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    U.S. DOE sets Carbon Negative Shot target under Energy Earthshots Initiative

    Nov. 9, 2021
    The new Carbon Negative Shot is the government’s first major effort in carbon dioxide removal
    National Carbon Capture Center photo courtesy DOE
    National Carbon Capture Center photo courtesy DOE

    The U.S. Department of Energy has set a third target under its Energy Earthshots Initiative – the Carbon Negative Shot. The new goal under this Carbon Negative Shot is to eliminate gigatons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it for less than $100 per ton of net CO2-equivalent. The new Carbon Negative Shot is the government’s first major effort in carbon dioxide removal (CDR).

    The US will accelerate innovation in CDR and formulate place-based approaches to meet the requirements of the communities, which will participate in the initiative or be affected by CDR. The DOE will engage with the communities and other stakeholders, including tribal nations, labor groups, climate justice organizations, academic, and industry.

    The government has outlined four performance elements under focus through the Carbon Negative Shot, namely:

    ·        Reducing the cost of CDR at less than $100/net metric ton CO2-equivalent for capture and storage

    ·         Accounting of the lifecycle emissions

    ·         High-quality and durable storage with costs estimated for verification, reporting and monitoring for 100 years

    ·         Facilitating gigaton-scale removal

    Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm said, “By slashing the costs and accelerating the deployment of carbon dioxide removal — a crucial clean energy technology — we can take massive amounts of carbon pollution directly from the air and combat the climate crisis. With our Carbon Negative Shot, we can help remove the greenhouse gases already warming our planet and affecting our health—positioning America as a net-zero leader and creating good-paying jobs for a transitioning clean energy workforce. The combination of the Carbon Negative Shot with our massive investments in hydrogen, battery storage, renewables and decarbonized fossil energy, can make net-zero emissions a reality here and abroad.”

    About the Author

    EnergyTech Staff

    Rod Walton is senior editor for EnergyTech.com. He has spent 14 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist.

    Walton formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    He can be reached at [email protected]. 

    EnergyTech is focused on the mission critical and large-scale energy users and their sustainability and resiliency goals. These include the commercial and industrial sectors, as well as the military, universities, data centers and microgrids.

    Many large-scale energy users such as Fortune 500 companies, and mission-critical users such as military bases, universities, healthcare facilities, public safety and data centers, shifting their energy priorities to reach net-zero carbon goals within the coming decades. These include plans for renewable energy power purchase agreements, but also on-site resiliency projects such as microgrids, combined heat and power, rooftop solar, energy storage, digitalization and building efficiency upgrades.