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Energy Technology

Argonne National Lab Supports Advanced Nuclear Concepts

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) is supporting three companies developing a range of new advanced reactor and…

Biofuel

Alder Fuels Reorganizes, Announces More Durable Path Forward

Building on our recent announcements regarding the appointment of Tim Obitts as acting CEO of Alder Fuels and award selection by the Department of Energy, we wi…

Joe Biden

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $47 Million to Develop Affordable Clean Hydrogen Technologies

The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today (Jan 27) announced up to $47 million in funding to accelerate the research, …

Biofuel

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $118 Million to Accelerate Domestic Biofuel Production

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today (Jan 26) announced $118 million in funding for 17 projects to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for Am…

Nuclear Fusion

DOE Announces New Funding for Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Fusion Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $2.3 million in funding for 10 projects that will pair private industry with DOE's National Laboratories t…

Tidal Energy

US DOE Funds Ocean Energy Systems Research in Guam

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is allocating $400,000 in funding for research at the University of Guam to explore the potential for ocean energy systems…

Japan

Japan, Us Partner to Develop Small Modular Reactors

Source: Johannes Plenio (Unsplash)They will also explore other next-generation advanced reactors.The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and the US …

Carbon Emissions

DOE Releases Blueprint to Decarbonize US Transportation

The U.S. Department of Energy on Jan. 10 released the U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, which describes a strategy for achieving net-z…

Tidal Energy

United States Makes Available Additional $10M for Tidal Energy

The US Department of Energy (US DOE) has expanded its largest ever investment in tidal energy with additional $10 million, reserved for community-led tidal and …

Nuclear Power Plant

Updates on Five Big Nuclear Energy Developments POWER Was Watching in 2022

In January 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) published a list of five nuclear energy stories to watch in 2…

Nuclear waste

Prototype Wagon for Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste Ordered

The US Department of Energy Nuclear Energy Administration awarded ENSCO a contract to manufacture and test a prototype Fortis eight-axle heavy-duty wagon for tr…

Electric Car

A new national resolution recognizing the urgent need for resources, infrastructure, stakeholder collaboration and equity to address the rapid growth of transportation electrification was shared with

A new national resolution recognizing the urgent need for resources, infrastructure, stakeholder collaboration and equity to address the rapid growth of transpo…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $750 Million to Accelerate Clean Hydrogen Technologies

The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today (Dec 16) announced its intent to issue $750 million in funding from Presiden…

Energy Storage Battery

Team Overcomes Obstacles To Commercializing Next-generation Batteries By Moving Electrolytes Remotely

A joint research team led by Professors Lee Hong-kyung, Lee Yong-min, and Lee Ho-chun of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at Daegu Gyeongbuk Ins…

United States

Methane Production Increases at a Faster Rate in Response to Ecosystem Warming

Scientists working at the ongoing Department of Energy's (DOE) Spruce and Peatland Responses Under Changing Environments (SPRUCE) experiment use the site's nort…