Funding for Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) at DOE: In Brief

Summary

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Carbon capture and sequestration (or storage)—known as CCS

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (P.L. 111-5; enacted February 17, 2009, hereinafter referred to as the Recovery Act).

research and development

Administration’s FY2017 budget proposal, in Tables 1 and 2. Table 1 shows funding from FY2010 through FY2016, including Recovery Act funding.

Fossil Energy Research and Development

(1) FutureGen; (2) the Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI); (3) Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage (ICCS); and (4) Site Characterization, Training, and Program Direction.

FY2017 DOE budget proposal for Fossil Energy R&D, and compares it to the FY2016 enacted amount. On the left side of Table 2, enacted funding for FY2016 is shown in the current organizational structure. On the right side of Table 2, FY2016 enacted funding and FY2017 proposed funding are compared in the proposed restructuring scheme