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October 8, 2024One of the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management’s highest priority cleanup projects continues to advance efforts to develop and make available a promising form of next generation cancer treatment.Office of Environmental Management
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October 3, 2024New facility to produce Flibe molten salt coolant for Kairos Power Hermes reactor.Office of Nuclear Energy
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September 24, 2024DoD broke ground on the Project Pele transportable microreactor project at Idaho National Laboratory, which could become one of the first advanced reactors to operate in the United States as early as 2026.Office of Nuclear Energy
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September 20, 2024Ultrafast X-ray imaging created with new technology offers insights into improving the energy efficiency of combustion engines.Basic Energy Sciences
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September 18, 2024An enhanced topographic analysis toolkit for forecasting and improving particle accelerator performance is helping scientists build better accelerators.Nuclear Physics
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September 18, 2024The Bioenergy Research and Education Bridge Program (BRIDGES) is partnering with the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) to host the BRIDGES Bioenergy 101 Virtual Workshop from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. Educators will be introduced to bioenergy national laboratory research that can be integrated into classrooms. Bioenergy knowledge is not required.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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September 13, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) announced their Notice of Intent (NOI) to issue a call for proposals from DOE National Laboratories, Plants, and Sites for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Core Laboratory Infrastructure for Market Readiness (CLIMR) Lab Call. The goal of OTT's Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) is to improve America’s energy competitiveness and security by accelerating commercialization of critical energy technologies to market. DOE anticipates releasing the FY25 CLIMR Lab Call in October 2024.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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September 9, 2024Emerging bioenergy technologies are transforming the foundation of our lives, everything from clothing to plastics to fuels. Through biotechnology and biomanufacturing, biomass across the United States can be converted into new materials and provide an alternative to petroleum-based production for fuels and products. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is doing its part to strengthen America’s bioeconomy and supply chain to support energy innovation.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office
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Press ReleasesSeptember 5, 2024As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) today opened applications for up to $100 million in funding to support pilot-scale energy storage demonstration projectsOffice of Clean Energy Demonstrations
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Press ReleasesSeptember 5, 2024The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced awards totaling $142 million for small businesses through DOE’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II funding. Across DOE, 123 projects in 34 states received funding to pursue energy research and development projects. The average Phase II award is $1.1 million for a period of two years.Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office