Granholm: Industrial program 'is yet another exciting step in the race to fully decarbonize our heavy industries'
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.
Pierce: 'These collaborations give us an opportunity to connect with students'
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.
Shelton: Kentucky high school science bowl win due to 'hard work and determination'
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.
Granholm: ‘DOE is doubling down on its efforts' to guarantee clean energy benefits all Americans
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.
Granholm: 'Biden wants America to become a global leader of offshore wind technology'
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.
National Ocean Industries president: 'Energy policy should be front and center in the new Congress'
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.
Jeng: 'Blockchain can be used to improve the transparency, accountability and traceability of greenhouse gas emissions'
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.
Granholm: 'Pilot demonstrations will help us realize the enormous potential of the heat beneath our feet'
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.
Granholm: 'Investing in next-generation materials' supports clean-energy goals
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.
Rep. Griffith questions DOE grant to company dependent on CCP policies
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.
DOE awards FSU-led research team $3.2 million grant to study peatland carbon at SPRUCE facility
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.
Pan: Michigan Tech project will help 'unlock net-zero or net-negative emission technologies'
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.
FGI spokesman: Biden administration's decision to drain SPR 'raises many questions about the legality and political nature of the decision-making'
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.
Granholm: 'Companies and DOE scientists will build on advances' in fusion development
By DOE Newswire Report | Jan 22, 2023
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm recently announced $2.3 million for 10 research projects.
Granholm: 'Projects announced today will make EVs attractive to even more drivers'
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.
Eshelman: The IPAA 'endorses legislation put forth by House Republicans aimed at reining in the administration’s misuse of' the SPR
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.
Houston-area coalition seeks hydrogen hub designation from Energy Department
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).
Berkeley Lab: Researchers 'have developed a new kind of heating and cooling method'
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.
Zacharia: Langan 'well positioned to help sustain the lab’s record of accomplishment in biological and environmental science’
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.
White: 'The progress realized in 2022 sets EM up well for even greater success in the future'
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.
