Sec. 131. Direct air capture technology manufacturing research program
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The Secretary shall establish a program for the research, development, and demonstration of manufacturing techniques for direct air capture technologies (referred to in this section as the program ). In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall leverage expertise and resources from— the Office of Science; the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; and the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management. In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall conduct research on applied technology development of air contactor design. The research under paragraph
(1)shall support efforts to improve air contactors with— low pressure drop; high surface area; and high longevity. In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall conduct research scaling-up manufacturing of direct air capture components. The research under paragraph
(1)shall— support efforts to improve techniques for low-cost manufacturing of direct air capture components and materials; and be coordinated with private industry and universities. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary— to carry out subsection (b)— $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027; and to carry out subsection (c)— $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2027.