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DOE Backs Carbon Capture Development at Two Major Gas-Fired Power Plants

September 1, 2022 admin Business, calpine, cane run 7, Carbon Capture, CCS, deer park, DOE, engineering, full coverage, Gas, ge gas power, lg&e, natural gas, news, ngcc, plant barry, polk, Research and Development, Technology, teco

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:37:15 +0000

Two major U.S. gas power plants will be part of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) efforts to develop carbon capture technologies capable of capturing at least 95% of carbon dioxide. The agency’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) on Aug. 26 announced $31 million in funding for 10 projects. While many of the […]

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Enhanced Geothermal Technology Cracks The 24/7 Energy Code

August 24, 2022 admin clean power, DOE, elemental excelerator, enhanced geothermal, enhanced geothermal systems, fervo energy, forge, geothermal energy, university of texas, university of utah, Utah

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:50:37 +0000

The sleeping giant of geothermal energy in the US is about to get a wake-up call.

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Report Notes Continued Growth of Hybrid Power Plants

August 11, 2022 admin Battery, DOE, Energy Storage, hybrid power, hybrid power plants, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, news, Solar, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:29:23 +0000

Hybrid power plants continue to be deployed across the U.S., with almost 300 such facilities (all with 1 MW or more of generation capacity) operating at the end of last year. An August 2022 report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, based on research funded by the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) and […]

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Spent Nuclear Fuel: A Valuable Resource—Not a Waste

August 1, 2022 admin DOE, Environmental, Fuel, fuel rods, full coverage, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, Safety, snf, Spent nuclear fuel

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:17:34 +0000

Did you know that more than 90% of the potential energy that exists in fuel rods when they’re loaded into commercial nuclear reactors still remains in the fuel after five years of operation? Well, that’s

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DOE Grants California’s Request to Revise Civil Nuclear Credit Program Eligibility, Extends Deadline

July 1, 2022 admin Business, civil nuclear credit program, diablo canyon, DOE, full coverage, Legal & Regulatory, news, Nuclear, pseg

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:39:06 +0000

The Department of Energy (DOE) has revised eligibility criteria for the first-award cycle of its $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) program and extended its application period to Sept. 6, 2022. The action responds to a request for adjustments from the California governor’s office to better address Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E’s) 2,240-MW Diablo Canyon […]

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Large-Scale Enhanced Geothermal System Trial Successfully Completed

June 21, 2022 admin Business, DOE, egs, enhanced geothermal systems, full coverage, geothermal, geothermal drilling, hot dry rock, news, Research and Development, Technology, university of utah, utah forge

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:33:40 +0000

A federally backed effort to advance enhanced geothermal system (EGS) technologies in Utah marked a significant milestone with successful completion of its first large-scale 10-day simulation in a deep-deviated well. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE), which is sited near the town of Milford on the […]

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Cold Climate Heat Pumps Light Up Climate Fight

June 20, 2022 admin buildings, cold climate heat pump challenge, cold weather heat pumps, consumer technology, DOE, Energy, energy efficiency, heat pumps, home energy management, lennox international, nrel, science based targets initiative, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:35:58 +0000

Heat pumps join climate fight with new high efficiency, cold-tolerant technology.

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The Regulatory Structures or Economic Opportunities that are Driving—or Hindering—Building Electrification

June 10, 2022 admin building codes, Commentary, DOE, electrification, Legal & Regulatory, legal and regulatory, womble bond dickinson

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 19:51:11 +0000

Although the electricity generation and transportation sectors account for a far greater share of greenhouse gas emissions than the residential and commercial building sector, policy makers are targeting building electrification as a means for making a significant contribution to economy-wide emission reductions. Federal, state, and local governments are using various policy levers toward this goal, […]

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Massive Utah Hydrogen Storage Project Garners Finalized $504M DOE Loan Guarantee

June 9, 2022 admin Business, climate change, DOE, electrolyzers, Energy Storage, Environmental, finance, Fuel, full coverage, Gas, hydrogen, hydrogen hubs, hydrogen shot, loan guarantee, Markets, news, Power Demand, Renewables, salt caverns, Technology, Utah

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2022 11:36:08 +0000

The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) first official loan guarantee for a new clean energy technology project since 2014 will go to the Advanced Clean Energy Storage 1 project in Utah—one of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen energy projects. The DOE on June 8 announced it closed on the $504.4 million loan guarantee for the first […]

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DOE Q&A: Assistant Secretary Dr. Kathryn Huff Discusses Top Priorities for Nuclear Energy

June 8, 2022 admin DOE, Interview, kathryn huff, Nuclear

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:00:46 +0000

The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) on June 8 shared an interview with Dr. Kathryn Huff, the DOE’s new assistant secretary for nuclear energy. Huff was confirmed by the Senate earlier this month and takes over a $1.7 billion research and development portfolio for the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). Prior to her confirmation, she served […]

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