Domestic natural gas abundance – safely developed with modern hydraulic fracturing and high-tech horizontal drilling – has benefitted consumers and the economy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping make our air cleaner. Sustaining and growing those benefits largely depends on market growth for natural gas – to add production that production must have new and/or growing markets… Keep reading →
Over $20 Million to 10 National Labs and 71 Private Sector Partners for Development and Commercial Deployment of Promising Energy Technologies WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced over $20 million in funding for 64 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). With additional matching funds from… Keep reading →
A couple of observations on China’s announcement late last week that it may impose a 25 percent tariff on U.S. shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to that country – which would be in retaliation for announced U.S. tariffs on certain Chinese goods coming into this country. First, China was the third-largest importer of U.S. LNG in… Keep reading →
TOKYO, JAPAN – The fifth meeting of the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Commission on Civil Nuclear Cooperation (the Bilateral Commission) was held in Tokyo on August 8, 2018. Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette and Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori led the discussions as co-chairs. The delegations included participants representing a wide range of governmental agencies.… Keep reading →
The Department of Energy has announced a final rule that will expedite the approval process for small-scale exports of natural gas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on existing capabilities and needs of national-level offshore wind research and development (R&D) test facilities. This RFI will allow industry and the public to provide knowledge and recommendations to DOE for the development of offshore wind facilities –… Keep reading →
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry makes a number of important points about domestic natural gas and oil production, hydraulic fracturing and U.S. energy exports in a piece for CNBC: The United States is shedding dependence on imported energy. U.S. energy exports are helping friends and allies overseas. Natural gas is helping the U.S. lead in cutting… Keep reading →
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a final rule that will provide for faster approval of applications for small-scale exports of natural gas, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), from U.S. export facilities. “The finalization of this rule will expedite the permitting of certain small-scale exports of natural gas,” said Secretary Perry. “The so-called… Keep reading →
A new report and interactive map released this week by Environment America takes stock of U.S. clean energy progress to date
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued the first loan guarantee solicitation for the Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program (TELGP) under DOE’s Loan Programs Office. This solicitation provides as much as $2 billion in partial loan guarantees to support economic opportunities for Native American and Alaska Native communities through energy development projects and activities.… Keep reading →
