Sec. 662. Coal research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs
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Section 962 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16292 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (10), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: specific additional programs to address water use and reuse; the testing, including the construction of testing facilities, of high temperature materials for use in advanced systems for combustion or use of coal; and innovations to application of existing coal conversion systems designed to increase efficiency of conversion, flexibility of operation, and other modifications to address existing usage requirements. ; by redesignating subsections
(b)through
(d)as subsections
(c)through (e), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(a)the following: As part of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary may carry out a program designed to undertake research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies, including the accelerated development of— chemical looping technology; supercritical carbon dioxide power generation cycles; pressurized oxycombustion, including new and retrofit technologies; and other technologies that are characterized by the use of— alternative energy cycles; thermionic devices using waste heat; fuel cells; replacement of chemical processes with biotechnology; nanotechnology; new materials in applications (other than extending cycles to higher temperature and pressure), such as membranes or ceramics; carbon utilization, such as in construction materials, using low quality energy to reconvert back to a fuel, or manufactured food; advanced gas separation concepts; and other technologies, including— modular, manufactured components; and innovative production or research techniques, such as using 3–D printer systems, for the production of early research and development prototypes. In carrying out the program described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall enter into partnerships with private entities to share the costs of carrying out the program. The Secretary may reduce the non-Federal cost share requirement if the Secretary determines that the reduction is necessary and appropriate considering the technological risks involved in the project. ; and in subsection
(c)(as so redesignated) by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: In carrying out programs authorized by this section, the Secretary shall identify cost and performance goals for coal-based technologies that would permit the continued cost-competitive use of coal for the production of electricity, chemical feedstocks, transportation fuels, and other marketable products. . Section 963 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16293 ) is amended— by amending paragraph
(6)of subsection
(c)to read as follows: Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to undertake, not less frequently than once every 3 years, a review and prepare a report on the progress being made by the Department of Energy to achieve the goals described in subsections
(a)and
(b)of section 962 and subsection
(b)of this section. Members of the advisory committee established under subparagraph
(A)shall be appointed by the Secretary, except that three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and two members shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate. The total number of members of the advisory committee shall be 15. ; and by amending subsection
(d)to read as follows: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 , the Secretary shall transmit to Congress the results of a study to assess the cost and feasibility of engineering, permitting, building, maintaining, regulating, and insuring a national system of carbon dioxide pipelines. .
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Coal research, development, demonstration, and commercial application programs
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