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Contents
Highlights 2
Letter 5
Background 8
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage and Direct Air Capture Technologies 8
DOE Support for Research and Development of CCUS and DAC Technologies 10
DOE Obligated Almost $1.4 Billion to Support Carbon Capture Projects from Fiscal Years 2018 through 2023 12
DOE Offices Addressed Project Selection and Management Risks in Various Ways, but FECM Inconsistently Addressed Risks in Reviewed Carbon Capture Projects 16
DOE Offices Employed Varied Approaches to Address Risks in Reviewed Projects 16
FECM Inconsistently Adhered to Guidance Regarding Risk Reduction in Project Management and Selection 19
Conclusions 22
Recommendations for Executive Action 22
Agency Comments 23
Appendix I: Comments from the Department of Energy 26
Appendix II: GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments 28
Figure 1. Components of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage and Direct Air Capture 9
Figure 2. Roles of Department of Energy (DOE) Offices Across Technology Readiness Levels 11
Figure 3. Department of Energy (DOE) Carbon Capture Project Obligations, Fiscal Years 2018-2023 13
Figure 4. Department of Energy (DOE) Obligations and Number of Projects for Carbon Capture Projects, by Office and Project Type, Fiscal Years 2018-2023 15
