Individual Agencies

NETL Studies on the Economic Feasibility of CO2 Capture

Energy analyses that provide input to decisions on issues such as national plans and programs, resource use, environmental and energy security policies, technology options for research and development programs, and paths to deployment.

Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships

Cover 43 US states and four Canadian provinces. Goal is to implement eight large-scale geologic storage and utilization projects in order to confirm that CO2 sequestration can be achieved safely, permanently, and economically.

Pipeline Safety Act

Grants authority to adopt federal regulations, prescribing minimum standards for the construction, operation, and maintenance of pipeline facilities transporting natural and other flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas.

US GAO report, Pipeline Permitting

Reviewed relevant laws and regulations and interviewed federal officials, state officials from a nonprobability sample of 11 states, and representatives from natural gas industry associations and public interest groups.

Advanced Biofuel Payment Program

Provides incentives for anaerobic digestion projects, including those targeted for pipeline injection, a use often excluded from state programs.

Rural Energy for America Program

Provides grants and loans to agricultural producers and rural small businesses for energy systems.

Biogas Opportunities Roadmap

Identifies voluntary actions that can be taken to reduce methane emissions through the use of biogas systems and outlines strategies to overcome barriers to a robust biogas industry in the United States.

Healthy Forests Reserve Program

The US Forest Service could use its discretion under this program to subsidize the production of bioenergy feedstocks.