Department of energy

Microgrid

Research Explores DC Lighting and Building Microgrids Market

A recent white paper, published by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and supported by the US Department of Energy, explores the state of direct current ligh…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

DOE Launches Two Consortia to Advance Fuel Cell Truck and Electrolyzer R&D

In commemoration of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, the U.S. Department of Energy officially launched the Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck and the H2NEW consor…

Energy-Eficient Building

Department of Energy Announces $80 Million for Innovative Building Technologies and Practices

the U.S. Department of Energy announced the Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies 2020 Funding Opportunity Announcement.

Nuclear Fuel

US and Kazakhstan Continue with HEU Elimination Programme

The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration said on 22 September that the last remaining batch of unirradiated highly enriched urani…

US DoE Announces $1.5m in Funding for Carbon Capture Project with Total

The US Department of Energy has announced additional funding for a carbon capture technology research and development project with Total.

United States

US Announces Funding for Fusion and Carbon Capture Technologies

The US Department of Energy has announced $72m in funding for carbon capture technologies and $29m for fusion research projects.

Nuclear waste

First-of-a-kind US Waste Treatment Facility Authorised for Operations

The US Department of Energy has authorised the start of 'hot' or radioactive operations at the Salt Waste Processing Facility at its Savannah River Site.

Solar Technology

USDOE to Provide Funding for Perovskite Solar Technologies

The US Department of Energy has announced $20m of funding to advance perovskite solar technologies.

United States

Solar Modules with Gass-Enameled Steel Backs

U.S.-based Toledo Solar has secured a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to conduct research on lighter, steel-backed solar modules.

Wind Farm

US Programme to Drive Down Cost of Distributed Wind Energy

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), with funding from DOE’s Wind Energy Technologies Office, works with dozens…

Geothermal Power Plant

$7.2m DOE Grant to Fund Geothermal Exploration at Cornell University

Announced last week, the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded funding of around $28 million to 5 projects on various elements of geothermal development and tec…

Biobattery

Department of Energy Announces $97 Million for Bioenergy Research and Development

The U.S. Department of Energy announced more than $97 million in funding for 33 projects that will support high-impact technology research and development.

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi Plans to Construct New Projects in Energy Sector

Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE), has said that encouraging investment in the energy sector is one of the department's s…

Nuclear Technology

US Announces Plan to Put Nuclear Power on the Moon

Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, the managing and operating contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory.

Oil & Gas Trade

US extends LNG Export Term to 2050

The Department of Energy is issuing a final policy statement that allows for US LNG exports to non-free trade agreement countries to be extended through the yea…