DOE launches Clean Fuels & Products Shot
Summary
The Clean Fuels & Products Shot focuses on reducing carbon emissions from the fuel and chemical industry through alternative, sustainable sources of carbon to achieve a minimum of 85 percent lower GHG emissions compared to fossil-based sources by 2035. According to DOE, the newly launched initiative can help eliminate more than 650 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year by 2050. As part of the launch, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer M Granholm participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch Idaho Natural Laboratory’s newly expanded Biomass Feedstock National User Facility, a center for rapid technology development and large-scale commercialization of biofuels and bioproducts. As part of the effort, DOE has identified five critical research areas to decarbonize the fuels and chemicals industries, including those focused on mobilizing biomass and waste feedstock, efficiently capture and convert carbon dioxide, develop carbon-efficient conversion processes, demonstrate integrated process, and understand sustainability implications. Overall, the agency said the Clean Fuels & Products Shot could eliminate more than 650 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per year.