S. 962 · 110th Congress

Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2007

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2007-03-22
Latest action
2007-04-16 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-83.

Summary

Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2007 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) carry out fundamental science and engineering research to develop and document new approaches to capture and store carbon dioxide; (2) ensure that fundamental research is appropriately applied to energy technology development activities and the field testing of carbon sequestration activities; (3) promote regional carbon sequestration partnerships to conduct geologic sequestration tests involving carbon dioxide in a variety of geological settings; and (4) conduct at least seven initial large-volume sequestration tests for geological containment of carbon dioxide.

Directs the Secretary, in making competitive awards, to give preference to proposals from partnerships among industrial, academic, and government entities.