米国DOE、合計2,340万ドルを提供するCCS関連プロジェクト16件を選定
2023年07月18日
米国エネルギー省 (DOE) は、CCSの地域に合わせた技術支援と利害関係者の関与を強化するために、合計2,340万ドルを提供する14州16件のプロジェクトを発表しました。今回の資金提供を含め、DOEのOffice of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management（化石エネルギー・炭素管理局：FECM）は2021年1月から合計100件以上のプロジェクトに7億7,700万ドル以上を投資してきたとしています。
今回の資金提供の対象となったプロジェクトは以下の通りです。
分野１：大規模CO2貯留施設・ハブに向けた技術支援及びパブリックエンゲージメント
Supporting Communities and Industry for Mid-Atlantic Offshore Carbon Storage Hub Development — Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio)
Project WyoTCH: Developing a Roadmap for a Sustainable Carbon Hub — Carbon Solutions LLC (Okemos, Michigan)
CUSP: Four Corners Regional Initiative — New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (Socorro, New Mexico)
Anadarko Basin Carbon Management Hub — Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
Liberty Carbon Management Hub — University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, North Dakota)
Texas Louisiana Carbon Management Community — The University of Texas (Austin, Texas)
分野２：州の地質データ収集、分析、共有及びエンゲージメント
Assess and Provide Pertinent Data and Information to an Emerging Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Industry with the Goal of Accelerating CO2 Sequestration in Cook Inlet Region — Alaska Department of Natural Resources (Fairbanks, Alaska)
Oklahoma Geological Survey Coordination of Mid-Continent Carbon Management — Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma)
A Play-Based Exploration of Carbon Capture and Storage Potential of the Illinois Basin — Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Champaign, IL)
Alabama Carbon Storage: Data Sharing and Engagement — Geological Survey of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Subsurface Seismic Structural Characterization of the Hogback Monocline and Thermal Characterization of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico — New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (Socorro, New Mexico)
The Central Appalachian Partnership for Carbon Storage — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
Characterization of Subsurface Energy Opportunities to Accelerate Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage in Indiana — Trustees of Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana)
Wyoming Class VI Site Characterization Database — University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming)
Utah Statewide Carbon Storage Assessment: Geological Data Gathering, Analysis, Sharing, and Engagement — Utah Geological Survey (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Advancing Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage in the Michigan Basin — Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Michigan)
詳細は以下をご覧ください。
USDOEによるプレスリリース
https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-invests-over-23-million-reduce-carbon-emissions-across-united-states
選定されたプロジェクト一覧
https://www.energy.gov/fecm/project-selections-foa-2799-regional-initiative-accelerate-carbon-management-deployment