DOE Newswire Report News


Material scientist Ashley Bielinski relied on her passion for cutting-edge research to grow her career at Argonne

Ashley Bielinski recently finished a Maria Goeppert Mayer (MGM) Fellowship at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.


Scientists capture elusive chemical reaction using enhanced X-ray method

Chemical reactions often involve intermediate steps that are too fast and complex for us to see – even using our most advanced scientific instruments.


Princeton University awards plasma physics graduate student Suying Jin a highly selective honorific fellowship

Suying Jin, who is entering her sixth and planned final year as a graduate student in the Princeton Program in Plasma Physics, won Princeton University’s honorific Charlotte Elizabeth Procter Fellowship for the 2023-24 academic year.


LPO Tech Talk: Hydrogen

The Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) is working to support U.S. clean hydrogen deployment to facilitate the energy transition in difficult-to-decarbonize sectors to achieve a net-zero economy.


Title 17 Applicant Fees and Costs

The Energy Act of 2020, passed as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, included language regarding certain administrative fees for Title 17 loan guarantee applicants.


LPO’s Updated Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program Guidance Connects Eligible Projects to New Financing Opportunities as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) released updated Program Guidance for the Title 17 Clean Energy Financing Program, which can provide a total principal amount of more than approximately $300 billion in loan guarantees for clean energy, facility decarbonization, and energy infrastructure reinvestment projects.


Open Season: Visitors Set Sights on Hanford B Reactor Tours

History buffs, engineering enthusiasts and science aficionados are all taking aim at one of Washington state’s hottest tickets: a tour of the B Reactor National Historic Landmark.


Minority Serving Institution Funding Awards to Foster DOE Office of Environmental Management Workforce Pipeline

DOE announced funding opportunities last week totaling $24.5 million for minority serving institutions (MSI).


Annual Turkey Hunt at Savannah River Site Creates Lifelong Memories

Clear skies at daybreak contributed to a successful hunt start for nine of the 15 hunters selected by the National Wild Turkey Federation to take part in the 18th Annual Wheelin’ Sportsman Ultimate Turkey Hunt at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently.


DOE Launches New Consumer Energy Savings Hub

DOE recently launched the Energy Savings Hub — an online one-stop shop for American families and consumers to access the savings tools that President Biden’s Investing in America agenda has made available to drastically cut energy costs.


Savannah River Site Replaces Crane Motor Essential to Operations

EM crews at the Savannah River Site’s (SRS) 70-year-old H Canyon Chemical Separations Facility safely replaced a motor on a crane for the first time recently, ensuring its viability in this one-of-a-kind facility for years to come.


LM Makes a Splash at 28th Annual Western Colorado Children’s Water Festival

It was the first session of the morning, but before she could give her water-quality presentation to the fifth graders gathered at her booth, Sara Woods had to fire up the crowd.


LM Partners with Federal and State Agencies to Host Youth Corpsmembers at Colorado Site

In March, Mile High Youth Corps Energy and Water Conservation Program members toured the Rocky Flats Site near Denver for the second year in a row.


LM Publishes Newest Site Management Guide

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) has published its newest edition of the Site Management Guide (SMG).



DOE Awards $22.1 Million to Advance Promising Nuclear Technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded $22.1 million to 10 industry-led projects, including two aimed at expanding clean hydrogen production with nuclear energy and one focused on bringing a microreactor design closer to deployment.


DOE Seeks Information on the Use of Unconventional and Secondary Sources as Feedstocks to Rebuild and Secure a Domestic Critical Minerals Supply Chain

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has released a Request for Information (RFI) that seeks input on the regional assessment and production of rare earth elements, critical minerals, and novel high-value, nonfuel carbon-based products from unconventional and secondary feedstocks such as coal and coal by-products and effluent waters from oil and natural gas development and production.


Biden-Harris Administration Invests $251 Million to Expand Infrastructure to Support CO2 Transport and Storage

As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $251 million to support 12 selected projects across seven states that will bolster the nation’s carbon management capabilities.


Energy Department Selects Six National Laboratories to Validate Battery Energy Storage Performance

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced a team of six DOE national laboratories to receive a total of $2 million to carry out the Rapid Operational Validation Initiative (ROVI).


U.S. Department of Energy Announces Winners of Inaugural American-Made Digitizing Utilities Prize 

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced the nine Phase 1 winners of the inaugural American-Made Digitizing Utilities Prize.