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ICYMI: Manchin Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect Domestic Electric Power Supply Chain
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led 47 bipartisan Senators in urging Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm to refrain from finalizing a DOE efficiency standard that would worsen the current shortage of distribution transformers, which are critical grid products.
ICYMI — Manchin: This EPA Won’t Let Electric Reliability Inconvenience Their Anti-Fossil Agenda.
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine the reliability and resiliency of electric services in the United States in light of recent assessments and alerts.
Manchin Announces $140 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for West Virginia to Address, Reclaim Abandoned Mine Lands
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that West Virginia will receive $140,684,000 in Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) to reclaim abandoned mine lands (AML).
Manchin Announces Tokamak Energy Inc. Chosen to Help Advance the Development of Fusion Energy
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that Tokamak Energy Inc., with operations in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as one of eight companies nationwide to advance designs and research and development for fusion power plants.
ICYMI: Manchin Secures MVP in Debt Ceiling Agreement
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on his securement of the Mountain Valley Pipeline into the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
Manchin Joins Groundbreaking of Form Energy Factory in Weirton, WV, Made Possible by Inflation Reduction Act
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Form Energy Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mateo Jaramillo, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, West Virginia Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael and other Form Energy and West Virginia leaders at the groundbreaking for Form Energy’s new iron-air battery manufacturing plant in Weirton, West Virginia.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $100 Million to Support Commercialization of Clean Energy Technologies
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $100 million in funding to support President Biden’s commitment to support clean energy technologies by providing a path to market for promising technologies
LPO Announces Conditional Commitment for Loan to KORE Power, Inc. to Increase Domestic Battery Manufacturing
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) today announced a conditional commitment for an $850 million loan to help finance the construction of KORE Power, Inc.’s advanced battery cell manufacturing facility in Buckeye, Arizona.
May 2023 Monthly Application Activity Report
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Each month, the LPO Monthly Application Activity report updates:
Chairs Rodgers, Griffith Announce Subcommittee Hearing on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 7, 2023
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today announced a subcommittee hearing titled “Looking Back Before Moving Forward: Assessing CDC's Failures in Fulfilling its Mission.”
Manchin: Permitting Reform Necessary for America’s Future
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
This weekend, The Wheeling Intelligencer published an op-ed from Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Manchin: The Administration is Finally Realizing That the Completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline is Vital for Our Nation
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the Bureau of Land Management’s approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s (MVP) right-of-way.
Manchin, Energy and Natural Resources Committee Clear Bipartisan America’s Outdoor Recreation Act, Nuclear Fuel Security Act, and Other Legislation
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a business meeting to consider one pending nomination and pending legislation.
Manchin: I Will Keep Pushing to Complete the Last 20 Miles of the Mountain Valley Pipeline
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the U.S. Forest Service's approval for the Mountain Valley Pipeline to pass through Jefferson National Forest.
Manchin: New Guidance Rewards Chinese Control Over the Solar Supply Chain
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the release of guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury that would allow solar cells composed of Chinese materials to count toward an extra tax credit bonus under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Manchin: New Guidance Rewards Chinese Control Over the Solar Supply Chain
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the below statement following the release of guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury that would allow solar cells composed of Chinese materials to count toward an extra tax credit bonus under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Manchin Rallies Senators Around Bipartisan Permitting Reform Bill
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to examine opportunities for Congress to reform the permitting process for energy and mineral projects.
Microvast Grant Application Rejected by Department of Energy
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) commented on the announcement that the Department of Energy will not award a $200 million grant to the company Microvast.
Barrasso Bills Safeguard Taxpayer Money, Protect American Innovation Against Communist China
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) introduced legislation to ensure unfriendly nations do not inappropriately benefit from American innovation and resources.
Barrasso Tells Agencies to Block AI Access
By DOE Newswire Report | Jun 3, 2023
U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), sent letters to the Secretary of Interior and Secretary of Energy to encourage them to block access to ChatGPT and other third-party artificial intelligence (AI) tools.