By DOE Newswire Report | Mar 23, 2023
The U.S Department of Energy announced approximately $6 billion in federal money will be used to ramp up decarbonization projects across the nation.
By DOE Newswire Report | Mar 8, 2023
Environmental scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working with minority-serving institutions and historically Black colleges and universities to enhance the knowledge and expertise of student scientists and provide fresh perspectives.
By DOE Newswire Report | Mar 7, 2023
McCracken County High School was named the winner of the West Kentucky Regional Science Bowl, held in February.
By DOE Newswire Report | Mar 4, 2023
Communities with fewer than 10,000 people are eligible for $315 million in federal funding to finance clean energy efforts and infrastructure.
By DOE Newswire Report | Feb 25, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy announced new investments focusing on advancing offshore wind transmission planning, research, technology and partnerships, to establish U.S. leadership in floating offshore wind development.
By DOE Newswire Report | Feb 22, 2023
The past year was a tumultuous one as many energy challenges throughout the country disrupted everyday life for Americans.
By DOE Newswire Report | Feb 21, 2023
Professor Linda Jeng of the Georgetown Institute of International Economic Law was one of three witnesses who testified at the Feb. 14 Senate Banking Committee hearing on crypto, titled "Crypto Crash: Why Financial System Safeguards are Needed for Digital Assets.” In her testimony, Jeng said that as federal lawmakers and regulators debate how to proceed with crypto regulation in the wake of the collapse of FTX, she wanted to highlight the value that blockchain technology can bring to other industries, such as the energy sector.
By DOE Newswire Report | Feb 17, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy unveiled a funding opportunity offering up to $74 million for pilot projects examining the efficiency and scalability of enhanced geothermal systems.
By DOE Newswire Report | Feb 16, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy is offering $30 million in funding for research and development projects to lower the costs of wind energy.
By DOE Newswire Report | Feb 7, 2023
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, questioned why the U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $200 million grant to a company with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rather than an American company during a committee hearing on energy expansion.
By DOE Newswire Report | Feb 1, 2023
The U.S. DOE awarded a $3.2 million grant to a group of scientists from FSU, Georgia Tech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Arizona to study the status of carbon stored in peatlands.
By DOE Newswire Report | Jan 28, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded Michigan Technological University $2.5 million for a project to assist the mining industry in Minnesota and Michigan's Upper Peninsula achieve net-zero emissions while retrieving critical minerals from mines.
By DOE Newswire Report | Jan 25, 2023
The Functional Government Initiative (FGI) recently obtained internal documents, via the Freedom of Information Act, from the Department of Energy (DOE) that contained predictions for U.S. gas prices. The DOE’s memo, which was heavily redacted, predicted a decline in gas prices before SPR resources were released to the market. These predictions were shared with the Biden administration two weeks prior to the decision to release 50 million barrels of oil on Nov. 23, 2021.
By DOE Newswire Report | Jan 22, 2023
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm recently announced $2.3 million for 10 research projects.
By DOE Newswire Report | Jan 19, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced $42 million for 12 projects that will strengthen the supply chain for advanced electric vehicle batteries.
By DOE Newswire Report | Jan 18, 2023
Jeff Eshelman, the president and CEO of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), said that the organization supports H.R. 22, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act.
By DOE Newswire Report | Jan 17, 2023
HyVelocity Hub, a group including Amazon, Chevron, the Center for Houston’s Future and the University of Texas, hopes to be recognized as a regional hydrogen hub of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
By DOE Newswire Report | Jan 17, 2023
A team of researchers at Lawrence Berkeley Lab have developed a new method of heating and cooling known as ionocaloric cooling, which they believe could someday replace current vapor compression methods.
By DOE Newswire Report | Jan 14, 2023
Paul Langan has been named associate laboratory director for the Biological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
By DOE Newswire Report | Dec 30, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management published its 2022 Year in Review video Dec. 20, highlighting many of the accomplishments and priorities undertaken by EM and other related offices.
