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News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, as part of the Biden Administration’s effort to defend U.S. power infrastructure from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $10 million to establish a network of university-based, regional cybersecurity research and development...

Department of Energy Invests $10M to Establish University-Based Regional Cybersecurity Research & Development Centers

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, as part of the Biden Administration’s effort to defend U.S. power infrastructure from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $10 million to establish a network of university-based, regional cybersecurity research and development...

DOE Awards Grant to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

News Release: Today, the Office of Environmental Management awarded a financial assistance grant to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) for oversight and monitoring of the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Decontamination and Decommissioning Project in Portsmouth, Ohio. With this award DOE is increasing...

Granholm Op-ed In CNN: Extreme Weather Keeps Knocking Out America’s Power. Here’s What We Must Do

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm today published an op-ed in CNN highlighting how President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda will invest in a resilient, clean energy power system that will strengthen the grid and protect communities during extreme weather events.

Department of Energy Invests $17.9 Million in Long-Duration Energy Storage Technologies

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $17.9 million in funding for four research and development projects to scale up American manufacturing of flow battery and long-duration storage systems. This funding will help provide the materials needed to expand the grid with new, clean energy sources, deliver affordable electricity to disadvantaged communities, and help reach the Biden Administration’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

DOE Invests $27 Million in Battery Storage Technology and to Increase Storage Access

News Release: “The Princeton community continues to be on the leading edge of energy technology. It should surprise no one that they are leading the way on battery storage technology. I’m grateful to the Department of Energy for continuing to recognize and support Princeton, NJ and TreadStone Technologies as they continue to shape the future," said U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12).

DOE Invests $27 Million in Battery Storage Technology and to Increase Storage Access

Release: Funding Supports Domestic Manufacturing of Next-Generation Flow Batteries and a New DOE Initiative to Advance Equitable Access to Energy Storage

Statement by Secretary Granholm on President Biden's Nomination of Maria Robinson and Joseph DeCarolis

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm issued the following statements today on President Biden’s intent to nominate Maria Robinson for Assistant Secretary in the Office of Electricity at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Dr. Joseph DeCarolis for Energy Information Administration (EIA) Administrator at DOE...

Joint Statement of the United States Department of Energy and Serbia's Ministry of Mining and Energy

Release: Warsaw, Poland — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Mining and Energy in the Government of the Republic of Serbia Prof. Zorana Mihajlović, PhD and Secretary Jennifer Granholm of the United States Department of Energy issued a joint statement today...

E&C Announces Hearing on Compensating Collegiate Athletes for Their Name, Image, and Likeness

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday, Sept. 30, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell...

Leader Rodgers: “It’s Time to Consider the Safety and Overall Well-Being of Our Children”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at Wednesday’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the effects COVID-19 policies are having on America’s children.

Leader Griffith Highlights Harms Surrounding Children and COVID-19

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered remarks in a subcommittee hearing about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on America’s children.

DOE Announces $12 Million to Boost Geothermal Energy Research

Release: Seven Projects Will Advance Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness for Enhanced Geothermal Systems

Rodgers Statement on Democrats’ Reckless Borrowing and Radical Agenda to Build More Inflation

News Release: Washington, D.C - Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after House Democrats passed H.R. 5305, Biden’s Inflation Boosting Blank Check.

Pallone Opening Remarks at Oversight Hearing on the Impact of COVID-19 on Children’s Health and Well-Being

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing titled, “Putting Kids First: Addressing COVID-19’s Impacts on Children:"

Winning Teams Selected in Stage 2 of the Civic Innovation Challenge

News Release: Today, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the winners of Stage 2 of its national research and action competition, the Civic Innovation Challenge. A collaboration between NSF, the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Challenge supports partnerships between communities and universities that address mobility (Track A) and resilience (Track B) priorities.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi Promote the 2022 Nuclear Power Ministerial

News Release: United States Selected to Host 5th IAEA International Ministerial Conference In Washington, DC, Next October.

Hanford Treats More Than 2 Billion Gallons of Groundwater Seven Years in a Row

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - The Hanford Site is closing in on treating 28 billion total gallons of groundwater to remove contamination since treatment began in the mid-1990s, significantly reducing risk to the Columbia River. That is a volume roughly equal to the amount of water that flows over Niagara Falls in 12 hours.

Barrasso Opening Statement at Nominations Hearing