Happy Tuesday! We hope you have been able to put those special finishing touches on preparing for the big holidays tomorrow! It is hard to believe it will be Christmas and the first evening on Hannukah all in one special day package!
We love a follow-up to our Blog,
and we have spoken in past Blogs on the Methane Emissions Reduction Program and the Waste
Emissions Charge (WEC), and how
there was federal money to help with the transition for small companies and
others. Back in June we spoke on the
topic of federal help to reduce methane and the $850 million grant opportunity (Please
see our Blog earlier this year on the information on these topics.) Well, it appears this federal money has been
awarded!
Did anyone
happen to read the DOE’s Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Newsletter on
December 20, 2024, their announcement for, “U.S. Department of Energy and U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Announces $850 Million to Reduce Methane
Pollution from the Oil and Gas Sector”? In
the article, it goes on to speak about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have revealed 43 recipients for their $850 million (FOA-3256) for their projects which will
help with methane emissions by either helping slash, observe, gauge, or calculate
emissions for the fossil-fuel industry. The
projects were selected to help them be the frontrunners for how to improve
Americans’ lives as well as showing effectiveness in their operations. The federal money has come from the Inflation
Reduction Act. The 43 projects have included
one Tribal Energy group, 11 secondary learning institutions, and 20 small to mid-size
companies as well a few recipients were awarded money in multiple categories.
FOA-3256 money
was divided into four categories. Three
projects will help small oil and gas operators lessen emissions with off-the-shelf
equipment for their low-yield existing wells.
Four projects will help neighborhoods and those near oil and gas
facilities with first-hand information and equipment to help observe the
facilities. Five projects will help improve
finding and gauging emissions on a local level with special equipment. The bulk of the money will be going to thirty-one
projects who will either use innovative and/or current gear to cut back their emissions. Some of the projects recipients are from
Texas, and they include: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, University
of Texas at Austin, Southern Methodist University, DaphneTech USA, LLC; Baker Hughes
Energy Transition LLC, Hyliion Inc., Encino Environmental Services, Envana
Software Solutions, Capwell Services, Inc., and Blue Sky Measurements. We wish all the projects congratulations and
good luck fulfilling their requirements for the awards! If you would like to read more of the News
Release from the U.S. EPA, please click the link: US Environmental Protection Agency and US Department of Energy Announce $850M to Reduce Methane Pollution from the Oil and Gas Sector | US EPA .
If you would
like help in looking into how to reduce your methane emissions with emission
controls and help with adopting best practices, contact us via email in the Blog
and check out our ESC website!
We hope you have a wonderful evening and a wonder holiday’s
celebration tomorrow! Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah!
**Disclaimer: Please see the News Release for the specifics
from the U.S. EPA and DOE. **