TechCrunch News 10月03日 09:28
美国能源部取消大量清洁能源奖项
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美国能源部近日宣布取消价值75.6亿美元的321项清洁能源相关奖项,此举引发广泛关注。据报道,被取消的项目主要集中在支持民主党候选人的州,但也波及部分共和党州。直接空气捕获和氢能中心项目成为重灾区,加州、德州和路易斯安那州的氢能项目均受影响。尽管部分直接空气捕获项目得以保留,但其总金额相对较小。此次取消奖项的决定引发争议,被指带有政治色彩,并与特朗普政府试图阻碍能源转型、限制特定词汇使用的政策相呼应。部分受影响的奖项获得者已提起上诉,司法部门对此类合同取消的裁决存在分歧。

💡 **大规模奖项取消影响广泛**:美国能源部取消了价值75.6亿美元的321项清洁能源奖项,这些奖项涵盖了先进研究项目、清洁能源示范、能源效率和可再生能源、化石能源、电网部署以及制造和能源供应链等多个领域,对清洁能源发展造成重大影响。

📊 **项目分布与政治关联**:根据初步报道,被取消的奖项大部分集中在在上次总统大选中支持卡玛拉·哈里斯的州,但也有一部分项目位于支持特朗普的州。直接空气捕获和氢能中心项目成为重点削减对象,加州、德州和路易斯安那州的氢能项目受到严重影响。

⚖️ **争议与法律挑战**:此次取消奖项的决定引发了政治争议,被一些人视为带有党派色彩的举措,与特朗普政府此前限制使用“气候变化”等词汇的政策相呼应。部分受影响的奖项获得者已经提起上诉,对政府取消合同的行为提出质疑,但相关的法律诉讼结果不一。

💨 **部分项目幸存与行业影响**:尽管大规模削减,但仍有部分直接空气捕获(DAC)项目得以保留,尽管其总价值相对较低。值得注意的是,石油和天然气行业曾支持DAC项目,因为捕获的二氧化碳可用于提高石油产量。此次取消可能影响到这些项目后续的推进。

The Department of Energy said Wednesday night it was canceling 321 awards worth $7.56 billion that were largely focused on clean energy.

The agency hasn’t publicly released a list of the affected projects and, at the time of publication, it had not provided one to TechCrunch. According to E&E News and Heatmap, which have obtained the list, the majority of the cuts have hit states that went for Kamala Harris in the last presidential election, though some were in “red” states that voted for President Trump.

Direct air capture and hydrogen hub projects appear to have been wiped out as a result. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that one of the canceled projects included $1.2 billion for the state’s hydrogen hub, the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems, and E&E News is reporting that hubs in Texas and Louisiana were also on the chopping block.

At least 10 direct air capture (DAC) projects totaling $47.3 million were cut, though those in Alaska, Kentucky, Louisiana, and North Dakota have survived. The oil and gas industry has been supportive of DAC projects because the captured CO2 can be injected into underperforming oil wells to boost production.

Other states affected by the billions in canceled contracts include Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, and Washington.

The Harris-voting states with canceled projects were confirmed in a tweet from Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget. He teased the cancellations earlier yesterday in an apparent effort to deepen partisanship during the shutdown, adding that “the Left’s climate agenda is being cancelled.”

All 16 states that he listed voted for Kamala Harris in the last presidential election, and many are controlled by Democrats at the state level. Conspicuously, Vought omitted Trump-voting states that were on the list.

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The awards were originally granted by the office for Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Clean Energy Demonstrations, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fossil Energy, Grid Deployment, and Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains.

The Department of Energy said 26% of the awards were granted between Election Day and Inauguration Day in January; the president’s authority doesn’t end after Election Day, but runs until Inauguration Day. 

The awardees have 30 days to appeal the decision.

The Trump administration has made no secret that it wants to undermine any transition away from fossil fuels. Last week, the Department of Energy banned staffers from using certain words, including “climate change” and “emissions.”

In May, the agency canceled $3.7 billion worth of clean energy and manufacturing awards. Those cancellations spanned a broad list of industries, from metal manufacturing and cement companies to power plant operators and chemical plants run by fossil fuel giants.

The Trump administration’s aggressive cancellations have prompted many awardees to sue the government to retain the awards. The Environmental Protection Agency, which was quick to cancel contracts worth $20 billion, has been an early target of legal action. So far, the plaintiffs have had mixed success.

While a federal district court said the EPA’s actions were “arbitrary and capricious,” an appellate court ruled in favor of the agency, saying that the contract cancellations were valid and showed the government exercising “proper oversight and management.”

In the instance of the recent DOE cancellations, several award recipients have already appealed the decision, the agency confirmed.

Update: The article and headline have been updated to include further details about which states and programs are affected.

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