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October 16, 2014Solar Thermochemical Advanced Reactor System, or STARS, converts natural gas and sunlight into a more energy-rich fuel called syngas, which power p...Success Stories
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September 29, 2014The Energy Department's Loan Programs Office announced a $12.6 billion loan guarantee solicitation for advanced nuclear energy projects.Office of Energy Dominance Financing
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September 12, 2014Researchers at DOE's Argonne National Laboratory are investigating the root cause of failures to wind turbine drivetrain components, such as bearin...Integrated Energy Systems Office
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September 12, 2014Starting in 2012, researchers tried placing spotlights downwind from the 2.5-megawatt (MW) wind turbine in Rosemount, Minnesota. The research team was attempting to study turbulent airflow around a turbine in the field.Integrated Energy Systems Office
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BulletinSeptember 12, 2014NREL recently released a more robust version of its FAST software under a modularization framework that represents a generational change in how computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools are developed.Integrated Energy Systems Office
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September 12, 2014AML Superconductivity and Magnetics, in conjunction with DOE's Argonne National Laboratory, recently announced that their superconducting magnet system passed a landmark reliability test, demonstrating its potential suitability for wide-scale commercia...Integrated Energy Systems Office
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Press ReleasesSeptember 3, 2014The Energy Department today released a new report showing progress for the United States offshore wind energy market over the past year, including two projects that have moved into the initial stages of construction, and 14 projects that are in the adv...Integrated Energy Systems Office
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BlogAugust 6, 2014These documents include a final report on the Interagency Field Test & Evaluation (IFT&E) program and summaries of three field tests designed to measure the impact of wind turbines on current air surveillance radars and the effectiveness of private sec...Integrated Energy Systems Office
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Success StoryJune 17, 2014This SEP-funded project in Williston, North Dakota, places generators at oil production well sites to transform wellhead flare gas into high-qualit...Success Stories
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June 10, 2014Bioenergy Technologies Office selects student team from Redmond, Washington, to present at the Biomass 2014 conference, which is taking place July 29 to July 30 in Washington, D.C. The team was chosen for their idea on how to help the nation transitio...Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation