News from September 2023


E&C Republican Leaders Open Investigation into Hawaiian Electric Following Deadly Maui Fires

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Hawaiian Electric seeking information regarding...


Chairs Rodgers, Duncan, and Johnson Request Information Regarding Implementation of NEPA Reforms at Federal Agencies

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) sent letters to the Department of Energy...


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $30 Million to Develop High-Energy Storage Solutions to Electrify Domestic Aircraft, Railroads & Ships

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $30 million in funding to develop next-generation, high-energy storage solutions to help accelerate the electrification of the aviation, railroad, and maritime transportation sectors. The Pioneering Railroad, Oceanic and Plane...



Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings on Sept. 1

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Rodgers Statement on Biden Admin Nursing Home Staffing Rule that Will Harm Patients

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today offered the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a rule to mandate increased nursing home staff ratios...


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $30 Million to Develop High-Energy Storage Solutions to Electrify Domestic Aircraft, Railroads & Ships

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $30 million in funding to develop next-generation, high-energy storage solutions to help accelerate the electrification of the aviation, railroad, and maritime transportation sectors. The Pioneering Railroad, Oceanic and Plane...


Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on Sept. 1 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



U.S. Department of Energy Announces $30 Million to Develop High-Energy Storage Solutions to Electrify Domestic Aircraft, Railroads & Ships

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $30 million in funding to develop next-generation, high-energy storage solutions to help accelerate the electrification of the aviation, railroad, and maritime transportation sectors. The Pioneering Railroad, Oceanic and Plane...


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $30 Million to Develop High-Energy Storage Solutions to Electrify Domestic Aircraft, Railroads & Ships

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $30 million in funding to develop next-generation, high-energy storage solutions to help accelerate the electrification of the aviation, railroad, and maritime transportation sectors. The Pioneering Railroad, Oceanic and Plane...


Chairs Rodgers, Duncan, and Johnson Request Information Regarding Implementation of NEPA Reforms at Federal Agencies

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) sent letters to the Department of Energy...


Energy Department discusses Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee on Sept. 1

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chair Rodgers Statement on Biden Admin Nursing Home Staffing Rule that Will Harm Patients

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today offered the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a rule to mandate increased nursing home staff ratios...


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $300 Million to Speed Up Transmission Permitting Across America as Part of Investing in America Agenda

Release: New Grant Program will Support the Buildout of a Modernized Electric Grid, Reduce Siting and Permitting Times, Create Good-Paying Jobs


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $15.5 Billion to Support a Strong and Just Transition to Electric Vehicles, Retooling Existing Plants, and Rehiring Existing Workers

Release: DOE Funding Will Retrofit Existing Automotive Manufacturing Facilities Across the Country, Expand and Retain High-Paying Auto Manufacturing Jobs, and Bolster Domestic Supply Chains, Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Create Not Just More Jobs But Good Jobs, Including Union Jobs


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $350 Million in Grants to States to Cut Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

Release: Investment Funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to Help Tackle the Climate Crisis, Create Good-Paying Jobs, and Cut Dangerous Air Pollution


28 notices published in week ending Aug. 19 by Energy Department

There were 28 notices published by the Energy Department in week ending Aug. 19, according to the Federal Register.


Three press releases published in August by Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)

There were three press releases published by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in August.


DOE-ARPAE grant application closes on Oct. 17

Pioneering Railroad, Oceanic, and Plane Electrification with 1K Energy Storage Systems (PROPEL-1K) grant opened on Sept. 5.