Register for DOE’s Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap Event with Secretary Granholm and Gina McCarthy on Sept. 7

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September 08, 2022

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(U.S. Department of Energy) On Wednesday, September 7, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy will host a roundtable of diverse industry leaders along with stakeholders from government and academia to discuss opportunities to collectively build a decarbonized industrial sector that benefits workers, communities, and all Americans.

During the event, Secretary Granholm will announce the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) “Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap” — a new report identifying pathways to reduce emissions across our nation’s most energy-intensive sectors and position America as a global leader in manufacturing innovation and decarbonization technologies.

In addition to Secretary Granholm and Gina McCarthy, the roundtable will include:

Trisha Miller, Senior Director for Industrial Emissions, White House Climate Policy Office
Philip K. Bell, President, Steel Manufacturers Association
Rebecca Dell, Senior Director, ClimateWorks Foundation
Kevin Dempsey, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Iron and Steel Institute
Anna Fendley, Director of Regulatory and State Policy, United Steelworkers
Sean O’Neill, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Portland Cement Association
Robbie Orvis, Senior Director, Modeling and Analysis, Energy Innovation
Abigail Regitsky, Manager of U.S. Policy and Advocacy, Breakthrough Energy
Darlene S. Schuster, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Jason Walsh, Executive Director, BlueGreen Alliance
Beverly L. Wright, Executive Director, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice READ MORE

DOE Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap (U.S. Department of Energy)

Energy Department roadmap targets industrial sector emissions (Politico Pro)

Excerpt from U.S. Department of Energy: Strategies for Decarbonizing U.S. Industry

The Roadmap identifies four key technological pillars to significantly reduce emissions for these five subsectors studied. With the application of alternative approaches, 100% of annual CO2 emissions could be mitigated. The crosscutting decarbonization pillars are energy efficiency; industrial electrification; low-carbon fuels, feedstocks, and energy sources (LCFFES); and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). These pillars are applicable across all industrial subsector and have the capability to deliver near-term and future reductions as the GHG emissions intensity of the electrical grid decreases, technologies develop, and hard-to-abate sources are addressed.

Energy Efficiency: Energy efficiency is a foundational, crosscutting decarbonization strategy and is the most cost-effective option for GHG emission reductions in the near term. Decarbonization efforts include:
- Strategic energy management approaches to optimize performance of industrial processes at the system-level
- Systems management and optimization of thermal heat from manufacturing process heating, boiler, and combined heat and power (CHP) sources
- Smart manufacturing and advanced data analytics to increase energy productivity in manufacturing processes
Industrial Electrification: Leveraging advancements in low-carbon electricity from both grid and onsite renewable generation sources will be critical to decarbonization efforts. Decarbonization efforts include:
- Electrification of process heat using induction, radiative heating, or advanced heat pumps
- Electrification of high-temperature range processes such as those found in iron, steel, and cement making
- Replacing thermally-driven processes with electrochemical ones
Low-Carbon Fuels, Feedstocks, and Energy Sources (LCFFES): Substituting low-and no-carbon fuel and feedstocks reduces combustion associated emissions for industrial processes. Decarbonization efforts include:
- Development of fuel-flexible processes
- Integration of hydrogen fuels and feedstocks into industrial applications
- The use of biofuels and bio feedstocks
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS): CCUS refers to the multi-component strategy of capturing generated carbon dioxide (CO₂) from a point source and utilizing the captured CO₂ to make value added products or storing it long-term to avoid release. Decarbonization efforts include:
- Post-combustion chemical absorption of CO₂
- Development and manufacturing optimization of advanced CO₂ capture materials that improve efficiency and lower cost of capture
- Development of processes to utilize captured CO2 to manufacture new materials READ MORE