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FEBRUARY 2023: USDA NIFA FAS
FEBRUARY 2023: NSF Opportunity
October 2022: DOE seed investments in fundamental physical sciences research
A message from iSEE Acting Associate Director for Research Jeremy Guest:
Best of luck!
August 2022: DOE
A message from iSEE Acting Associate Director for Research Jeremy Guest:
Topic 2) Development and Validation of Sensor Technology for Monitoring and Measuring Hydrogen Losses
Topic 3) Materials-based H2 Storage Demonstrations
Topic 4) M2FCT: High Performing, Durable, and Low-PGM Catalysts/Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs) for Medium- and Heavy-duty Applications
3. Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization; https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId9809abda-a152-49e7-8ca3-4cc34d57ea18
Topic 2) Decarbonizing Iron and Steel: This topic will focus on advancements that enable decarbonization in ore-based or scrap-based iron and steelmaking operations, and that convert other existing iron and steelmaking ancillary and thermal processes to use clean fuels or electricity.
Topic 3) Decarbonizing Food and Beverage Products: This topic will focus on innovative technologies that decarbonize process heating operations within the food and beverage sector.
Topic 4) Decarbonizing Cement and Concrete: This topic will focus on next generation cement formulations and process routes, utilization of low carbon fuels, and carbon capture technologies.
Topic 5) Decarbonizing Paper and Forest Products: This topic will focus on novel paper and wood drying technologies, and innovative pulping and paper forming technologies.
Topic 6) Cross-sector Decarbonization Technologies: This topic will focus on innovations in low temperature waste heat to power, thermal energy storage, and industrial heat pump technologies.”
4. Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs; https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2ffedconnect%3fdoc%3dDE-FOA-0002746%26agency%3dDOE&doc=DE-FOA-0002746&agency=DOE (see link to the notice of intent on right side of page under "Documentation")
▪ has the capacity to capture and sequester, utilize, or sequester and utilize at least 1,000,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually from a single unit or multiple interconnected units;
▪ demonstrate the capture, processing, delivery, and sequestration or end use of captured carbon; and
▪ could be developed into a regional or interregional carbon network to facilitate sequestration or carbon utilization.
Key technologies and approaches DOE plans to support include:
▪ biomass carbon removal and storage,
▪ ocean-based carbon removal (Direct Ocean Capture), and
▪ enhanced mineralization.
Best of luck!
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