News from July 2023
DOE Launches New Round of American-Made Solar Prize
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of the American-Made Solar Prize Round 7
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13.5 Million Investment to Equitably Grow Solar Energy Workforce
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
DOE Announces Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize Winners
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced six grand prize winners of the Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $135 Million to Reduce Emissions Across America’s Industrial Sector
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $135 million for 40 projects that will reduce carbon pollution from the industrial sector and move the nation toward a net-zero emissions economy by 2050 by advancing key transformational and innovative technologies.
DOE Hits the Road to Showcase Decarbonization of American Buildings and Plants
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today launched the first season of the Better Climate Challenge Road Show, a video series highlighting the leadership of public and private organizations in decarbonizing buildings and industrial plants.
Energy Department Awards $1.2 Million in Funding for Storage Social Equity Initiative
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced it selected four organizations to receive funding under the Energy Storage for Social Equity (ES4SE) Initiative.
DOE Announces Over $17 Million for University-Led Projects Supporting Decarbonization and Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
Learn How FECM is Engaging Communities, Stakeholders, and Tribes in Clean Energy Technologies
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
If we are to build a clean energy and industrial economy and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, we have to deploy technology and infrastructure on an unprecedented scale.
HALEU Demonstration Project Preps to Start First Domestic Production in U.S.
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
American Centrifuge Operating (ACO), a subsidiary of Centrus Energy Corp, is moving closer to operating an advanced centrifuge cascade in Piketon, OH to produce the nation’s first amount of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU)
U.S. Department of Energy to Acquire High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Material
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking feedback on two draft requests for proposals (RFPs)
U.S. Department of Energy Issues Notice of Intent to Prepare a High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium Environmental Impact Statement
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
DOE Awards $26 Million to Support Consent-Based Siting for Spent Nuclear Fuel
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $26 million in funding for groups of university, nonprofit, and private-sector partners that will work with communities interested in DOE’s community-centered.
DOE Awards $56 Million For Nuclear Energy Projects to U.S. Universities and National Laboratories
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $56 million for 68 nuclear energy projects and student innovation awards across the country.
DOE Awards Over $6 Million for University Nuclear Energy Infrastructure
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $6.3 million in funding for 18 projects at 15 universities in 14 states.
GAIN Vouchers Awarded to Accelerate Seven Advanced Nuclear Technologies
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
The Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) initiative awarded seven vouchers today to industry partners to support the development of several promising advanced nuclear technologies.
Tribal Energy Snapshot: Seminole Tribe of Florida
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Hybrid Solar-Plus-Battery Storage System Boosts Energy Security in Tribe’s Rural Areas
Energy Efficiency Measures Cut Carbon Footprint and Save Tribe $450,000 Per Year
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
In this tribal energy snapshot, learn more about the Oneida Indian Nation’s Facility Energy Efficiency project.
FERC Finalizes Plans to Boost Grid Reliability in Extreme Weather Conditions
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
FERC today finalized two rules to help improve reliability of the bulk power system against threats of extreme weather that may cause unacceptable risk to life and economic harm.
FERC Finalizes Credit Risk Management Rule
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
FERC today approved a final rule designed to improve credit risk management in the organized wholesale electric power markets.
Presentation | E-1: Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements for Extreme Weather; E-2: One-Time Reports on Extreme Weather Vulnerability Assessments
By DOE Newswire Report | Jul 2, 2023
Items E-1 and E-2 are draft final rules related to the assessment of and planning for extreme weather impacts to the transmission system.