GFO-26-502 – Integrated Point-Source Carbon Capture and Advanced Combustion at Industrial Facilities
GFO-26-502 – Integrated Point-Source Carbon Capture and Advanced Combustion at Industrial Facilities supports California industrial sites testing integrated capture and combustion retrofits to cut fuel use and emissions.
Funder: California Energy Commission
Due Dates: November 4, 2026 (Pre-application workshop) | November 20, 2026 (Technical questions) | January 19, 2027 (Applications)
Funding Amounts: $1,000,000–$5,992,293 per project; up to $5,992,293 available
Summary: Funds demonstrations that integrate point-source carbon capture with advanced combustion retrofits at California industrial facilities.
Key Information: Projects need at least 20% match share and a demonstration site in California gas investor-owned utility territory.
Description
The California Energy Commission (CEC) offers this solicitation through its Gas Research and Development Program to demonstrate carbon capture and advanced combustion as one integrated system. Projects must install point-source capture equipment at an existing California industrial facility or test a capture prototype under relevant conditions, alongside a combustion retrofit that improves capture or energy efficiency. The work is intended to reduce fuel consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution while benefiting California gas investor-owned utility ratepayers.
Eligible facilities operate combustion equipment for process heat; examples include cement, glass, chemicals and steel recycling facilities. On-site industrial demonstrations receive preference. The solicitation favors projects that exceed its minimum research goals and demonstrate benefits for disadvantaged or low-income communities.
