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- DOE Awards Nearly $40 Million for Grid Decarbonizing Solar TechnologiesDOE Awards Nearly $40 Million for Grid Decarbonizing Solar Technologies
- USDA Now Accepting Grant Applications for Wood Products, EnergyUSDA Now Accepting Grant Applications for Wood Products, Energy USDA Now Accepting Grant Applications for Wood Products, Energy dalbert Tue, 10/19/2021 - 09:50 EDT Press Office Washington, October 19, 2021 - Deputy Agriculture Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh announced today approximately $13 million in new funding opportunities to support market innovation in wood products and wood energy. The announcement came during a “Leaders for the Built Environment” virtual event and kicks off National Forest Products Week as proclaimed by President Biden. Organized by the Forest Service, Dovetail Partners, WoodWorks and the Softwood Lumber Board, the event aimed to challenge senior leaders…
- DOE and EPA sign Record of Decision for continued cleanup of Hanford?s 100-BC AreaThe Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, with concurrence from the Washington State Department of Ecology, have signed a record of decision for continued cleanup work at Hanford?s 100-BC Area.
- ICYMI: Secretary Granholm Visited North Dakota and Minnesota to Tour Clean Energy InfrastructureICYMI: Secretary Granholm Visited North Dakota and Minnesota to Tour Clean Energy Infrastructure
- DOE Announces $105 Million for Small Businesses to Invest in Clean Energy Research and DevelopmentDOE Announces $105 Million for Small Businesses to Invest in Clean Energy Research and Development
- DOE Awards $20 Million to Help States Deploy Carbon Capture and StorageDOE Awards $20 Million to Help States Deploy Carbon Capture and Storage
- DOE's Better Plants Industry Partners Save $9 Billion in Energy CostsDOE's Better Plants Industry Partners Save $9 Billion in Energy Costs
- DOE Announces $13.5 Million for Sustainable Development of Offshore WindDOE Announces $13.5 Million for Sustainable Development of Offshore Wind
- ICYMI: Secretary Granholm Visited Georgia to Highlight Clean Energy Jobs and ManufacturingICYMI: Secretary Granholm Visited Georgia to Highlight Clean Energy Jobs and Manufacturing
- DOE Invests $61 Million for Smart Buildings that Accelerate Renewable Energy Adoption and Grid ResilienceDOE Invests $61 Million for Smart Buildings that Accelerate Renewable Energy Adoption and Grid Resilience
- DOE Sets 2025 Community Solar Target to Power 5 Million HomesDOE Sets 2025 Community Solar Target to Power 5 Million Homes
- Army Civil Works Releases U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Climate Adaptation and Resilience PlanToday, as part of President Biden’s whole-of-government approach to confronting the climate crisis, Army Civil Works released its climate adaptation and resilience plan for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to ensure its Civil Works projects and operations adapt and are increasingly resilient to climate change impacts.
- DOE Announces $20 Million to Produce Clean Hydrogen From Nuclear PowerDOE Announces $20 Million to Produce Clean Hydrogen From Nuclear Power
- DOE Announces Agency Climate Adaptation and Resilience PlanDOE Announces Agency Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan
- ICYMI: Secretary Granholm, Dolores Huerta Co-Hosted IG Live with Latinx Youth Climate LeadersICYMI: Secretary Granholm, Dolores Huerta Co-Hosted IG Live with Latinx Youth Climate Leaders
- DOE Invests $45 Million to Decarbonize the Natural Gas Power and Industrial Sectors Using Carbon Capture and StorageDOE Invests $45 Million to Decarbonize the Natural Gas Power and Industrial Sectors Using Carbon Capture and Storage
- DOE Announces Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator Program to Modernize the GridDOE Announces Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator Program to Modernize the Grid
- Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm Announces Newly Appointed Members of the Secretary of Energy Advisory BoardSecretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm Announces Newly Appointed Members of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
- No One Hurt, Truck Engine Fire on SiteThe One Hanford team ensured a safe and quick response to a vehicle fire in the 200 East Area of the Site this morning, and no one was hurt.
- DOE Announces up to $400 Million for Basic Research to Advance the Frontiers of ScienceDOE Announces up to $400 Million for Basic Research to Advance the Frontiers of Science
- DOE Announces New $2.5 Million Prize to Support Diversity in InnovationDOE Announces New $2.5 Million Prize to Support Diversity in Innovation
- DOE Awards Over $33M to the States of Washington and Oregon in Financial Assistance GrantsThe Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded four financial assistance grants, totaling approximately $33.5 million, to Oregon and Washington state.
