DOE Newswire Report News
Site Manager Graduates from DOE Leadership Development Program
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management Site Manager Meghann Hurt recently graduated from the DOE Leadership Development Program.
Newly Retired Partner Honored for Decades-Long Service to Hopi People and Supporting LM Projects
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
LM Director Carmelo Melendez honored Norman Honie, Jr., one of LM’s longtime Hopi tribal partners, during the Navajo-Hopi-DOE triannual meeting in Durango, Colorado, on March 14.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Funding Opportunity for Transitioning Tribal Colleges and Universities to Clean Energy
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs (Office of Indian Energy) issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for $15 million to transition Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to clean energy.
Q&A: What's It Like to Build a Nuclear Reactor? This Female Engineer Helped Build Three
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The nuclear energy industry has historically struggled to build commercial reactors on time and within budget.
5 Things You Should Know About Nuclear and Maritime Shipping
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
More than 80% of the world’s traded goods spend time on large shipping vessels.
Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Issues Full Suite of Action on LNG Exports and Methane Emissions Mitigation
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
As the top global natural gas producer and exporter, America’s exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) play a vital role in supporting global energy security.
Energy Department’s Office of Electricity Announces Two New Deputy Assistant Secretaries
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) this week announced two new division leadership appointments.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Investments to Support and Accelerate Community Solar Across America
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced several new solar energy investments to cut home electricity bills and reduce local pollution.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $82 Million Investment to Increase Domestic Solar Manufacturing and Recycling, Strengthen the American Clean Energy Grid
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $52 million for 19 selected projects, including $10 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to strengthen America’s domestic solar supply chain, and $30 million in funding for technologies that will help integrate solar energy into the grid. The research, development, and demonstration projects aim to enhance domestic solar manufacturing, support the recycling of solar panels, and develop new American-made solar technologies.
Quantum evolution
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
World Quantum Day is April 14. ASCR Discovery checks in with Berkeley Lab’s Bert de Jong, one of quantum computing’s leading experts.
CABBI/GLBRC Team Explores Leaf Microbiome in Perennial Bioenergy Crops
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) researcher Ashley Shade asks a simple question, but it’s one well worth investigation.
Catching Dark Matter in a Basement
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Few things carry the same aura of mystery as dark matter.
DOE extends funding for Bioenergy Research Center involving CSU scientists
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy has renewed funding for the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, for a total investment of $237.9 million from 2017 to 2027.
Beating the heat: Exploring algae's ability to thrive in extreme environments
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Found in acidic volcanic hot springs, the extremophilic alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae contains a unique process that allows them to survive in extreme environments.
VIMS study: sea-level rise is double-edged sword for carbon storage
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Coastal ecosystems are a natural storehouse for carbon, with policymakers looking to bays, marshes, and seaside forests as nature-based solutions to help combat climate change.
First real-time glimpse into the growth habits of nanoparticles
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
For the first time ever, researchers have watched the mesmerizing process of nanoparticles self-assembling into solid materials.
Department of Energy grant funds next five years of Great Lakes biofuel research
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
As the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued a summary on Monday declaring “a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable and sustainable future for all,” researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are investigating methods to turn plant waste into sustainable biofuel and bioproducts with renewed funding from the United States Department of Energy (DOE).
Imaging technique reveals electronic charges with single-atom resolution
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
New scanning tunneling microscopy method demystifies what electrons are doing on the surface of a compound.
Researcher to image lab earthquake formation, precursory signals with ultrasound
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Earthquakes are notoriously hard to predict, and scientists currently rely on seismic hazard maps to predict the likelihood of an earthquake to strike a particular region.
UChicago scientists discover easy way to make atomically thin metal layers for new technology
By DOE Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Economic method to create MXene material could enable new electronics or energy storage methods.