[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39827-39828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17206]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Recurring Public Meetings of the Supercritical CO2 Oxy-
combustion Technology Group

AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Office of Fossil Energy, 
Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of recurring public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will host a 
public meeting via WebEx October 8, 2019, of the Supercritical 
CO2 Oxy-combustion Technology Group, to address challenges 
associated with oxy-combustion systems in directly heated supercritical 
CO2 (sCO2) power cycles.

DATES: The next public meeting will be held on October 8, 2019, from 
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. NETL plans to hold meetings every two 
months. Future meetings will be announced on the Event page of the NETL 
website: https://netl.doe.gov/events.

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held via WebEx and hosted by 
NETL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the 
public

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meetings, or if you would like to receive email notifications on the 
occurrence of future meetings, please contact Seth Lawson by email at 
netl.doe.gov">Seth.Lawson@netl.doe.gov, or by postal mail addressed to National 
Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, P.O. Box 880, 
Morgantown, WV 26507-0880. Please direct all media inquiries to the 
NETL Public Affairs Officer at (304) 285-0228.
    Future meetings will be announced on the Event page of the NETL 
website: https://netl.doe.gov/events.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Instructions and Information on the Public Meetings

    The public meetings will be held via WebEx. The next public meeting 
on 10/8/2019 will begin at 1:00 p.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. NETL plans to 
hold meetings every two months. Future meetings will be announced on 
the Event page of the NETL website: https://netl.doe.gov/events 
Interested parties may RSVP, to confirm their participation and receive 
login instructions, by emailing netl.doe.gov">Seth.Lawson@netl.doe.gov.
    The objective of the Supercritical CO2 Oxy-combustion 
Technology Group is to promote a technical understanding of oxy-
combustion for direct-fired sCO2 power cycles by sharing 
information or viewpoints from individual participants regarding risk 
reduction and challenges associated with developing the technology.
    Oxy-combustion systems in directly heated supercritical 
CO2 (SCO2) power cycles utilize natural gas or 
syngas oxy-combustion systems to produce a high temperature 
SCO2 working fluid and have the potential to be efficient, 
cost effective and well-suited for carbon dioxide (CO2) 
capture. To realize the benefits of direct fired SCO2 power 
cycles, the following challenges must be addressed: chemical kinetic 
uncertainties, combustion instability, flowpath design, thermal 
management, pressure containment, definition/prediction of turbine 
inlet conditions, ignition, off-design operation, transient 
capabilities, in-situ flame monitoring, and modeling, among others.
    The format of the meetings will facilitate equal opportunity for 
discussion among all participants; all participants will be welcome to 
speak. Following a detailed presentation by one volunteer participant 
regarding lessons learned from his or her area of research, other 
participants will be provided the opportunity to briefly share lessons 
learned from their own research. Meetings are expected to take place 
every other month with a different volunteer presenting at each 
meeting. Meeting minutes shall be published for those who are unable to 
attend.
    These meetings are considered ``open-to-the-public;'' the purpose 
for these meetings has been examined during the planning stages, and 
NETL management has made specific determinations that affect 
attendance. All information presented at these meetings must meet 
criteria for public sharing or be published and available in the public 
domain. Participants should not communicate information that is 
considered official use only, proprietary, sensitive, restricted or 
protected in any way. Foreign nationals, who may be present, have not 
been approved for access to DOE information and technologies.

    Dated: August 1, 2019.
Heather Quedenfeld,
Associate Director, Coal Technology Development & Integration Center, 
National Energy Technology Laboratory.
[FR Doc. 2019-17206 Filed 8-9-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P