- Hanford Treats More Than 2 Billion Gallons of Groundwater Seven Years in a RowThe U.S. Department of Energy?s Hanford Site is closing in on treating 28 billion total gallons of groundwater to remove contamination since treatment began in the mid-1990s, significantly reducing risk to the Columbia River.
- DOE Signs Up 125+ Local Governments to Fast-Track Solar PermitsDOE Signs Up 125+ Local Governments to Fast-Track Solar Permits
- Secretary Granholm Pursues Global Climate Action, Clean Energy Jobs at Ministerial with 24 Eastern and Central European CountriesSecretary Granholm Pursues Global Climate Action, Clean Energy Jobs at Ministerial with 24 Eastern and Central European Countries
- DOE Welcomes New Biden-Harris AppointeesDOE Welcomes New Biden-Harris Appointees
- Granholm Op-ed In CNN: Extreme Weather Keeps Knocking Out America’s Power. Here’s What We Must DoGranholm Op-ed In CNN: Extreme Weather Keeps Knocking Out America’s Power. Here’s What We Must Do
- DOE Invests $27 Million in Battery Storage Technology and to Increase Storage AccessDOE Invests $27 Million in Battery Storage Technology and to Increase Storage Access
- Joint Statement of the United States Department of Energy and Serbia's Ministry of Mining and EnergyJoint Statement of the United States Department of Energy and Serbia's Ministry of Mining and Energy
- Statement by Secretary Granholm on President Biden's Nomination of Maria Robinson and Joseph DeCarolisStatement by Secretary Granholm on President Biden's Nomination of Maria Robinson and Joseph DeCarolis
- DOE Announces $12 Million to Boost Geothermal Energy ResearchDOE Announces $12 Million to Boost Geothermal Energy Research
- U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi Promote the 2022 Nuclear Power MinisterialU.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi Promote the 2022 Nuclear Power Ministerial
- DOE Announces $16 Million to Support Community-Driven Pathways to Clean EnergyDOE Announces $16 Million to Support Community-Driven Pathways to Clean Energy
- ICYMI: Secretary Granholm Visited Maine and New Hampshire to Tour Renewable Energy InfrastructureICYMI: Secretary Granholm Visited Maine and New Hampshire to Tour Renewable Energy Infrastructure
- DOE Announces Contract Awards for Crude Oil Sales from the Strategic Petroleum ReserveDOE Announces Contract Awards for Crude Oil Sales from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
- DOE Authorizes Second Exxon Strategic Petroleum Reserve Exchange to Bolster Fuel Supply Chain Following Hurricane IdaDOE Authorizes Second Exxon Strategic Petroleum Reserve Exchange to Bolster Fuel Supply Chain Following Hurricane Ida
- DOE Announces Nearly $65 Million for Biofuels Research to Reduce Airplane and Ship EmissionsDOE Announces Nearly $65 Million for Biofuels Research to Reduce Airplane and Ship Emissions
- Secretary Granholm and Minister Puri Relaunch the U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy PartnershipSecretary Granholm and Minister Puri Relaunch the U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership
- DOE Releases Solar Futures Study Providing the Blueprint for a Zero-Carbon GridDOE Releases Solar Futures Study Providing the Blueprint for a Zero-Carbon Grid
- DOE Authorizes Strategic Petroleum Reserve Exchange to Support Region Impacted by Hurricane IdaDOE Authorizes Strategic Petroleum Reserve Exchange to Support Region Impacted by Hurricane Ida
- Statement by Secretary Granholm on President Biden's Nomination of Brad CrabtreeStatement by Secretary Granholm on President Biden's Nomination of Brad Crabtree
- Secretary Granholm Announces Strategic Petroleum Reserve ExchangeSecretary Granholm Announces Strategic Petroleum Reserve Exchange
- DOE Awards $30M to Secure Domestic Supply Chain of Critical MaterialsDOE Awards $30M to Secure Domestic Supply Chain of Critical Materials
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiates Blue Roof ProgramVICKSBURG, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reviving its free Operation Blue Roof program to get as many houses into livable condition as possible during Hurricane Ida recovery. Operation Blue Roof is a priority mission managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for FEMA.
- DOE Joins Ukraine to Advance Energy Security, Clean Energy, and Climate SolutionsDOE Joins Ukraine to Advance Energy Security, Clean Energy, and Climate Solutions
- DOE Releases New Reports Highlighting Record Growth, Declining Costs of Wind PowerDOE Releases New Reports Highlighting Record Growth, Declining Costs of Wind Power
- USACE Memphis District Team deployed to Louisiana in support of FEMA Hurricane Ida relief effortsThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Memphis District deployed an Emergency Power Planning and Response Team (PRT) in support of FEMA’s Hurricane Ida recovery efforts.
