Department of energy

Hydropower Plant

WPTO Announces Funding for Water Power Research at Minority-Serving Institutions

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and the Minority-Serving Institutions STEM Research and Development Consortiu…

Geothermal Power Project

U.S. DOE Announces Selection of Geothermal Lithium Projects for $10.9m Funding

Lithium Operation in Clayton Valley, Nevada (source: flickr/ docsearls, creative commons)The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the selection of 10 geother…

Nuclear Technology

Michigan State University Awarded $529M for Nuclear Research

The U.S. Department of Energy has granted more than $500 million to Michigan State University’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB).How many neutrons c…

Electric Vehicles

Joint Office of Energy and Transportation Establishes New EV Working Group

The US Department of Energy (DOE) and US Department of Transportation (DOT) Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) announced the members of th…

Nuclear Reactor

Final Environmental Assessment Issued for US Reactor Experiment

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released a final environmental assessment and draft finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the design, construction,…

Energy Storage Project

Transformative Battery Structure Surpasses Fast Charge Goals for LI Cycling

Current batteries are limited by their required charging time and achievable range. The US Department of Energy (DOE) developed a fast-charge goal of 10 minutes…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Quantum Computer Helps Find Better Molecular Candidate for Solar Cells

Researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have harnessed the power of a commercial quantum computer to identify a mol…

Electric Vehicle Charging

DOE Awards $2 Million for R&D Projects to Accelerate Advancements in Lightweighting of Passenger Vehicles

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) has selected four industry-led research and development projects for funding to address key …

Solar Battery (Storage)

DOE Releases $450M+ to Fund Residential Solar-Battery Storage for Puerto Rico

The investment to create energy resiliency in Puerto Rico gained another lift this week when the U.S. Department of Energy announced more than $450 million in f…

Tidal Energy

US DOE Invests Nearly $10 Million to Propel Marine Energy Advancements

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has recently unveiled a significant investment of nearly $10 million directed towards seven projects aimed at accelerating the…

Photovoltaic （PV）

1.96GW of Solar PV Awarded in Philippines' Green Energy Auction

The auction was the second of its kind to be run by the country’s Department of Energy. Image: Solar PhilippinesThe Philippines Department of Energy (DOE)…

Hydropower Plant

US Department of Energy Invests $3.5 Million in Hydropower and Marine Energy Projects

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has recently announced funding of over $3.5 million dedicated to 18 innovative projects in the fields of hydropower and marine…

Nuclear waste

Amentum-Led Team to Decommission US Enrichment Plant

Southern Ohio Cleanup Company LLC - a joint venture led by Amentum with Fluor and Cavendish Nuclear USA - has been awarded a contract worth some USD5.87 billion…

Solar Battery (Storage)

Bifacial Perovskite Solar Cells Point To Higher Efficiency

A bifacial perovskite solar cell, which allows sunlight to reach both sides of the device, holds the potential to produce higher energy yields at lower overall …

Geothermal Power Project

White Paper Published on Deep Geothermal Potential in the UK

Cover page of White Paper: "The case for deep geothermal energy - unlocking investment at scale in the UK" (source: North East Local Enterprise Partnership)The …