The Office of Fossil Energy announced on October 16, 2019, that EMPCo has been awarded the new lease of the Strategic Pipeline.
The three projects will provide energy sector users with tools to assess their cybersecurity posture and help secure operational technology assets.
DOE announces the contract awards for the Congressionally-mandated sale of crude oil from the SPR.
Secretary Perry was briefed by senior DOE officials about emergency preparedness underway for Hurricane Dorian.
The awards, totaling $30 million, will fund National Laboratory and partner cybersecurity research, development, integration, and demonstrations.
DOE plans to draw down and sell crude oil from three SPR sites—Bryan Mound and Big Hill in Texas, and West Hackberry in Louisiana.
Projects will strengthen partnerships between National Laboratories and private sector companies to deploy promising technologies to the marketplace.
The Energy Department announced $8 million for innovative approaches to enhance the reliability and resilience of the nation’s energy infrastructure.
Center will initially fund up to $16 million for research in the areas of energy-water nexus, fossil energy, energy storage, and cybersecurity.
Research aims at improving A.I. as a tool of grid resiliency and science.