Department of energy

Hydrogen Production

ARPA-E to Award $20M to Explore Potential of Geologic Hydrogen

Given recent interest in the discovery of naturally accumulating deposits of subsurface hydrogen known as geologic hydrogen (earlier post), the US Department of…

Hydropower Plant

Biden-Harris Administration Commits Over $13 Million to Boost Hydropower Expansion

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled an investment of more than $13 million in seven research and development projects aimed at advancing hydropower a…

Pumped Storage

NREL Study Highlights Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower as Climate-Friendly Grid-Scale Energy Storage Solution

In analysis conducted at the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), closed-loop pumped storage hydropower systems have emerg…

Offshore Wind Power

US Government to Fund Research to Improve Offshore Wind and Marine Energy Deployments

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) have unveiled plans to collaborate and jointly fund research to further support durab…

Hydrogen Technology

Could Nuclear Hydrogen Be a Game Changer Worth Trillions?

New technology is making carbon emission-free pink H2 possible at a very large scale.The US Department of Energy (DOE) is placing a major focus on nuclear hydro…

Energy Storage Project

Energy Storage Firm Eos Nabs Conditional Loan Guarantee of up to $400 Million

Long-term energy storage company EOS Energy Enterprises (EOSE.O) has received a conditional commitment for an up-to $400 million loan guarantee from the federal…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Researchers Develop Flexible, Multi-Layered Coloring Transparent Electrode

A research team led by Dr. Jung-dae Kwon from the Department of Energy & Electronic Materials at the Korea Institute of Materials Science has succeeded in reali…

Carbon Emissions

Biden Administration Pledges $1.2bn for World's Largest DAC Plants

The US Department of Energy (DOE) last week announced $1.2bn of investment in two commercial-scale direct air capture (DAC) facilities in the states of Texas an…

Electric Vehicle Charging

DOE Intends to Award up to $37M to Advance EV Battery Recycling, Transportation and Design

The US Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of intent to release a funding opportunity that would provide up to $37 million from Bipartisan Infrastructure…

Green Hydrogen

Clean Hydrogen Gets a $34 Million Boost From the DOE

Projects led by universities and the industry will be developing H2 technology and infrastructure.The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that it is awa…

LNG

Energy Transfer Seeks New LNG Export License After Extension Denied

Pipeline operator Energy Transfer (ET.N) on Friday requested a new and expedited export license for its proposed Lake Charles, Louisiana, liquefied natural gas …

Solar Panel

AI Forecasting to Help Connect Solar to the Grid

12 AI projects looking to boost renewable energy generation will receive a share of £1 million of the funding. Image: Getty Images.The Department of Energ…

Carbon Capture

US Awards $1.2 Billion to Oxy, Climeworks-Led Carbon Air Capture Hubs

A view of a computer-rendered image of Climeworks' Mammoth direct air capture plant, is seen in this undated handout picture obtained by Reuters June 28, 20…

Biofuel

Scientists Welcome UK Biomass Strategy

Aberystwyth University scientists have welcomed the UK government’s Biomass Strategy as an important moment in the transition to a net zero economy.Biomas…

United States

Maxeon to Develop 3GW Solar Cell and Panel Plant in New Mexico, US

To be developed on a 160-acre land in the community of Mesa Del Sol, the new plant entails an investment of more than $1bn, which is subject to a financial clos…