Department of energy

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Mine Water Projects to Benefit From Us DOE Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced funding opportunities for clean energy projects, including geothermal, on current and former mine lands.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Researchers Synthesize a Highly Graphitized Carbon Support to Improve the Lifespan of Hydrogen Fuel Cells

The research team led by Professor Jong-Sung Yu of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at DGIST has developed a low-temperature method to synthesiz…

Nuclear Power Plant

Used Fuel From US EBR-II Reactor Transferred to Dry Storage

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has transferred all of the used nuclear fuel from the closed Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) from wet to dry storage.…

Floating Offshore Wind

UK Launches GBP 160 Million Floating Wind Funding Round, Industry Not Satisfied With Investment

The UK Government has announced that up to GBP 160 million in grant funding will be made available for certain investments for the floating offshore wind sector…

Hydropower Plant

Advanced Manufacturing Holds Promise to Modernize Hydropower Fleet

Fixed guide vane for hydropower turbine printed by ORNL (photo credit Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Department of Energy)Advanced manufacturing and materials, suc…

Nuclear Technology

Get To Know McRe, the Fast-Spectrum Msr From Southern and Terrapower

MCRE could be built inside the ZPPR cell (shown here) at INL’s Materials and Fuels Complex. (Photo: INL)A tiny 200-kWt reactor the Department of Energy sa…

Offshore Wind Power

Philippines Agrees 2 GW Offshore Wind Power With Danish Investment Fund

The Philippines’ Department of Energy said on Thursday it had signed three contracts with a Danish fund manager for offshore wind energy development proje…

Nuclear waste

DOE Updates Savannah River Waste Agreement With EPA, DHEC

The Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site (SRS) has finalized a high-level waste tank milestones agreement with state and federal regulators that wil…

Nuclear Technology

Wanted: Information Leading to a Neutron Source for Fusion Energy R&D

The Department of Energy’s Office of Science published a notice in the March 27 Federal Register calling for input on technological approaches to a Fusion…

Carbon Emissions

In Braddock, Imagining Environmental Justice for a ‘Sacrifice Zone’

As the U.S. Department of Energy pushes new technologies, concerns and opportunities manifest in the "birthplace of steel."

Nuclear Technology

Joint Statement Between the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Department of Natural Resources of Canada on Nuclear Energy Cooperation

The United States of America and Canada share the common vision of a safe and secure global energy system. Last week, President Joseph Biden and Prime Minister …

Solar Technology

Solsmart Program Plans to Certify 500 New Localities by 2027

The national SolSmart program is expanding to help 500 more cities, towns, counties and regional organizations strengthen local solar energy markets, achieve en…

Hydropower Plant

US Hydropower Industry Set to Benefit From $200 Million Funding Boost

More than $200 million in funding has been announced by the Biden-Harris Administration, through the US Department of Energy (DOE), for the modernization and ex…

Energy Storage Battery

Research team supports isostatic pressing for solid-state battery manufacturing

Following months of promising test results, battery researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are recommending that the solid-…

Hydropower Plant

TVA and DOE Sign Memorandum to Advance Hydropower Technologies

Bellows Falls Station. It has 49MW of capacity with three GE generators with Francis waterwheels. Credit: Great River HydroThe U.S. Department of Energy, throug…