Office of Infrastructure | U.S. Department of Energy

New Funding Alert: OCED announced up to $1.8B in reoccurring funding to help catalyze the direct air capture (DAC) industry by offering new pathways to commercialization. This funding will support an ecosystem of projects designed to provide DAC technology and project developers with support at various stages on their commercialization path and ultimately spur the growth of additional Regional DAC Hubs.     OCED is planning to host an informational webinar on Monday, January 13 at 2 p.m., ET to discuss the funding announcement. Register for the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/g7GW7Usg Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gMkuM8aZ

Let’s go, GDO! Check out the 2024 Wrap-Up from the Grid Deployment Office | U.S. Department of Energy below.

This week, OCED awarded six projects across two programs committing more than $660 million of federal funding. 👏    OCED issued two grant awards in Alaska under the rural and remote program. The first plans to install air-source heat pumps in 240 tribally owned homes and community facilities on Prince of Wales Island—a location only accessible by small aircraft or ferry. The second plans to improve energy resilience in the Arctic Circle by upgrading the region’s power plant infrastructure to enable the integration of a 525 kW solar photovoltaic system and a 990 kWh battery energy storage system. 🔋    OCED also awarded four projects under the Industrial Demonstrations Program:   ▪️ Diageo plans to partner with Rondo Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to upgrade beverage facilities by replacing natural gas-fired heat with Rondo Heat Batteries, electric boilers, and other thermal solutions.   ▪️ ExxonMobil aims to enable the use of hydrogen in place of natural gas across high heat-fired equipment using new burner technologies for ethylene production, a chemical feedstock used in manufacturing.   ▪️ Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. plans to demonstrate the viability of Via Separations’ membrane technology to potentially scale across other domestic pulp and paper mills and other industrial sectors, such as chemical manufacturing.  ▪️ Technip Energies in partnership with LanzaTech plans to use a biotech-based carbon recycling process and low carbon intensity hydrogen to create sustainable ethanol and ethylene.  🏆 Learn more about all this week’s awarded projects: https://lnkd.in/eDj4Hu4k      Stay up-to-date on all future awards, funding opportunities, news announcements, upcoming events, and more, subscribe to our newsletter today 👉 https://lnkd.in/eDJVVENA 

📢Today: We’re announcing nearly $15 million in funding for 57 small- and medium-sized manufacturers selected across the country to save energy, improve efficiency, and reduce pollution, all while strengthening our domestic #manufacturing sector. These 57 selections are expected to help reduce more than 33,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. To continue supporting U.S. #manufacturers, MESC is announcing four additional assessment providers – including one with cybersecurity expertise – further expanding expand access to Industrial Training and Assessment Centers (ITAC) implementation #grants. Even better? ITAC is now open for additional applications! Learn more here!  www.energy.gov/mesc     https://lnkd.in/ezWbR3Db

📢Today: We’re announcing nearly $15 million in funding for 57 small- and medium-sized manufacturers selected across the country to save energy, improve efficiency, and reduce pollution, all while strengthening our domestic #manufacturing sector. These 57 selections are expected to help reduce more than 33,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. To continue supporting U.S. #manufacturers, MESC is announcing four additional assessment providers – including one with cybersecurity expertise – further expanding expand access to Industrial Training and Assessment Centers (ITAC) implementation #grants. Even better? ITAC is now open for additional applications! Learn more here!  www.energy.gov/mesc     https://lnkd.in/ezWbR3Db

ICYMI: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the publication of the Communities LEAP (Local Energy Action Program) pilot final report! During the program, 24 communities across 17 states received technical assistance for various clean energy pathways. Communities now have actionable resources to improve environmental conditions and facilitate sustained economic empowerment  The pilot final report details the various technical assistance phases during the program and highlights the successes across the participating communities. Learn more about Communities LEAP and explore the final report below. https://lnkd.in/eK85JhHJ

#Deploy24's first Plenary—entitled "Progress"—is a wrap, and it was an insightful look into just that: the incredible momentum that has been generated for clean energy deployment in recent years...and the new challenges and opportunities that that progress is revealing. From a discussion on AI-driven load growth and the development of clean-powered data centers to an overview of DOE's Pathways to Commercial Liftoff initiative, and from a panel on building a clean and affordable grid in the face of rising demand growth and extreme weather to an inspiring closing address from John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy, the first plenary of #Deploy24 addressed the certainties and uncertainties inherent in the nation's progress on deployment thus far. Read more about what was covered during Plenary One at DeployTogether.com/Agenda and continue to follow us as we #DeployTogether!

We hope to see YOU tomorrow, Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Deploy24 where DOE Under Secretary for Infrastructure David Crane will kick off the two-day conference at 10 a.m. ET. Deploy24 is all about bringing together government, private sector, and other important voices to talk about investment in American companies and American energy infrastructure. Learn more at www.deploytogether.com!

"Why Deploy24?" Get a preview of who is attending Deploy24 & why! On Thursday, November 21 and Friday, November 22, LPO Director Jigar Shah will chat with select Deploy24 attendees ahead of the gathering in Washington, D.C. to get a sense of why they're joining us and what they're looking to get out of the event. Be sure to follow @Deploy24 on LinkedIn to catch these conversations live or watch the recordings as they're posted to the Deploy24 video playlist: https://lnkd.in/ggWKsGzj (and for more event videos, check out last year's Deploy23 playlist: https://lnkd.in/g-hqtRGr). #DeployTogether #Deploy24

Don't miss out! DOE is providing an opportunity for public comment on the Government-Creditor Agreement (GCA) which, among other things, provides clarification on lenders rights and remedies with respect to DOE’s interest in the property, and expectations and other reasonable protections in a DOE-funded project.   The public comment period closes on November 26, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Feedback from sponsors, lenders and counsel is highly encouraged. Interested parties may submit comments electronically to [email protected]. Comments received after this date or submitted anonymously will not be considered.   Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/etCrZu4K