News from September 2023
Barrasso: With Growth of AI and Other Critical Technologies, Labs Must Take China Threat Seriously
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered the following remarks at a full committee hearing to discuss recent advances in artificial intelligence and the Department of Energy’s role in ensuring U.S. competitiveness and security in emerging technologies.
DOE Report Finds Advanced Reactors Could Lower the Cost of Direct Air Capture Systems
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today that finds nuclear energy could be a promising partner for direct air capture systems. The report showed that advanced reactors could lower the levelized cost of certain direct air capture technologies by up to 13 percent over non-nuclear powered systems-further supporting the Biden Administration’s goal of a net-zero economy by 2050.
DOE Announces $1.3 Million Toward Innovations in Carbon Dioxide Removal
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced 13 semifinalists to receive a total of $1.3 million for commercialization programs that support technologies to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution by removing it directly from...
DOE Internship Prepares Native Students for Careers in Tribal Energy
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Experience Provides Lasting Impact and Opportunity to Cultivate Professional Development.
Hydrogen Project Wins Savannah River National Laboratory’s Most Valuable Project Award
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - George Larsen and his project “Hydrogen Process Imagine Using Magnetic Fields" received this year’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Most Valuable Project (MVP) Award.
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $20 Million to Explore Potential of Geologic Hydrogen
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Given recent interest in the discovery of naturally accumulating deposits of subsurface hydrogen known as geologic hydrogen, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $20 million in funding to develop technologies that can stimulate the generation of hydrogen within the subsurface at the lowest cost and environmental impact.
DOE Fellows Help Demonstrate Robotic Monitoring of EM Waste Site
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM has partnered with Florida International University (FIU) to build DOE’s workforce while furthering the Hanford Site cleanup mission.
How it Works: CESER’s New Energy Security and Resilience Learning Series
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Energy is essential to our daily lives and economy, but how does fuel move through pipelines and how is the demand for electric power met? Many of the concepts, processes, and technologies that make up the energy sector are complex and technical, making them difficult to understand or explain.
Biden-Harris Administration Launches Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity Prize Competition
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Advanced Cybersecurity Technology (ACT) 1 Prize Competition. The ACT 1 Prize is part of the Rural and Municipal Utility Cybersecurity (RMUC) Program and supports President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to strengthen the...
Portsmouth Site Connects With Community at County Fairs
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Across the country, county fairs provide an opportunity for citizens to come together and build camaraderie. Each year, EM's Portsmouth Site joins neighbors in these local events as a means of community building and outreach.
DOE Invests $39 Million to Support a 21st Century Electric Grid
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $39 million for projects across DOE's National Laboratories to help modernize the electricity grid. This investment from the 2023 Grid Modernization Initiative (GMI) lab call will support the development and deployment of concepts, tools, and technologies needed to measure, analyze, predict, protect, and control the grid of the future while incorporating equity and the best available climate science.
Nearly 75 SRS Employees Graduate 1:1 Mentorship Program
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - On Aug. 23, nearly 75 employees graduated from an EM contractor’s third and largest 1:1 Mentorship Program cohort. Established last year, the six-month program promotes on-site safety and facilitates employee professional development in crucial areas of the Savannah River Site (SRS).
DOE’s OT Defender Fellowship Opens Applications for 2024 Cohort
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Calling all cyber defenders of the energy sector! Expand your cybersecurity knowledge by applying for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Operational Technology (OT) Defender Fellowship 2024 Cohort.
DOE Announces $3.5 Million to Provide Workforce Development Opportunities in Energy Communities
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced up to $3.5 million in federal funding available to help local communities across the country create a roadmap toward repurposing existing energy assets. The Capacity Building...
First Request for Information Issued for Generating Clean Energy on DOE-Owned Lands
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued the first Request for Information (RFI) related to the Department’s Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative focused on generating clean energy on DOE owned lands.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $150 Million to Strengthen Domestic Critical Material Supply Chains
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $150 million to advance cost effective and environmentally responsible processes to produce and refine critical minerals and materials here in the United States. The...
DOE Releases Resources to Advance Cybersecurity by Design for the U.S. Energy Sector
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) released two resources to support the implementation of several strategic recommendations from the. This strategy, developed by the Securing Energy Infrastructure Executive...
U.S. Department of Energy Announces $20 Million to Explore Potential of Geologic Hydrogen
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Given recent interest in the discovery of naturally accumulating deposits of subsurface hydrogen known as geologic hydrogen, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $20 million in funding to develop technologies that can stimulate the generation of hydrogen within the subsurface at the lowest cost and environmental impact.
Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie Announce Legislative Hearing on Drug Shortages
By DOE Newswire | Sep 8, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a legislative hearing titled "Legislative Proposals to Prevent and Respond to Generic Drug Shortages."
Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce Committees Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Costs and Increase Transparency for Patients and Employers
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - New bipartisan legislation to increase health care price transparency and lower overall costs for patients and employers was introduced today by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), House Ways and Means Committee...