The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is due to receive comments on a draft environmental statement for the Virginia Electrification Project proposed by Columbia Gas Transmission LLC. The project, which involves the construction and operation of natural gas facilities in Virginia, is designed to provide 35,000 dekatherms per day of incremental mainline capacity on Columbia’s pipeline system. The project would address a request from Columbia Gas of Virginia, an unaffiliated local distribution company, for firm transportation service to meet growing energy demand in southeast Virginia. CP21-498-000

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold a virtual public meeting to discuss the draft environmental impact statement for Revolution Wind LLC’s proposal to build a wind energy facility of up to 880 megawatts offshore Rhode Island. The project would contribute to Connecticut’s mandate of installing 2 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030 and Rhode Island’s goal of achieving 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. Further, the commercial-scale facility is intended to fulfill Revolution Wind’s power purchase contracts approved in 2019: a 400-megawatt contract with Rhode Island, and two contracts totaling about 300 megawatts with Connecticut.

The U.S. Energy Department is due to receive concept papers in response to its $104 million funding opportunity announcement to advance decarbonization technologies for the industrial sector. The department aims to target the key sectors of iron and steel, cement and concrete, food and beverage, chemical manufacturing, and petroleum refining, which together account for over 50 percent of energy-related carbon emissions in the industrial sector. The roadmap outlines pathways for decarbonization which include energy efficiency and industrial electrification, and investment opportunities for research and development and near- and long-term actions to be taken for achieving deep decarbonization.

The U.S. Energy Department is due to receive responses to its request for information to guide the implementation of $335 million in investment from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for lithium-ion battery recycling programs. The department is inviting feedback on how federal investments can accelerate the collection, transportation, processing, and recycling of batteries and scrap materials, enable second-life applications of lithium-ion batteries previously used to power electric vehicles, and support high-quality jobs.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is due to issue its final environmental assessment for the GTN XPress project proposed by Gas Transmission Northwest LLC, a subsidiary of TC Energy. The project would modify three existing compressor stations in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon to increase the capacity of the company’s existing natural gas system by about 150,000 dekatherms per day between the Kingsgate Station in Idaho and the Malin Meter Station in Oregon. GTN expects the project to enhance its ability to meet a growing market demand, benefit local communities, and provide operational flexibility. CP22-2-000