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News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced plans to make more than $7 million in Federal funding available for cost-shared research and development to support the design, validation, and fabrication of a prototype carbon-based building.


LM Prepares to Shutter Last Government-run Disposal Site for Cold War Nuclear Material

News Release: Updated Jan. 5, 2021: On Dec. 27, 2020, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which included reauthorization of the Grand Junction, Colorado, Disposal Site until Sept. 30, 2031. The Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management will continue to operate the disposal cell and plan closure activities to meet the new extended timeline.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced up to $5 million in federally funded financial assistance for research and development projects under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002398, University Training and Research for Fossil Energy Applications.


Congressional Committee Leaders Announce Surprise Billing Agreement

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, key House and Senate Committee leaders announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills and establish a fair framework to resolve payment disputes between health care providers and health insurance companies.


Indian Energy Champion: Jack Hébert

News Release: Change doesn’t happen on its own. It’s led by dedicated and passionate people who are championing innovative solutions to tribal energy challenges. Indian Energy Champions is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy blog series spotlighting innovators in Indian energy.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for the 116th Congress Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader for the 117th Congress Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican...


Pallone on FDA’s Authorization of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an emergency use authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine...


News Release: Today, key House and Senate Committee leaders announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation to protect patients from surprise medical bills and establish a fair framework to resolve payment disputes between health care providers and health insurance companies.


U.S. Department of Energy to Invest $3.3M to Develop Water Management Projects for Thermal Power Generation

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced $3.3 million in Federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects under the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002399, Water Management for Thermal Power Generation.


LM Marks Closure of the Shoal Site

News Release: In mid-morning Oct. 26, 1963, dozens of reporters, scientists, and staff from the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission gathered on an overlook to witness the underground test of a nuclear bomb in the Sand Spring Range of north-central Nevada, 30 miles from the town of Fallon.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected 14 projects to receive $8.7 million in Federal funding for cost-shared research and development under Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0002185, Coal-Derived Materials for Building, Infrastructure, and Other Applications, with the goal of fostering new uses for domestic coal resources.


DOE Awards Paducah Infrastructure Support Services Contract

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Swift & Staley, Inc., a small business, the new Paducah Infrastructure Support Services Contract (PAD Infrastructure). The PAD Infrastructure contract is a major procurement for the Paducah EM Mission Work. DOE determined that Swift & Staley’s proposal provides the best value to the Government considering Technical Approach, Key Personnel and Organization, Past Performance, and Price.


News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $35 million in funding for bioenergy feedstock technologies and algae research and development. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) supports the White House priority for advancing the domestic bioeconomy, as well as the Bioenergy Technologies Office’s goals of improving the performance and lowering the cost and risk of technologies that can be used to produce biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts.


News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $33 million in funding to support innovative hydrogen and fuel cell research & development (R&D), infrastructure supply chain development and validation, and cost analysis activities. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) builds upon existing...


DOE Announces $60 Million to Accelerate Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $60 million in new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies research. This funding supports research that will lead to more affordable, efficient, and secure transportation energy.


Department of Energy Announces $128 Million for Sustainable Transportation Research

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an investment of up to $128 million in funding for research and development of sustainable transportation resources and technologies, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Split between three separate funding opportunity ...


Department of Energy to Provide $32 Million for Advanced Computational Research in the Sciences

Release: Awards Will Team Physical Scientists with Experts in Advanced Computing


Department of Energy Extends Third Set of LNG Export Authorizations Through 2050

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) extended the terms of seven long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) export authorizations through 2050. Today’s actions follow 10 LNG export term extensions issued in October pursuant to an export term policy statement DOE finalized in July.


Free-Flowing River Revs Up Resilience of Alaska Native Village

News Release: The Native Village of Igiugig is one of 250 remote communities in Alaska that rely on isolated, diesel-powered microgrids.


Navajo Nation STEM-sation Events Go Virtual

News Release: Each year between spring and fall, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) participates in eight to 10 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) events on the Navajo Nation. LM staff and LM Strategic Partner (LMSP) contractors travel to various communities on the...