News from May 2023
Public notices: Energy Department publishes 50 in week ending May 13
By DOE Newswire | May 28, 2023
There were 50 notices published by the Energy Department in week ending May 13, according to the Federal Register.
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
By DOE Newswire Report | May 28, 2023
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.
Title 17 Applicant Fees and Costs
By DOE Newswire Report | May 28, 2023
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 Tech Talk: Hydrogen
By DOE Newswire Report | May 28, 2023
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.
Princeton University awards plasma physics graduate student Suying Jin a highly selective honorific fellowship
By DOE Newswire Report | May 28, 2023
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.
Scientists capture elusive chemical reaction using enhanced X-ray method
By DOE Newswire Report | May 28, 2023
Chemical reactions often involve intermediate steps that are too fast and complex for us to see – even using our most advanced scientific instruments.
Material scientist Ashley Bielinski relied on her passion for cutting-edge research to grow her career at Argonne
By DOE Newswire Report | May 28, 2023
Ashley Bielinski recently finished a Maria Goeppert Mayer (MGM) Fellowship at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.
Fermilab celebrates inventors, creators and entrepreneurs
By DOE Newswire Report | May 28, 2023
For the first time in three years, the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory leaders, researchers and staff met in-person on site for the 10th anniversary of Fermilab’s Inventor Recognition Ceremony on Feb. 23, 2023.
Prioritizing Equity and Justice in Energy, Climate, and Transit Research
By DOE Newswire Report | May 28, 2023
After the Justice40 (J40) Initiative was established in 2021 by President Biden with the objective that 40% of benefits from certain federal investments go to disadvantaged communities, five scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) played a key role in mapping out how to achieve this goal in federal programs that focus on climate change, clean energy, energy efficiency, and clean transit.
Dongarra elected to National Academy of Sciences
By DOE Newswire Report | May 28, 2023
Computing pioneer Jack Dongarra has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Stefano Miscetti elected as Mu2e co-spokesperson
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Stefano Miscetti, a scientist from the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics, or INFN, has been elected as co-spokesperson for the upcoming Mu2e experiment (pronounced mew-to-e), which will be situated at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
New ORNL study first to compare quantum computers
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Researchers used Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Quantum Computing User Program, or QCUP, to perform the first independent comparison test of leading quantum computers.
Brookhaven Lab Physicist John Tranquada Elected NAS Member
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
John Tranquada, a distinguished physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been named a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
Harnessing Machine Learning to Make Complex Systems More Energy Efficient
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Getting something for nothing doesn’t work in physics. But it turns out that, by thinking like a strategic gamer, and with some help from a demon, improved energy efficiency for complex systems like data centers might be possible.
Kate Keahey breaks new ground in computer science
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Kate Keahey has carved a path for herself as an innovator in the computer science field.
Ultralow temperature terahertz microscope capabilities enable better quantum technology
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
A team of scientists from the Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory have developed a way to collect terahertz imaging data on materials under extreme magnetic and cryogenic conditions.
Data from Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source provides foundation for first U.S. approved RSV vaccine
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a highly contagious disease that affects millions of people each year around the world, resulting in an estimated 160,000 deaths.
Fermilab scientist recognized for his work improving superconductors used for accelerator magnets
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Particle accelerators, like those housed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, are the bedrock of particle collider experiments used to study high-energy physics.
Climate Risk and Resilience Portal wins leadership award
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
AT&T, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory recently won a 2023 Climate Leadership Award for the Climate Risk and Resilience Portal (ClimRR).
Jefferson Lab Director Makes 2023 Hampton Roads Power List
By DOE Newswire Report | May 29, 2023
Stuart Henderson, director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, has again been named to the Hampton Roads Power List by Inside Business.