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Deliver clean energy demonstration projects at scale in partnership with the private sector to accelerate deployment and market adoption.
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Three Years of Impact: OCED by the Numbers
As we celebrate the three-year anniversary of OCED, we reflect on the accomplishments we’ve made towards our mission to accelerate the deployment of these clean energy technologies in partnership with the private sector and others as we work to build a strong U.S. energy economy that creates quality jobs and provides economic opportunities in communities across the nation.
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Aerial view of the BASF Freeport siteOverview
OCED is a multi-technology office with demonstrations that include clean hydrogen, carbon management, advanced nuclear reactors, long-duration energy storage, industrial demonstrations, demonstrations in rural areas and on current and former mine land, and more. The Liftoff Enabling Programs support the replication, market liftoff, and deployment of OCED’s clean energy technologies.
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Advanced Nuclear
The Advanced Nuclear projects will speed up the demonstration of advanced reactors through cost-shared partnerships with U.S. industry. These innovative nuclear technologies are ideally sized and designed to provide flexible electricity output and as process heat for a wide range of industrial heat applications as well as desalination and hydrogen production.
Advanced Reactor Demonstrations Program
Gen III+
Two Heirloom technicians inspect a row of contactor towers in Heirloom’s commercial Direct Air Capture facilityCarbon Management
The Carbon Management portfolio contains three programs: the Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program, the Carbon Capture Large-Scale Pilot Programs, and Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs. These new programs will help accelerate the demonstration and deployment of carbon management technologies, supporting efforts to create good-paying manufacturing jobs, reduce pollution to deliver healthier communities, and reinforce America’s global competitiveness in the clean energy technologies of the future.
Carbon Capture Demonstration Projects Program
Carbon Capture Large-Scale Pilot Projects
Direct Air Capture
Rendering of clean hydrogen storage tanksHydrogen Hubs
The Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) will kickstart a national network of clean hydrogen producers, consumers, and connective infrastructure while supporting the production, storage, delivery, and end-use of clean hydrogen.
Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs
Heidelberg Materials Mitchell Plant – New Cement Preheater-Precalciner TowerIndustrial
The Industrial Demonstrations Program (IDP) will accelerate projects in energy-intensive industries and provide American manufacturers a competitive advantage in the race to lead the world in low- and no carbon manufacturing. This program will be a central driver in helping solidify a “first-mover” advantage for U.S. industry, bolstering its competitiveness globally for decades into the future.
Industrial Demonstrations Program
View of Old Harbor, AlaskaRenewables & Grid
The Renewables & Grid portfolio includes Distributed Energy Systems, Long-Duration Enery Storage, Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and Former Mine Land, and Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas.
Distributed Energy
Long-Duration Energy Storage
Mine Land
Rural & Remote
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The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave SW
Washington DC 20585