- NNSA Awards $37 Million to Promote U.S. Production of Critical Medical IsotopeNNSA Awards $37 Million to Promote U.S. Production of Critical Medical Isotope
- DOE Announces Tracey LeBeau as Western Area Power Administration AdministratorDOE Announces Tracey LeBeau as Western Area Power Administration Administrator
- DOE Announces $54 Million to Increase Energy Efficiency in Microelectronics TechnologiesDOE Announces $54 Million to Increase Energy Efficiency in Microelectronics Technologies
- The Corps Environment – August 2021 issue now availableThis edition highlights considering the environment when employing a risk management and systems approach, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #5.
- U.S. Department of Energy Welcomes New Biden-Harris AppointeesU.S. Department of Energy Welcomes New Biden-Harris Appointees
- U.S. Department of Energy Announces $61 Million to Advance Breakthroughs in Quantum Information ScienceU.S. Department of Energy Announces $61 Million to Advance Breakthroughs in Quantum Information Science
- Hanford Tank Farms Now Connected to Waste Treatment and Immobilization PlantTwo major facilities critical to the tank waste treatment mission at the Hanford Site are now connected.
- ICYMI: Secretary Granholm Visited Alaska to Witness Clean Energy Innovation in the 'Last Frontier'ICYMI: Secretary Granholm Visited Alaska to Witness Clean Energy Innovation in the 'Last Frontier'
- DOE Announces $24 Million to Capture Carbon Emissions Directly From AirDOE Announces $24 Million to Capture Carbon Emissions Directly From Air
- Hanford Begins Retrieving Waste from Another Underground Storage TankThe U.S. Department of Energy's Office of River Protection tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions recently began retrieving radioactive and chemical waste from another massive underground storage tank at the Hanford Site.
- Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack Announce Implementation of New Pay Initiatives for Wildland FirefightersSecretaries Haaland and Vilsack Announce Implementation of New Pay Initiatives for Wildland Firefighters Secretaries Haaland and Vilsack Announce Implementation of New Pay Initiatives for Wildland Firefighters dalbert Tue, 08/17/2021 - 08:17 EDT President Biden’s pay initiatives will ensure frontline firefighters receive at least $15 per hour Press Office Washington, August 17, 2021 - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the implementation of President Biden’s pay initiatives to recognize and support federal wildland firefighters. The initiatives will increase the amount paid to approximately 3,500 firefighters with the U.S. Department of the Interior and more…
- DOE Announces Nearly $83 Million to Increase Building Energy Efficiency and Cut Consumers' Energy BillsDOE Announces Nearly $83 Million to Increase Building Energy Efficiency and Cut Consumers' Energy Bills
- DOE Awards $45 Million to Advance Solar Manufacturing and Grid TechnologiesDOE Awards $45 Million to Advance Solar Manufacturing and Grid Technologies
- Statement by Secretary Granholm on U.S. Senate Confirmation of Andrew LightStatement by Secretary Granholm on U.S. Senate Confirmation of Andrew Light
- Statement by Secretary Granholm on U.S. Senate Confirmation of Sam WalshStatement by Secretary Granholm on U.S. Senate Confirmation of Sam Walsh
- Subcontractor Selected to Support Safe Storage of Seventh Hanford Reactor BuildingContractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company has awarded two construction subcontracts worth about $9.5 million to Richland-based DGR Grant Construction Inc. to progress critical risk-reduction work along the Columbia River at the Hanford Site.
- ICYMI: Secretary Granholm Visits Michigan to Tout Build Back Better Agenda's Investments in Manufacturing, Clean CarsICYMI: Secretary Granholm Visits Michigan to Tout Build Back Better Agenda's Investments in Manufacturing, Clean Cars
- Statement by Secretary Granholm on the Passing of AFL-CIO President Rich TrumkaStatement by Secretary Granholm on the Passing of AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka
- Statement By Secretary Granholm On President Biden’s Nomination Of Corey HindersteinStatement By Secretary Granholm On President Biden’s Nomination Of Corey Hinderstein
- DOE Announces Nearly $34 Million to Advance Waste and Algae Bioenergy TechnologyDOE Announces Nearly $34 Million to Advance Waste and Algae Bioenergy Technology
- Statement by Energy Secretary Granholm on the Confirmation of Frank RoseStatement by Energy Secretary Granholm on the Confirmation of Frank Rose
- DOE Announces $42.3 Million and New Industry Partnerships to Decarbonize American ManufacturingDOE Announces $42.3 Million and New Industry Partnerships to Decarbonize American Manufacturing
- DOE Awards $60 Million to Accelerate Advancements in Zero-Emissions VehiclesDOE Awards $60 Million to Accelerate Advancements in Zero-Emissions Vehicles