Fossil Energy Video Gallery

Platts Energy Week: What's Next for Domestic Fossil Fuels? (2012)
Among the big fossil fuel questions at the U.S. Department of Energy is what to do with carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants and whether to allow exports of the nation's abundant natural gas resources. Charles McConnell, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, explains the department's plans to make the most out of domestic fossil fuels. Linked with advance written permission from Platts Energy Week.

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Pittsburgh's Role in Fossil Fuel Research (2012)
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Charles McConnell, recently spoke with Bill Flanagan of WPXI's "Our Region's Business" and the Allegheny Conference about the enduring need for fossil-based fuels. Video courtesy of Power of Pittsburgh.

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Ignik Sikumi, Fire in the Ice, Methane Hydrate Field Trial (2012)
The Department of Energy has partnered with ConocoPhillips and the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation to conduct a test of natural gas extraction from methane hydrate using a unique production technology, developed through laboratory collaboration between the University of Bergen, Norway, and ConocoPhillips. This ongoing, proof-of-concept test commenced on February 15, 2012, and concluded on April 10. 

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Fossil Energy Video Series: Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (2011)

• What is the "U" in CCUS?
• How is DOE advancing carbon capture, utilization, and storage?
• What impact could CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery have on the U.S. economy and the environment?
• What has changed in the energy landscape that makes CO2-EOR more attractive now?
• What is the U.S. Department of Energy doing internationally in CCUS?

SPR B-Roll for Media Use
This footage of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is provided for use by broadcast news organizations.

An Introduction to Carbon Capture and Sequestration
FE's Carbon Sequestration Program is helping to develop technologies to capture, purify, and store carbon dioxide in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions without adversely influencing energy use or hindering economic growth. Carbon sequestration technologies capture and store CO2 that would otherwise reside in the atmosphere for long periods of time.

SPR: The Energy Security of America (2009)
Oil is only one aspect of the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. See what it takes to run the world's largest underground crude oil storage facility.

Carbon Capture and Storage, 2008 (November 2008)
In 2003, the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory formed seven Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships to assess geologic formations suitable for carbon capture and storage, and determine the best approaches to implement carbon sequestration in each region. This video describes the work of these partnerships.

Geologic Carbon Sequestration: A Path Toward Zero Emission Energy from Coal
Carbon sequestration, the idea of capturing carbon dioxide before it is emitted to the atmosphere and storing it in underground rock formations or otherwise sequestering it, has progressed steadily over the past 10 years. It is now poised to become a key technology option for greenhouse gas emissions abatement.

Gasification - A Cornerstone Technology
The gasification process converts carbon-based materials such as coal into synthesis gas (syngas) that can be used to produce clean electrical energy, transportation fuels, and chemicals efficiently and cost-effectively. Gasification is a cornerstone technology of 21st century zero emissions powerplants.