OpportunityTitle: H2 at Scale (Hydrogen at Scale): Determining Research, Development, and Demonstration (RD&amp;D) Necessary for Clean Hydrogen Production to Enable Multisectoral Deep Decarbonization
Description: Request for Information (RFI) DE-FOA-0001655 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) seeks input on priority RD&amp;D areas to enable deep decarbonization of industrial, transportation, and power generation sectors through wide-scale deployment of hydrogen. The potential of hydrogen to deeply decarbonize a multitude of sectors was identified by the DOE national laboratories in a proposal termed H2@Scale in 2016. The preliminary analysis performed by the national laboratories on the H2@Scale concept indicated that nearly a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is possible by 2050. Research in several relevant areas is currently addressed by many different DOE Offices, including the Offices of Nuclear Energy (NE), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Fossil Energy (FE), Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), and Science (OS), along with the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E). Given the broad scope of H2@Scale, and the need to engage many stakeholders to ensure the proposal&#8217;s success, the U.S. DOE is soliciting feedback on activities to advance the H2@Scale proposal in both the near and longer-term. The purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback, project ideas, and other guidance on the topic areas described below and through responses to questions (as applicable). Note stakeholders should feel free to respond only to those topics relevant to their expertise; it is not necessary to respond to all topics. I. Concept of H2 at Scale II. Integration of Hydrogen Production with the Electricity Grid, and with Storage and Pipeline Infrastructure III. Integration of Hydrogen Production with Process Heat, such as from Nuclear Generation, Industrial Waste Heat Sources, or Concentrated Solar Power IV. Leveraging Stranded Renewables, and Value-Added Applications for Hydrogen V. Hydrogen from Fossil Fuels VI. Other This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. The U.S. DOE will not pay for information provided under this RFI and no project will be supported as a result of this RFI. This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance or financial incentives. The U.S. DOE may or may not issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) based on consideration of the input received from this RFI.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: business
GrantorContactText: Contract Specialist ANGELA D. BOSLEY 304-285-4149&lt;br/&gt;angela.bosley@netl.doe.gov&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically to H2Scale@ee.doe.gov with the subject line &quot;DE-FOA-0001655 - RFI&quot; no later than 5:00pm (ET) on November 4, 2016. Responses must be provided as attachments to an email.