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Energy Innovation In Action blogs aim to share the positive impact the Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) has on the American people, businesses, industry partners, universities, research labs, and other entities to increase the use and effectiveness of affordable renewable energy, transportation, and energy efficiency technologies. Learn about projects and successes from CMEI, as well as the people behind the work.
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The Energy Department is facilitating the manufacturing sector’s move toward energy efficiency in the Rust Belt and beyond.
Teams from 10 of the 12 universities that participated in the U.S Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition 2016 reconvened for a shot at taking home the top prize at the Collegiate Wind Competition 2017 Technical Challenge.
With the rise of robotics in both entertainment and the general marketplace, we decided to set the record straight on five common robot myths.
The same visionary scientists responsible for pioneering space exploration are also behind a national effort to commercialize concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with integral energy storage.
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed an ultrasonic drying concept that uses vibrations instead of heat to dry clothes.
Bergey Windpower, a leading American manufacturer of small wind turbines for residential and commercial applications, recently announced a new product, the Excel 15 wind turbine.
The Department of Energy’s Wind Vision report assesses the potential economic and social benefits of a study scenario where U.S. wind power supplies 10% of the nation’s electrical demand by 2020, 20% by 2030, and 35% by 2050. It also outlines a roa...
Some of the most remote areas in the United States were among the last locations to access electricity, with as many as nine out of 10 rural homes ...
What if plastic came from renewable resources? Mango Materials has developed a new way of producing plastics that make it biodegradable and petroleum-free. The project is being supported with help from the national laboratories through the Energy Depar...
Supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) power cycles have the potential to reduce the cost of concentrating solar power (CSP) by substantially improvin...