This week's awards: CEML's Nevada Gold Mines Solar PV Project – Decarbonizing Gold Mines in Nevada; ERA's Clean Energy and Efficiency for Dallas County Alabama Schools; IDP's First Commercial Electrochemical Cement Manufacturing; LDES' Rural Energy Viability for Integrated Vital Energy (REVIVE)
Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations
November 13, 2024
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On Wednesdays, OCED will announce the latest projects that have successfully completed award negotiations. OCED will only issue an Award Wednesday notification on weeks when an award has been finalized.
AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS
Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and Former Mine Land
Nevada Gold Mines Solar PV Project – Decarbonizing Gold Mines in Nevada
OCED awarded the Nevada Gold Mines Solar PV Project – Decarbonizing Gold Mines in Nevada, led by Nevada Gold Mines LLC, with $14.6 million (of the total project federal cost share of up to $95 million) to begin Phase 1 activities. The project plans to deploy 40 MW of solar photovoltaic (solar PV) and 100 MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) at the gold processing facility at the Turquoise Ridge gold processing facility in Humboldt County, NV and 60 MW of solar PV and 148 MWh of BESS at the Cortez mining operations in Lander County, NV. By planning to lower mining operations emissions by 2 million tons of carbon dioxide over the project’s proposed lifetime, Nevada Gold Mines LLC will demonstrate a replicable way the gold mining industry could reach net-zero operations by 2050. During Phase 1, Nevada Gold Mines LLC will advance engineering, refine the business plan, begin permitting activities, and initiate community benefit activities.
View the project fact sheet and community benefits commitments summary here. Learn more about engagement opportunities here.
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas
Clean Energy and Efficiency for Dallas County Alabama Schools
OCED issued a grant award to the Clean Energy and Efficiency for Dallas County Alabama Schools project, led by the Dallas County Board of Education, committing up to nearly $5 million in federal funding. The project plans to install energy-efficient retrofits at up to nine schools across Alabama’s Dallas County School System (DCSS), many of which were constructed in the 1950s. These upgrades will help remedy air quality issues, improve comfort and health conditions, and support better learning environments for thousands of K-12 students from Selma, AL’s surrounding communities. DCSS will also be able to reinvest the operational and energy savings from this project into its students and facilities.
View the project fact sheet and community benefits commitments summary here. Learn more about engagement opportunities here.
Industrial Demonstrations Program
First Commercial Electrochemical Cement Manufacturing
OCED awarded the First Commercial Electrochemical Cement Manufacturing project, led by Sublime Systems, with more than $12.7 million (of the total project federal cost share of up to $86.9 million) to begin Phase 1 activities. Sublime Systems plans to build a new, ultra-low-carbon cement manufacturing facility in Holyoke, MA. Sublime Systems’ new method to make cement replaces carbon-intensive limestone with an abundant calcium silicate-based feedstock, resulting in industry-standard cement that is produced electrochemically instead of using high heat. During Phase 1 of the project, Sublime Systems will perform preliminary engineering and design for the project, complete site characterization, provide documentation and reports necessary for OCED to complete the National Environmental Policy Act review, and continue engagement activities with the community, project partners, and stakeholders.
View the project fact sheet and community benefits commitments summary here. Learn more about engagement opportunities here.
Long-Duration Energy Storage Demonstrations
Rural Energy Viability for Integrated Vital Energy (REVIVE)
OCED awarded the Rural Energy Viability for Integrated Vital Energy (REVIVE) project, led by Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC), with more than $3 million (of the total project federal cost share of up to $29.7 million) to begin Phase 1 activities. DPC plans to develop and build three battery energy storage systems using a vanadium flow battery system to provide up to 700 kW of power for up to 10 hours to improve grid resiliency, reliability, and provide backup power near three substations located in Frentress Lake, IL; Waukon, IA; and Wyeville, WI. During Phase 1, DPC will conduct detailed project planning and engineering design, community and labor engagement, workforce development, permitting and interconnection activities, and other development activities.
View the project fact sheet and community benefits commitments summary here. Learn more about engagement opportunities here.