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January 15, 2025 | Tom Ballard

ORNL leading one of three new new Department of Energy projects

The projects will accelerate industrial demonstration efforts to address critical technology adoption risks.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is launching three projects to receive $18.6 million under the Inflation Reduction Act Technology Commercialization Fund (IRA TCF) Collaborative Alignment for Critical Technology Industries – Industrial Decarbonization Lab Call.

One of the projects is led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) which will create forums where participants in the supply and value chains of the U.S. chemicals and refining sectors can converge to address challenges hindering the adoption of decarbonization technologies. As part of the effort, ORNL will work in collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Savanah River National Laboratory, and industry partners. .

According to the announcement, the projects will accelerate industrial demonstration efforts through enhanced stakeholder collaboration to address critical technology adoption risks. This program is run by DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) and the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) with support from the Industrial Efficiency & Decarbonization Office (IEDO) and Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC).



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