News and reports from the Department of Energy.

ARPA-E Welcomes New Director Dr. Evelyn Wang

LPO Tech Talk: Advanced Nuclear

The U.S. Department of Energy will host a webinar Feb. 1, 2023, to solicit feedback on the department’s proposed rulemaking to raise the minimum lightbulb efficiency level from 45 to more than 120 lumens per watt for common bulbs.

A leading researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to lead a research agency at the U.S. Department of Energy.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today proposed stronger efficiency standards for light bulbs, also known as general service lamps, to conserve energy and cut energy bills for American families and consumers. With this announcement, the...

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM ’s radioactive liquid waste treatment facility at the Idaho National Laboratory Site will begin its final heat-up this month before initiating radiological operations early next year.

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today announced $45 million in competitive grants to help states and partnering organizations implement updated building energy codes and lower energy bills for American families and businesses. This funding...

News Release: Dick Church Jr., who served as mayor of Miamisburg, Ohio, for 28 years, died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, after a brief illness.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023...

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm issued the following statement today following the U.S. Senate confirmation of Gene Rodrigues by voice vote to serve as Assistant Secretary for Electricity at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)...

News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - Achieving a 2022 priority ahead of schedule, EM successfully removed 1 million pounds of an ozone-depleting chemical from the Paducah Site, a benefit to the environment comparable to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by taking about 10,000 vehicles off the road in a year.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks as prepared for delivery today at a full Committee markup of a Republican resolution of inquiry...

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following statement today applauding inclusion of key health care provisions in the fiscal year 2023 omnibus funding package...

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm issued the following statement today after U.S. Senate confirmation of Dr. Evelyn N. Wang by voice vote to serve as Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)...

News Release: DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), on behalf of the DOE Office of Electricity (OE), released a Notice of Intent (NOI) to issue Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), titled “Increasing Utilization and Reliability of Electric Infrastructure with Grid-enhancing technologies (GETs)." The...