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By Oren Lieber-Kotz The RTC applauds the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) for its historic investment in decarbonizing the U.S. industrial sector. OCED’s recent announcement of $6 billion of funding under the Industrial Demonstrations Program, matched by $14 billion […]
March 25, 2024 Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations selected 33 projects across more than 20 states to be part of the single largest industrial decarbonization effort in U.S. history. Funded through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, projects […]
The RTC submitted comments in response to Notice 2022-49 recommending that Treasury and the IRS recognize combined heat and power (CHP) systems using zero-carbon electricity as eligible zero emissions facilities for the Sec. 45Y production tax credit (PTC) and the Sec. 48E investment tax credit […]
On December 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released proposed rulemaking for the clean hydrogen production tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which aims to lower the production costs of clean hydrogen. The RTC submitted comments supporting attainable and predictable eligibility […]
By Oren Lieber-Kotz The RTC applauds our Members and Solutions Providers for securing federal funding for projects developing innovative solutions to decarbonize industry. In a critical stride towards reducing emissions, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) announced $171 million […]
On December 15, 2023, the U.S. Treasury issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit for the domestic production of certain renewable energy equipment, including thermal batteries. The RTC submitted comments strongly supporting the inclusion of thermal batteries in […]
On February 7 & 8, the RTC held virtual Partnership Workshops consisting of curated, one-to-one networking between RTC Members and Solutions Providers. These workshops built on the program from the RTC’s Pilot Projects Workshops in May 2023. The workshops allowed RTC Members to conduct a […]
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) made some significant investments in industrial decarbonization, particularly for clean hydrogen and carbon capture, storage, and utilization. However, analyses show that the IRA does not adequately incentivize the full range of renewable […]
On Wednesday, July 26th from 12 – 1 pm, the RTC held an in-person briefing for Congress presenting the findings of the Renewable Thermal Vision Report and its implications for policymakers. The report examines priority industrial sectors in the United States and analyzes their thermal […]
By Oren Lieber-Kotz The Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) congratulates our Members and Solutions Providers that were recently awarded funding for industrial decarbonization projects by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO). The announcement listed RTC Members PepsiCo and the University […]