Sec. 2. Establishment of coal and natural gas technology program
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The Energy Policy Act of 2005 is amended by striking section 962 ( 42 U.S.C. 16292 ) and inserting the following: In this section: The term large-scale pilot project means a pilot project that— represents the scale of technology development beyond laboratory development and bench scale testing, but not yet advanced to the point of being tested under real operational conditions at commercial scale; represents the scale of technology necessary to gain the operational data needed to understand the technical and performance risks of the technology before the application of that technology at commercial scale or in commercial-scale demonstration; and is large enough— to validate scaling factors; and to demonstrate the interaction between major components so that control philosophies for a new process can be developed and enable the technology to advance from large-scale pilot plant application to commercial-scale demonstration or application.
The term net-negative carbon dioxide emissions technology means technology— for thermochemical co-conversion of coal and biomass fuels that— uses a carbon capture system; and with carbon dioxide removal, the Secretary determines can provide electricity, fuels, or chemicals with net-negative carbon dioxide emissions from production and consumption of the end products, while removing atmospheric carbon dioxide; and through which each use of coal will be combined with the use of a regionally indigenous form of biomass energy, provided on a renewable basis, that is sufficient in quantity to allow for net-negative emissions of carbon dioxide (in combination with a carbon capture system), while avoiding impacts on food production activities.
The term program means the program established under subsection (b)(1). The term transformational technology means a power generation technology that represents a significant change in the methods used to convert energy that will enable a step change in performance, efficiency, and cost of electricity as compared to the technology in existence on the date of enactment of the Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act of 2019 . The term transformational technology includes a broad range of technology improvements, including— thermodynamic improvements in energy conversion and heat transfer, including— advanced combustion systems, including oxygen combustion systems and chemical looping; and the replacement of steam cycles with supercritical carbon dioxide cycles; improvements in steam or carbon dioxide turbine technology; improvements in carbon capture, utilization, and storage systems technology; improvements in small-scale and modular coal-fired technologies with reduced carbon output or carbon capture that can support incremental power generation capacity additions; fuel cell technologies for low-cost, high-efficiency, fuel-flexible modular power systems; advanced gasification systems; thermal cycling technologies; and any other technology the Secretary recognizes as transformational technology.
The Secretary shall establish a coal and natural gas technology program to ensure the continued use of the abundant domestic coal and natural gas resources of the United States through the development of technologies that will significantly improve the efficiency, effectiveness, costs, and environmental performance of coal and natural gas use. The program shall include— a research and development program; large-scale pilot projects; demonstration projects; and a front-end engineering and design program.
In consultation with the interested entities described in paragraph (5)(C), the Secretary shall develop goals and objectives for the program to be applied to the technologies developed within the program, taking into consideration the following: Increasing the performance of coal and natural gas plants, including by— ensuring reliable, low-cost power from new and existing coal and natural gas plants; achieving high conversion efficiencies; addressing emissions of carbon dioxide through high-efficiency platforms; developing small-scale and modular technologies to support incremental capacity additions and load following generation, in addition to large-scale generation technologies; supporting dispatchable operations for new and existing applications of coal and natural gas generation; and accelerating the development of technologies that have transformational energy conversion characteristics.
Using carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration technologies to decrease the carbon dioxide emissions, and the environmental impact from carbon dioxide emissions, from new and existing coal and natural gas plants, including by— accelerating the development of technologies to capture carbon dioxide emissions from new and existing coal and natural gas plants; accelerating the development of technologies to capture carbon dioxide emissions from industrial facilities, including— nontraditional fuel manufacturing facilities, including ethanol or other biofuel production plants; and energy-intensive manufacturing facilities that produce carbon dioxide as a byproduct of operations; supporting sites for safe geological storage of large volumes of anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide and the development of the infrastructure needed to support a carbon dioxide utilization and storage industry; improving the conversion, utilization, and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels and other anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide; lowering greenhouse gas emissions for all fossil fuel production, generation, delivery, and use, to the maximum extent practicable; developing carbon utilization technologies, products, and methods, including carbon use and reuse for commercial application; and developing net-negative carbon dioxide emissions technologies.
Decreasing the non-carbon dioxide relevant environmental impacts of coal and natural gas production, including by— further reducing non-carbon dioxide air emissions; and reducing the use, and managing the discharge, of water in power plant operations. Examining methods of converting coal and natural gas to other valuable products and commodities in addition to electricity. The carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration activities described in paragraph (3)(B) shall be— cross-cutting in nature; and carried out by the Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, in coordination with the heads of other relevant offices of the Department, including the Director of the Office of Science and the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall— undertake international collaborations, taking into consideration the recommendations of the National Coal Council; use existing authorities to encourage international cooperation; and consult with interested entities, including— coal and natural gas producers; industries that use coal and natural gas; organizations that promote coal, advanced coal, and natural gas technologies; environmental organizations; organizations representing workers; and organizations representing consumers.
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act of 2019 , the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the program goals and objectives adopted under subsection (b)(3). Not less frequently than once every 2 years after the initial report is submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the progress made towards achieving the program goals and objectives adopted under subsection (b)(3).
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section, to remain available until expended— for activities under the research and development program component described in subsection (b)(2)(A)— $230,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021; and $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2024; subject to paragraph (2), for activities under the large-scale pilot projects program component described in subsection (b)(2)(B)— $347,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021; $272,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023; and $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; for activities under the demonstration projects program component described in subsection (b)(2)(C)— $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021; and $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2024; and for activities under the front-end engineering and design program described in subsection (b)(2)(D), $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023.
Activities under subsection (b)(2)(B) shall be subject to the cost-sharing requirements of section 988(b). . The table of contents for the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–58 ; 119 Stat. 600) is amended by striking the item relating to section 962 and inserting the following: Sec. 962. Coal and natural gas technology program. .
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Establishment of coal and natural gas technology program
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-58
Stat.119 Stat. 600
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