The Department of Energy’s Advanced Combustion Systems (ACS) program is offering up to $1.5 million for two to six oxy-combustion or chemical looping applied research projects, the department said this week in a funding opportunity announcement. “Awards resulting from this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will improve the overall economics for these two pathways ensuring that their performance and cost potential are substantially better than today’s baseline pulverized coal power plant with post-combustion capture,” according to the FOA
The department intends to award between $500,000 and $1.5 million per project to one to three projects in each topic area. “The FOA topics are not prioritized, and the number for applications selected for negotiations leading to award will depend on the quality of applications submitted, and the availability of funds. It is anticipated that there will be at least one award made in each Topic Area; however, this is not a requirement,” the announcement says.
Pressurized oxy-combustion topics of interest to DOE include oxy-combustion boiler/combustor development, heat management and integration, elevated pressure flue gas purification, catalytic flue gas purification and oxygen cleanup, and process optimization.
DOE is interested in chemical looping combusting projects involving oxygen carrier improvement, gas/solid management; solids separation, reactor design, heat management and integration, sulfur management, oxygen carrier regeneration, and oxygen carrier manufacturing.
Projects related to pre-combustion and post-combustion CO2 capture, CO2 compressor development, co-firing of biomass or natural gas in existing boilers, conversion of CO2 to non-regenerable materials/beneficial reuse capture, stand-alone oxygen production systems, oxygen membrane integrated systems, chemical looping gasification or fuels production systems, and oxygen-blown gasification systems, are not eligible for this funding.
Applications can be made through Grants.gov and are due by July 18.
