The Carbon Management Projects (CONNECT) Toolkit is an online exploratory visualization tool that provides the public with a single point of access to authoritative information on federally funded projects with links to more details on each project. It includes a portfolio of federal research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects that have been publicly announced to advance technologies for point source carbon capture, carbon dioxide removal, transport, storage, and conversion, collectively referred to as carbon management.
The RD&D projects included in CONNECT Toolkit are either completed, ongoing, or are currently under award negotiation. The projects included reflect different stages of project development, ranging from early-stage laboratory research to pilot-scale testing and commercial-scale demonstration, and are supported by different agencies across the federal government, including offices at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) such as the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM), Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E), and the Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO), as well as the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Currently in its BETA version, CONNECT Toolkit is under continuous development. Changes will be gradually incorporated to improve project coverage, platform functionality, and user experience.
Information Included in CONNECT Toolkit
CONNECT Toolkit includes the location and other details of publicly announced and federally funded carbon management research, development, and demonstration projects:
- Point source carbon capture projects
- Carbon conversion projects
- Carbon dioxide removal projects
- Carbon storage projects
- Carbon transport R&D projects and proposed corridors
CONNECT Toolkit also offers additional relevant information on other federal initiatives, regulatory permits, natural resource potential, existing infrastructure, point-source emissions, socio-demographic indicators, and protected lands, including:
- Carbon dioxide storage resources (i.e., saline and oil and gas geologic formations)
- Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJEST) identified disadvantaged communities
- EPA facility level greenhouse gas emissions
- Existing carbon dioxide pipelines
- EPA and Primacy State Underground Injection Control Class VI permits and applications
- Protected areas
- Tribal lands and federal lands
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How to Use CONNECT Toolkit
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Contact
Do you have feedback to share on this resource? We are listening. To suggest specific improvements or best practices that may be implemented through CONNECT Toolkit, or for questions about CONNECT Toolkit, email the team at [email protected].
Last Updated: July 8, 2024