Department of energy

Solar project

UK Solar Capacity Hits 16.9gw

New data from the UK government has shown that the UK now has 16.9GW of solar capacity online as of the end of June 2024.The latest statistics from the Departme…

Energy Storage Project

New York Gets Federal Funding to Demonstrate Fire-Safe Long-Duration Energy Storage

A long duration energy storage sikution by Urban Electric Power (courtesy: Urban Electric Power)Fire-safe long-duration energy storage? Sounds like a perfect fi…

Uranium Project

Centrus Receives Uranium Import Waiver

Centrus Energy has received a waiver from the US Department of Energy (DOE) allowing it to import low-enriched uranium from Russia for delivery to US customers …

Renewable Energy

Biden Admin Inks $12.6 Billion Deal with Blue State for Massive New Green Energy Hub

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) signed a $12.6 billion agreement to build a clean, renewable hydrogen hub in California on Wednesday, according to a press r…

Wind Farm

Twelve American Companies Will Help Expand Distributed Wind Across the Rural United States

Companies Will Work To Boost Clean Energy Options for Farmers, Small Business Owners, and Electric Co-Ops With U.S. Department of Energy Competitiveness Improve…

Geothermal Power Plant

Philippines’ DOE Keen on Partnerships for Geothermal Derisking Facility

Tiwi geothermal steam field, Philippines (source: PGPC)The Department of Energy of the Philippines is in the process of negotiating with potential partners for …

Energy Storage Project

Department of Energy to Fund Non-lithium Long-Duration Energy Storage Projects

Source: petrmalinak/Shutterstock.comThe U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) is looking to advance the developme…

Electric Vehicles

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $2 Billion to Support American Auto Workers, Convert Facilities for Electric Vehicles

As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today (July 11) announced $1.7 billion to support the conversi…

Battery Recycling

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $14 Million to Increase Domestic Battery Recycling

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $14 million to increase consumer battery recycling and create a more sustainable domestic battery supply chain…

Electric Vehicles

The US Just Financed a $1.2b EV Lithium-Ion Battery Separator Factory in Indiana

ENTEK just got a conditional $1.2 billion loan from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office to build a lithium-ion battery separator fact…

Microgrid

Propane Is a Sustainable Choice for Growing Microgrid Need

Commercial buildings are experiencing more unplanned power outages, straining an already fragile electric grid. In fact, the U.S. endures more blackouts than an…

Hydropower Plant

US DOE Launches $5M Water Power Fund to Help Develop New Technologies

A hydroelectric power plant in the US. Credit: RytisG/Shutterstock.com.The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) has opened a $…

Uranium Project

DOE Seeks Domestic LEU Supply Contracts

The US Department of Energy has issued a request for proposals to purchase low-enriched uranium from domestic sources. The request is supported by USD2.7 billio…

SMR

DOE Announces $900M Funding to Accelerate Light-Water SMR Deployment in the US

Image courtesy of US Department of EnergyThe US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to fund up to $900m to support the initial deploy…

Geothermal Power Project

DOE to Provide $7 Million for Studies on Geothermal Potential

Well core drilling for a geothermal heat pump system. (Credit: Erin Anderson / NREL)The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) wants to quantify the potential contribu…