Oak Ridge National Laboratory is teaming with the National Energy Technology Laboratory to jointly explore a range of technology innovations for carbon management and strategies for economic development and sustainable energy transitions in the Appalachian region.

ORNL Deputy for Science and Technology Susan S. Hubbard, Ph.D., and NETL Director Brian Anderson, Ph.D., signed an official memorandum of understanding during a brief ceremony held at NETL’s Morgantown, West Virginia, site Friday, March 17. ORNL’s Associate Laboratory Director for the Energy Science and Technology Directorate Xin Sun, Ph.D., also participated in the signing ceremony along with NETL’s Chief Research Officer, David C. Miller, Ph.D., and Associate Laboratory Director, Bryan Morreale, Ph.D.

“The generational challenge of reaching the nation’s clean energy goals requires the world-leading expertise and capabilities of the national laboratory system. This agreement allows us to collaborate across the strengths of our institutions for scientific innovation that moves the needle in terms of decarbonization for the Appalachian region and the United States," ORNL's Hubbard said.

NETL's Anderson added, “The purpose of the new agreement is to establish cooperative efforts in the areas of carbon management including carbon dioxide removal; critical minerals; industrial emissions; clean energy technologies including smart manufacturing; digital manufacturing technologies and advanced data analytics; and energy transition in the Appalachian region."