DOE's Advanced Manufacturing Office Seeks Input on Technology Pathways to Decarbonize the U.S. Industrial Sector

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) is seeking input on decarbonizing the U.S. industrial sector. The purpose of the new Request for Information (RFI) is to help AMO better understand how domestic manufacturers can reduce emissions while simultaneously producing the advanced technologies necessary to promote a clean energy future.
 
DOE has identified 4 pathways to decarbonizing the U.S. industrial sector: (1) energy efficiency, (2) electrification, (3) low-carbon fuels and feedstocks, and (4) carbon capture, utilization, and storage. The RFI is seeking input on these specific pathways as they relate to “key foundational industries,” which include iron and steel, chemicals, cement, and food and beverages. For each industry, AMO is looking for input pertaining to:

• Emerging industrial decarbonization technologies with potential for the largest impact
• Most attainable opportunities for demonstration-scale projects within the industrial sector
• Barriers to decarbonizing America’s industrial sector
• DOE resources that would be most beneficial in accelerating industrial decarbonization
• Industrial decarbonization strategies that directly and equitably benefit the industrial workforce and surrounding communities.   

“The industrial sector accounts for 28% of the nation’s energy-related greenhouse gas emissions,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kelly Speakes-Backman. “Reducing those emissions is no easy feat but getting this right means that the industrial sector can be a major part of the solution to decarbonize our economy.” 
 
Responses are due to Industrial-Decarbonization-RFI@ee.doe.gov by 5:00 p.m. ET on February 28, 2022.