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Daily Energy Insider
April 25, 2018
Energy Department announces $14.5 million to advance geothermal energy development. Published on April 25, 2018 by Kevin Randolph. Tweet. Share. Share. Share. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Monday up to $14.5 million in new funding to advance geothermal energy development, focusing onÃâà...
William & Mary News
April 25, 2018
Colin Egerer describes himself as a “theory guy,” but he's working at one of the world's foremost facilities for physics experiments. In fact, Egerer will join a whole department of theory people at the Jefferson Lab. He's a Ph.D. student in William & Mary's Department of Physics, but will spend much of his timeÃâà...
Middlebury College News and Events
April 25, 2018
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – A team of Middlebury College students has won the Department of Energy's (DOE) international Race to Zero Student Design Competition for its energy efficient re-envisioning of Mary Hogan Elementary School in Middlebury. The event took place April 20–22 at the DOE's NationalÃâà...
5newsonline.com
April 25, 2018
GREENWOOD (KFSM) — The Department of Energy will conduct training exercises that will close parts of Arkansas 96, the department said in a news release. Arkansas 96 will be closed from Arkansas 22 (Fort Street) to Been Ridge Road on Thursday (April 26) from 7-10 p.m. The Department of Energy'sÃâà...
MSUToday
April 14, 2018
Four Michigan State University students earned DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program awards for their research in various areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, making MSU the most-decorated institution represented at the program. The awardees are:.
Associations Now
April 13, 2018
The National Association of Manufacturers is working with the U.S. Department of Energy on a campaign to highlight examples of sustainability in the manufacturing sector. The initiative seeks to build on progress made in energy savings in recent years. The National Association of Manufacturers is teamingÃâà...
Nextgov
April 11, 2018
Over the weekend, the Energy Department put the next generation of cyber defenders through a trial run. The agency on Saturday brought together 25 teams of college students to participate in the third Cyber Defense Challenge. Each team built its own infrastructure network and then defended thatÃâà...
The New Yorker
April 6, 2018
In a statement, a spokeswoman for Perry noted that “industry and other stakeholders visit the Department of Energy on a daily basis.” She called Edelman's assertions “ridiculous.” Edelman began working at the Energy Department in 2015, under Secretary Ernest Moniz, a nuclear physicist and professorÃâà...
WIBW News Now
April 2, 2018
“The Department of Energy just completed a study of how the grid operated during late December, early January, when the Northeast had what they call the bomb cyclone, that extended cold snap,” said Terry Jarrett, an energy attorney and consultant who has served on both the National Association ofÃâà...
Daily Energy Insider
April 2, 2018
Energy Department, NASA hosts energy technology competition. Published on April 02, 2018 by Kevin Randolph. The Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched on Thursday the NASA iTech challenge,Ãâà...
cleveland.com
March 31, 2018
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Power grid manager PJM Interconnection on Friday urged the U.S. Department of Energy not to take extraordinary action ordering subsidies to keep uncompetitive coal and nuclear power plants operating. FirstEnergy's power plant subsidiary, FirstEnergy Solutions (FES), asked theÃâà...
WJBF-TV
March 30, 2018
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) - South Carolina's biggest environmental hazard - the Liquid Waste Mission at Savannah River Site - will remain under Savannah River Remediation's (SRR) control for at least another 10 months. The Department of Energy named a new contractor, Savannah RiverÃâà...
Construction Dive
March 29, 2018
The U.S. Department of Energy has authorized construction to move forward on the three primary buildings of a $6.5 billion uranium processing facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. The project will include the Main ProcessÃâà...
DeSmog (blog)
March 29, 2018
Now, however, she has joined the Trump administration as a senior adviser for external affairs in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, which deals primarily with the electricity grid. Before joining a number of other Koch network alum in the TrumpÃâà...
The Hill
March 28, 2018
The Department of Energy (DOE) is touting a new study as proof that coal use is key in order to keep houses lit and offices warm during major storm events. An analysis from DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory found that coal energy was the biggest asset to a reliable energy grid during theÃâà...
Chron.com
March 26, 2018
WASHINGTON - A 700-mile transmission line project that's supposed to deliver large quantities of electricity from Oklahoma wind farms to customers in the southeast has been another dealt a blow by the Department of Energy. According to Reuters, the department has pulled out of a development deal withÃâà...
WorldOil
March 26, 2018
Griffith, who has been principal deputy assistant secretary in the Energy Department's Office of International Affairs, will join the National Economic Council, where he will coordinate White House efforts on international energy and climate issues. The position is said to be for a three-month trial basis thatÃâà...
Science Magazine
March 24, 2018
For researchers supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in Washington, D.C., a 6-month wait for a federal budget may have been worth it. DOE's basic research wing, the Office of Science, gets a 16% boost, to $6.26 billion, in a 2018 omnibus spending bill passed by Congress this week.
Concentrate
March 21, 2018
Ypsilanti already produces an impressive 50 watts of solar power per capita, and it's aiming to continue demonstrating national leadership as it vies for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding to expand renewable energy in the city. The city is participating in the SunShot Prize: Solar in Your CommunityÃâà...
