{"id":30735,"date":"2025-06-04T05:20:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/doe-cancels-3-7b-in-carbon-capture-decarbonization-awards\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T05:20:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:20:41","slug":"doe-cancels-3-7b-in-carbon-capture-decarbonization-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/doe-cancels-3-7b-in-carbon-capture-decarbonization-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"DOE cancels $3.7B in carbon capture, decarbonization awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1748971068\/news\/text_to_speech\/doe-cancel-carbon-capture-decarbonization-funding_ni9ij9.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/secretary-wright-announces-termination-24-projects-generating-over-3-billion-taxpayer\" target=\"_blank\">canceled $3.7 billion in awards<\/a> from its Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, including $540 million in grants for two carbon capture projects planned by Calpine.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The canceled awards were mainly for carbon capture and sequestration and other decarbonization projects, according to DOE. Affected companies include PPL Corp., \u00d8rsted and Exxon Mobil Corp.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Calpine grants were for CCS projects at its 550-MW gas-fired <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.calpine.com\/calpine-announces-execution-of-full-scale-demonstration-project-cost-sharing-agreement-with-doe-for-baytown-decarbonization-project\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Sutter power plant<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in Yuba City, California, and its 810-MW <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.calpine.com\/carbon-capture-and-sequestration-ccs\/baytown-carbon-capture\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Baytown power plant<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in Baytown, Texas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cAfter a thorough and individualized financial review of each award, the DOE found that these projects failed to advance the energy needs of the American people, were not economically viable and would not generate a positive return on investment of taxpayer dollars,\u201d DOE said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Sixteen of the 24 terminated awards were signed between President Donald Trump\u2019s election in November and Jan. 20, according to DOE.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The DOE assessed the canceled awards under <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/secretary-wright-announces-new-policy-increasing-accountability-identifying-wasteful\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>a review process outlined earlier this month<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. The department said it is reviewing 179 awards that total over $15 billion in financial assistance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cDOE is prioritizing large-scale commercial projects that require more detailed information from the awardees for the initial phase of this review, but this process may extend to other DOE program offices as the reviews progress,\u201d the department said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>DOE created the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations in late 2021 to manage about $27 billion in funding appropriated by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-25-106748\" target=\"_blank\">a mid-November report<\/a> from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Below is a list from DOE of the canceled awards announced on Friday.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"inside_story\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A chart of canceled DOE funding.\" data-imagemodel=\"179990\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/3wIrP0-RFhudKW7h0osINFgyXdbsiUc5W8SZZLvH9m8\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9TY3JlZW5zaG90Xzk3LnBuZw==.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>Optional Caption<\/p>\n<p>Permission granted by US Department of Energy<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>DOE\u2019s decision to terminate the awards was \u201cshortsighted,\u201d according to Steven Nadel, executive director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. \u201cLocking domestic plants into outdated technology is not a recipe for future competitiveness or bringing manufacturing jobs back to American communities,\u201d Nadel said in a statement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The award cancellations are a \u201cmajor step backward in the nationwide deployment of carbon management technologies,\u201d Jessie Stolark, the executive director of the Carbon Capture Coalition, said. \u201cEnsuring projects funded by the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act move forward toward commercialization are necessary to demonstrate the technology across fossil fuel power generation and key industrial sectors, including natural gas-fired power generation, cement, and basic chemicals.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>DOE\u2019s decision is a blow to American competitiveness, new jobs and cleaner air, according to Iliana Paul, deputy director for industrial transformation at the Sierra Club.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cAmerican workers, fenceline communities, and forward-thinking companies have had the rug pulled out from under them,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/doe-cancel-carbon-capture-decarbonization-funding\/749674\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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