Greg Cooney
Senior Industrial Decarbonization Engineer
Life Cycle Assessment + Carbon Accounting + Techno-economics + Point Source Capture
As a Senior Decarbonization Engineer at Carbon Direct, Greg leverages two decades of experience spanning government, industry, and consulting. He assists clients in meeting their decarbonization objectives through his specialized knowledge in techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment, and process engineering.
Background & Bio
Before joining Carbon Direct, Greg served as Director of the Policy & Analysis Division in the US Department of Energy’s Office of Carbon Management, where he oversaw technical analysis related to carbon dioxide removal, point-source capture, and related decarbonization technologies. His work supported policy analysis and technical guidance development across several federal programs, including the 45Q, 45V, and 45Z tax credits as well as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Greg has also contributed to cross-agency collaborations with Treasury, EPA, and other DOE offices and laboratories, and has led efforts to develop LCA guidance for emerging carbon management pathways, including carbon dioxide removal.
Prior to his role at DOE, Greg worked at DuPont as an internal sustainability consultant and as a contractor to the National Energy Technology Laboratory (with Booz Allen Hamilton and KeyLogic) focusing on LCA applications for energy systems and carbon mitigation strategies. His work includes technical leadership, model development, and publication of LCA methods in both government reports and peer-reviewed journals. Greg is an adjunct instructor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh.
Education
MS, Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
BS, Chemical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
Awards
Secretary’s Award - IRA Tax Credit Technical Guidance Team
US Department of Energy
Featured Cover Journal Article - Volume 51, Issue 2
Environmental Science & Technology