DEFE0032672

INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA) - ENABLING COMPACT AND DURABLE NEXT-GENERATION CO2 ELECTROLYZERS FOR SYNTHETIC FUELS AND CHEMICALS

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO ACCELERATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF TWELVE BENEFIT CORPORATION’S NEXT-GENERATION (NEXT-GEN) CO2 ELECTROLYZERS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL. WORK WILL INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GEN TECHNOLOGY, FOCUSING ON IMPROVING ELECTROLYZER LIFETIME, PERFORMANCE, AND MANUFACTURABILITY THROUGH NEW OPERATING CONDITIONS, ADVANCED MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION OF THIRD-PARTY STACK PLATFORMS, AND COMPREHENSIVE TESTING. THE PROJECT WILL CULMINATE IN A MEDIUM-TERM STACK TEST TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR NEXT-GEN ELECTROLYZER OPERATING FOR OVER 2000 HOURS AT HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT SUPPORTS THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S CLEAN FUELS & PRODUCTS SHOTS INITIATIVE, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE FEEDSTOCKS AND CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES NECESSARY TO PRODUCE CRUCIAL FUELS, MATERIALS, AND CARBON-BASED PRODUCTS.

Twelve Benefit Corporation

THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (DE-FOA-0003018) SEEKS APPLICATIONS TO ADDRESS CARBON CONVERSION CHALLENGES ACROSS MULTIPLE AREAS: ENGINEERING-SCALE ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION AND REFINERY/PETROCHEMICAL FACILITY RETROFITS. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION WILL ADDRESS THE CHALLENGE OF EXTENDING SYSTEM DURABILITY TO A POINT WHERE FURTHER SCALE-UP IS WARRANTED UNDER FUTURE EFFORTS. FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL FACILITY RETROFITS WILL EXAMINE PATHWAYS FOR RETROFITTING OF PETROCHEMICAL REFINERIES FOR CARBON UTILIZATION AND PRODUCTION OF VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT RESPONSES AND RESULTS OF THESE STUDIES COULD INFORM FOLLOW-ON FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE PROPOSED RETROFIT OR RENOVATIONS FOR CARBON CONVERSION.

81.089 - Fossil Energy Research and Development

National Energy Technology Lab (NETL) [DOE]

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

Berkeley, California 94710-2224 United States

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - Clean Fuels & Products Shot: Supporting Carbon Utilization Products via Electrochemical Conversion and Refinery and Petrochemical Facilities Retrofitting (DE-FOA-0003018)