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March 13, 2024The Water Power Technologies Office and the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education announced five students selected for the Marine Energy Graduate Student Research Program. They will work with mentors to advance their marine energy research.Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office
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March 12, 2024The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR have initiated the second phase of construction for the Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF).Office of Environmental Management
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March 12, 2024Valley High School Team 2 recently captured first place in the 12th annual DOE South Central Ohio Regional Science Bowl, marking the second time in the last three years the school has won the event.Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office
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March 8, 2024LPO has announced a memorandum of understanding with the Export-Import Bank of Korea to establish a framework around export and infrastructure financing for LPO-supported energy projects.Office of Energy Dominance Financing
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March 7, 2024Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Computational Science Center are hard at work enabling the conversion of biomass to fuels and products at industrial scale. Computational tools can model biomass conversion at scales ranging from small lab beakers to biorefineries, which can help accelerate and de-risk the newest technology developments.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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BulletinMarch 6, 2024Experiments find increased temperatures and carbon dioxide rapidly altered peatland carbon stocks, highlighting peatlands’ vulnerability to climate change.Biological and Environmental Research
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BlogMarch 6, 2024The Water Power Technologies Office and Minority-Serving Institutions STEM Research and Development Consortium announced nearly $1.2 million for high-impact water power research projects at minority-serving colleges and universities.Hydropower and Hydrokinetic Office
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March 5, 2024EM construction crews at the Hanford Site are laying it on the line — literally — to expand the treatment capacity of the site’s already robust groundwater cleanup program.Office of Environmental Management
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March 5, 2024Plans to replace diesel-generated steam with electrically generated steam at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) are getting a funding boost from a recent $5 million DOE Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies Program grant.Office of Environmental Management
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March 5, 2024More than 85% percent of a solar photovoltaic (PV) module is made of materials we already know how to recycle, like aluminum and glass. However, solar panel recycling—and recycling overall—is not currently cost-effective or widely adopted.Integrated Energy Systems Office