Energy Department Considers Burying Nuclear Waste in 3-Mile-Deep Holes LUBBOCK, Texas — The federal government plans to spend $80 million assessing whether its hottest nuclear waste can be stored in 3-mile-deep holes, a project that could provide an alternative strategy to a Nevada repository plan that was halted in 2010. The five-year borehole project was … Continue reading Energy Department Considers Burying Nuclear Waste in 3-Mile-Deep Holes→
Energy Department Announces $18 Million to Develop Solar Energy Storage Solutions, Boost Grid Resiliency WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of the Energy Department’s Grid Modernization Initiative announced by Secretary Ernest Moniz last week to improve the resiliency, reliability and security of the nation’s electrical power grid, DOE today announced $18 million in funding for six … Continue reading Energy Department Announces $18 Million to Develop Solar Energy Storage Solutions, Boost Grid Resiliency→
DOE Funds Advanced Pebble-Bed and Molten-Salt Nuclear Reactor Development It’s been a good year so far for advanced nuclear reactors. Last week, small modular reactor startup Terrestrial Energy closed $8 million in funding for its proprietary Integral Molten Salt Reactor design. These advanced small nuclear reactors are intended for industrial process heat applications, with market … Continue reading DOE Funds Advanced #Pebble_Bed and #Molten_Salt Nuclear Reactor Development→
DOE Announces $220 Million in Grid Modernization Funding WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today built on its Grid Modernization Initiative – an ongoing effort that reflects the Obama Administration’s commitment to improving the resiliency, reliability, and security of the nation’s electricity delivery system. During his visit to a utility control center in … Continue reading DOE Announces $220 Million in Grid Modernization Funding→
Your kitchen is a battleground in Obama energy efficiency push For a taste of the energy legacy that President Obama is about to leave behind, check the fridge. No, literally. Since 2009, his administration has created 43 rules that will deliver the biggest energy savings of any president in history, eliminating demand in 2030 equal … Continue reading Your kitchen is a battleground in #Obama energy_efficiency push→
DOE Final Environmental Review Puts NE Clean Power Link on Track for Presidential Permit The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released its final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for TDI New England’s (TDI-NE) proposed New England Clean Power Link, bringing the transmission line project closer to receiving a presidential permit. DOE said in the FEIS … Continue reading DOE Final Environmental Review Puts NE Clean Power Link on Track for Presidential Permit→
DOE: Climate change poses a threat to grid resiliency The Obama administration has released a report examining the regional impacts of climate change, finding widespread impacts to the utility industry and a potential threat to grid resiliency. “In recent years, record temperatures, droughts, and floods have damaged energy infrastructure and disrupted energy systems, affecting American … Continue reading DOE: Climate change poses a threat to grid resiliency→
Energy Department Predicts Lower Winter Fuel Bills HOUSTON — — After a summer of lower gasoline prices, American consumers will again spend considerably less on energy this winter because of lower oil and natural gas prices and expected warmer weather, the Energy Department projected on Tuesday. The nearly half of American households that are heated … Continue reading Energy Department Predicts Lower Winter Fuel Bills→
DOE to Invest $10 Million as Part of New “Smart Cities” Initiative The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest almost $10 million to expand smart cities technologies that promote energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The investment is part of the Obama Administration’s new Smart Cities Initiative to help local communities address the … Continue reading DOE to Invest $10 Million as Part of New “Smart Cities” Initiative→
GE Awarded DOE Project to Pilot CO2 Capture Technology for Power Plants OKLAHOMA CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Calling it CO2 “Capture Technology in a Bottle,” a team of researchers at GE’s Oil & Gas Technology Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma have been awarded close to $1 million in Phase I funding by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National … Continue reading #GE Awarded DOE Project to Pilot CO2 Capture Technology for Power Plants→
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