News and reports from the Department of Energy.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary David Turk regarding misleading claims about DOE’s vetting of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) award recipients. Deputy Secretary Turk recently testified before ENR at a hearing to examine DOE’s implementation of the IIJA.

The past year was a tumultuous one as many energy challenges throughout the country disrupted everyday life for Americans.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $10 million in funding for eight projects working to determine whether low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR) could be the basis for a potentially transformative carbon-free energy source. The teams selected today-from universities, a national laboratory, and small business-aim to break the stalemate of research in this space.

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.