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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACER | European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators |
ACTL | Alberta Carbon Trunk Line |
ANL | Argonne National Laboratory |
ARI | Advanced Resources International |
ATR | autothermal reforming |
AWARE-US | Available Water Remaining for the United States |
BBL | billion barrels of oil |
Bcf/d | billion cubic feet per day |
BECCS | bioenergy with carbon capture and storage |
C1 | one-carbon chemicals and materials |
C2 | two-carbon chemicals and materials |
C2+ | multi-carbon chemicals and materials |
C2ES | Center for Climate and Energy Solutions |
CAA | Clean Air Act |
CATF | Clean Air Task Force |
CBA | cost-benefit analysis |
CC | carbon capture |
CCS | carbon dioxide capture and storage |
CCU | carbon dioxide capture and utilization |
CCUS | carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage |
CDR | carbon dioxide removal |
CEQ | Council on Environmental Quality |
CO2e | carbon dioxide equivalents |
CREZ | Competitive Renewable Energy Zone |
CRI | Carbon Recycling International |
CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization |
CU | carbon dioxide utilization |
CUP | conditional use permit |
CWA | Clean Water Act |
DAC | direct air capture |
DDP | Deep Decarbonization Pathways |
DOC | direct ocean capture |
DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
DOE-BETO | U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office |
DOE-EERE | U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
DOE-FECM | U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management |
DOE-HFTO | U.S. Department of Energy Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office |
DOE-NE | U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy |
DOE-OCED | U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations |
DOE-OEID | U.S. Department of Energy Office of Economic Impact and Diversity |
DOS | U.S. Department of State |
EASAC | European Academies Science Advisory Council |
EC | European Commission |
EEA | European Environment Agency |
EFI | Energy Futures Initiative |
EGR | enhanced gas recovery |
EIA | U.S. Energy Information Administration |
EIGA | European Industrial Gases Association |
EIR | environmental impact report |
EIS | environmental impact statement |
EOP | Executive Office of the President |
EOR | enhanced oil recovery |
EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
ESA | Endangered Species Act |
EU | European Union |
FCHEA | Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association |
FEED | front-end engineering design |
FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
FTS | Fischer-Tropsch synthesis |
GHG | greenhouse gas |
Gt | gigatonne |
GW | gigawatt |
GWP | global warming potential |
H2S | hydrogen sulfide |
HGL | hydrocarbon gas liquid |
IDEALHy | Integrated Design for Efficient Advanced Liquefaction of Hydrogen |
IEA | International Energy Agency |
IEAGHG | IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme |
IIJA | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act |
IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
IRA | Inflation Reduction Act |
IRENA | International Renewable Energy Agency |
ITIF | Information Technology & Innovation Foundation |
IWG | International Working Group |
kWh | kilowatt hour |
LADWP | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power |
LBNL | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
LCA | life cycle assessment |
LEP | Labor Energy Partnership |
LNG | liquefied natural gas |
LPG | liquefied petroleum gas |
MCC | Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change |
MEA | monoethanolamine |
MMT | million metric tons, million tonnes, megatonnes |
MP | methane pyrolysis |
Mtpa | million tonnes per annum |
MWhe | megawatt-hours of electricity |
NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
NETL | National Energy Technology Laboratory |
NGA | Natural Gas Act |
NJDEP | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
NOx | nitrogen oxides |
NPC | National Petroleum Council |
NPDES | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System |
NPMS | National Pipeline Mapping System |
NSR | New Source Review |
PARC | Palo Alto Research Center |
PEM | proton exchange membrane |
PHMSA | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration |
POx | partial oxidation |
PPA | power purchase agreement |
PSD | Prevention of Significant Deterioration |
PTC | production tax credit |
PV | photovoltaic |
R&D | research and development |
RD&D | research, development, and demonstration |
REPEAT | Rapid Energy Policy Evaluation and Analysis Toolkit |
SMR | steam methane reforming |
SOx | sulfur oxides |
TEA | techno-economic assessment |
TRL | technology readiness level |
TWh | terawatt hour |
WE | water electrolysis |
WTI | West Texas Intermediate crude oil |
UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
USACE | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
USCA | United States Climate Alliance |
USD | U.S. dollar |
USFWS | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
ZEP | Zero Emissions Platform |