE PHASE II ALSO SUPPORTS ANOTHER OVERARCHING GOAL OF ASSESSING GEOLOGIC CARBON STORAGE RESOURCES ALONG THE PATHWAY OF BECOMING CONTINGENT STORAGE RESOURCES, AS CLASSIFIED UNDER THE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) STORAGE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SRMS). SPECIFICALLY, THIS FOA SEEKS RESEARCH IN THE FORM OF CARBONSAFE PHASE II FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENTS FOR ONSHORE PROJECTS WITHIN THE U.S. AND OFFSHORE PROJECTS WITHIN THE U.S. JURISDICTIONAL AREA OF THE GULF OF MEXICO.

81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development

National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) [DOE]

Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) [DOE]

Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30092-3187 United States

Single Zip Code

Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) Phase II - Storage Complex Feasibility (DE-FOA-0002610)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 08/31/25 to 04/30/26 and the total obligations have increased 14% from $9,296,824 to $10,575,268.