Utilities, private investors and other organizations can spend billions building new critical infrastructure assets, such as power generation, water treatment or desalination facilities. The focus during development is often placed on meeting schedule and budget with little attention given to long-term asset operations and maintenance (O&M) until after commercial operation is achieved. Lack of meaningful… Keep reading →
WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $82 million in nuclear energy research, facility access, crosscutting technology development, and infrastructure awards in 28 states. In total, 93 projects were selected to receive funding that will help push innovative nuclear technologies toward commercialization and into the market. These awards provide funding for… Keep reading →
Ankara’s terrorist adversaries have expanded their destructive reach with mobile rocket launchers and other formidable weapons, so deterring the threat will require a similarly robust Turkish approach to procurement, development, and deployment of various military systems. Turkey’s civilian casualties from Islamic State (IS) rocket attacks recently hit double-digit numbers. Since January, some seventy of these… Keep reading →
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s final budget proposal for the Department of Energy includes a significant increase in clean energy R&D needed to drive economic growth, ensure energy security and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. The President’s budget proposal includes continued investments in DOE’s core missions of scientific research, national and energy security, and cleaning up the… Keep reading →
WASHINGTON – As part of a continued push to encourage energy innovation and commercialization, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) today issued their first solicitation for proposals that help bring cutting-edge energy technologies to market. The office’s Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) has been newly infused this year with $20 million from… Keep reading →
WASHINGTON – Dr. Cherry Murray was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday, December 10, 2015 as the Director of the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. “Dr. Murray will be an outstanding Director of the Office of Science, drawing upon her experience in academia as professor and dean of one of country’s leading universities of… Keep reading →
Amazing things happen when scientists connect with innovators who connect with entrepreneurs. Ideas are sparked, solutions are found, new products are created and the entire economy is strengthened. That’s why the Department of Energy recently created the Office of Technology Transitions(OTT). Our goal is to turn ideas into impact. And we do so by connecting… Keep reading →
Legislators in Massachusetts’ State Senate expect to wrestle with the state’s high electricity costs, a debate that begins with a public hearing on Sept. 29. [Boston Globe] UK energy company Drax has abandoned a £1bn project to introduce carbon capture technology to cut emissions. [BBC News] Researchers have reported an advance on a potentially cheap… Keep reading →
The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced $55 million in funding for 18 innovative projects as part of ARPA-E’s two newest programs: GENerators for Small Electrical and Thermal Systems (GENSETS) and Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA). GENSETS projects are aimed at developing generator technologies that will improve efficiencies in residential… Keep reading →
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Department of Energy announced several new and expanding initiatives as part of the Administration’s Clean Energy Investment Summit, including the launch of a Clean Energy Impact Investment Center (CEII), which will work to make the Department’s resources more readily available to the public, including to mission-driven investors. Clean energy finance… Keep reading →
