By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the intention to invest up to $100 million over five years in two new DOE National Laboratory-led consortia to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technologies research and development (R&D). This funding is subject to appropriations.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2020
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - An EM facility disposition crew recently replaced a hoist in the Main Plant Process Building, marking the West Valley Demonstration Project ’s (WVDP) first work activity in which workers donned personal protective equipment while following safety protocols due to COVID-19.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM workers at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently finished placing the, a facility once used to produce plutonium oxide, into a reversible safe shutdown while preserving its capabilities for future use, resulting in an annual cost avoidance of approximately $40 million.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of 76 scientists from across the nation – including 26 from DOE’s national laboratories and 50 from U.S. universities – to receive significant funding for research as part of the DOE Office of Science’s Early Career ...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2020
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the intention to invest up to $100 million over five years in two new DOE National Laboratory-led consortia to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technologies research and development (R&D). This funding is subject to appropriations.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2020
News Release: The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Global Commission for Urgent Action on Energy Efficiency today discussed its new report featuring recommendations for governments around the world to help increase energy efficiency. U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska and an honorary member of the Commission, spoke about the report today during IEA’s fifth annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Full Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic:"
By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2020
Release: After four days of intense virtual presentations, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the winners of the 2020 Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC). Judged by a panel of wind industry experts, the winner of the Turbine Digital Design contest is California State University Maritime Academy and the winner of the Project Development contest is James Madison University.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo announced that the Health Subcommittee will hold a fully remote hearing on Tuesday, June 30, at 11 a.m. (EDT). The legislative hearing is entitled, “High Anxiety and Stress: Legislation to Improve Mental Health During Crisis."
By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The EM program at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has completed a significant and extensive upgrade to modernize computer systems across the site's liquid waste facilities and maintain cybersecurity industry standards.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2020
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Workers accomplished a major feat during one of the largest and final demolition projects at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) last week. They used powerful mechanical devices known as winches to pull over the 180-foot tower portion of the Centrifuge Complex.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) announced the 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC): Powering the Blue Economy™ application period will open in August 2020.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: On June 22, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) kicked off its Service Academy Collaboration (SAC) Program as it virtually welcomed six cadets from the United States Coast Guard Academy to collaborate on its ongoing research and development...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected 11 projects to receive $3.3 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development. The projects will use high performance computing to address key technical challenges in U.S. manufacturing and materials development. Through DOE’s High...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR) was joined by Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
Release: On June 22, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) kicked off its Service Academy Collaboration (SAC) Program as it virtually welcomed six cadets from the United States Coast Guard Academy to collaborate on its ongoing research and development ...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General William Barr, and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: On June 22, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) kicked off its Service Academy Collaboration (SAC) Program as it virtually welcomed six cadets from the United States Coast Guard Academy to collaborate on its ongoing research and development...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced the inclusion of critical auto safety provisions in H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act. The provisions will improve auto safety and will help prevent tragic deaths from drunk driving, children being left in hot cars, carbon monoxide poisoning, and unsafe limousines.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2020
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the intention to invest up to $100 million over five years in two new DOE National Laboratory-led consortia to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technologies research and development (R&D). This funding is subject to appropriations.
