WASHINGTON – Today, the Energy Department released the On the Path to SunShot reports, a series of eight research papers examining the state of the U.S. solar energy industry and the progress made to date toward the SunShot Initiative’s goal to make solar energy cost-competitive with other forms of electricity by 2020. The solar… Keep reading →
If we’re going to solve the challenge of climate change, drive economic growth and ensure energy security, we need to make a rapid shift to clean energy — not just here in the United States, but around the world. That’s why the Energy Department helped launch the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) in 2010. CEM is a… Keep reading →
WASHINGTON – Today, the Energy Department announced five additional military bases will join Solar Ready Vets, a solar jobs training program that prepares service members for careers in the solar industry when they leave active duty. The Department is also awarding $10 million to 10 new projects through its Solar Training and Education for Professionals… Keep reading →
The Bioenergy Feedstock Library contains no books. What it does contain is information about biomass — organic material such as corn stover, switchgrass, wood chips and wheat straw. Nearly 50,000 biomass database entries and more than 35,000 physical samples reside in a repository located at the Department of Energy’s Biomass Feedstock National User Facility.… Keep reading →
At the Bay Area Maker Faire, the Department of Energy’s National Labs are displaying some of their coolest technologies. The best part? You can look AND touch. Check out the photo gallery to see what’s on display! Even if you can’t attend the Bay Area Maker Faire in person, you can still get inspired about… Keep reading →
WASHINGTON — U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro today released Better Buildings Challenge partner results, announced three new focus areas in local communities, and highlighted overall signs of growth in the initiative’s reach and influence. Since 2011, both the number of Better Buildings Challenge partners and energy… Keep reading →
You just can’t drink enough soda to create a market for bottling and storing all the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But as researchers look for ways to stave off global warming by reducing atmospheric CO2, many have turned to a related idea. Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is one strategy–along with others… Keep reading →
$90 MILLION FUNDING WILL ADVANCE ADMINISTRATION GOALS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE AMERICAN ENERGY SECURITY WASHINGTON — Recognizing the importance of biofuels to energy and climate security, the Energy Department today announced up to $90 million in project funding focused on designing, constructing and operating integrated biorefinery facilities. The production of biofuels from sustainable,… Keep reading →
From the so-called Calutron Girls who ran the cyclotron at Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project to Hungarian biophysicist Maria Telkes who built the very first 100 percent solar house, women have played an important role in energy innovation in the United States and around the world. Yet, women’s roles in energy and scientific discovery… Keep reading →
WASHINGTON — Today, the Energy Department requested proposals for a new Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute as part of the Administration’s broader National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), which drives collaboration between small- and medium-sized companies, academic institutions, industrial research organizations, and national laboratories. The Modular Chemical Process Intensification Institute — the fourth led by… Keep reading →