Knoxville News Sentinel
March 20, 2018
The U.S. Department of Energy is again giving public bus tours of its Oak Ridge Facilities. The reservation-wide tours begin at the American Museum for Science and Energy and visit all three historic Manhattan Project sites in Oak Ridge. Visitors can get a first-hand look at federal research work going on inÃâà...
Idaho State Journal
March 19, 2018
FORT HALL - The Battelle Energy Alliance, operator of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), presented a check for $10,000 to the Shoshone-Bannock Jr/Sr High School. This investment was made possible through an INL Informal STEM Grant for the school's newÃâà...
Government Accountability Office
March 14, 2018
Agencies dealing with nuclear materials face critical management challenges. The Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) manages the nuclear weapons stockpile and supports nonproliferation efforts. DOE addresses contamination at nuclear weapons productionÃâà...
Daily Energy Insider
March 12, 2018
The bill, S. 2503, would authorize various research and development programs within the Department Of Energy's Office of Science, including authorizations within each of the six core program offices. Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Cantwell introduced the legislation early last week. “I am also pleasedÃâà...
FederalNewsRadio.com
March 9, 2018
That's one reason the Energy Department will — if Congress goes along with the funding — set up a cybersecurity, energy security and emergency response office. That plan has the endorsement of the non-profit group Protect our Power. Suedeen Kelly, a partner at the law firm Jenner and Block and aÃâà...
Axios
March 8, 2018
A train carrying cars loaded with coal. Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images. HOUSTON — The Trump administration is set to ask companies to help the government develop small-scale coal-fired power plants, a top agency official told Axios Tuesday on the sidelines of a major energy conference here.
Fin24
March 7, 2018
Cape Town – Nuclear power will still remain part of South Africa's energy mix, Parliament has heard. At a briefing by the Independent Power Producers (IPP) Office to the portfolio committee on energy on Tuesday, Director General of the energy department Thabane Zulu said that it should not come as aÃâà...
FCW.com
March 2, 2018
Lawmakers got some reassurance that the Energy Department's new cyber unit was a good organizational move. On Feb. 14, Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced a new cybersecurity office -- the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response. The department is seeking $96 millionÃâà...
The Batavian
March 2, 2018
Solar wafter manufacture 1366 Technologies has decided to build it's first full-scale factory in a foreign country rather than in Genesee County. The innovative Masschuchett's-based company made its decision based on delays and uncertainty around a loan guarantee from the Department of Energy.
Aiken Standard
March 2, 2018
A memorandum of understanding, establishing the Savannah River National Laboratory as the lead national lab for legacy remediation work, was signed Thursday. Pictured, from left, are Dr. Terry Michalske, director of SRNL; U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar; andÃâà...
Axios
February 22, 2018
Travis Fisher, a political appointee at the Energy Department who oversaw a high-profile electricity study, is leaving the agency, according to an administration official. Why it matters: Departures of top advisers always matter. And in this case Fisher's time at the agency was marked by controversy surrounding EnergyÃâà...
Energy.gov (blog)
February 16, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $11.5 million in new funding to deploy energy infrastructure on tribal lands. This funding through the DOE Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs will support Native American and Alaska Native communities interestedÃâà...
Energy.gov (blog)
February 15, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) have selected nine projects to receive approximately $6.5 million in federal funding for Phase I of the Fossil Fuel Large-Scale Pilots funding opportunityÃâà...
The Hill
February 14, 2018
The Energy Department (DOE) is creating a new office to "bolster" its cybersecurity and energy security efforts. The new Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response, announced Wednesday, would support the department's "expanded" national security responsibilities. The WhiteÃâà...
Science Magazine
January 31, 2018
The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology met Tuesday to hear about management and priorities at the Department of Energy (DOE), and at first blush, the hearing could not have been more bipartisan. Both Republican and Democratic members of the committee heaped praise on DOE'sÃâà...
Union of Concerned Scientists (blog)
December 31, 1999
A few months ago, the Department of Energy (DOE) made a request to one of its national labs, the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), to study the impacts on the electricity grid of a severe cold snap called the bomb cyclone that hit the Northeast in early January 2018. NETL conducts importantÃâà...
Chron.com
December 31, 1999
Drivers will pay the highest gasoline prices this summer since 2014 as record demand combines with higher crude prices to raise costs, according to a government forecast. The U.S. Department of Energy projects gasoline will average $2.74 a gallon, topping last summer's average by 32 cents.
CBS Pittsburgh / KDKA
December 31, 1999
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Energy has commissioned a national group of scientists to study the viability of diluting surplus weapons-grade plutonium and storing it permanently at the federal government's underground repository in southern New Mexico. A committee of The NationalÃâà...
OPB News
December 31, 1999
The Department of Energy penned a letter earlier this month. In it, a top manager said the DOE is concerned that these documents from Bechtel haven't been provided or are incomplete. And the letter said this problem has been going on for a while. The letter referenced reports from 2013 and from late lastÃâà...
Santa Fe New Mexican
December 31, 1999
The Trump administration said it would seek a $2.6 billion increase for the Department of Energy, with a total request of $30.6 billion, largely to modernize the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal. The more extensive budget makes clear that much of the weapons funding would go to projects at New Mexico's labsÃâà...
