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Technologies developed by researchers at the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory have captured four prestigious 2009 R&D 100 Awards.

The Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory has partnered with Air Products and Chemicals Inc. of Allentown, Penn. to develop the Ion Transport Membrane (ITM) Oxygen, a revolutionary new oxygen-production technology that require...

A technology as simple as an advanced heater cable may hold the secret for tapping into the nation's largest source of oil, which is contained in vast amounts of shale in the American West.

Two technologies developed by researchers at the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) have earned 2009 Excellence in Technology Transfer Awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC).

DOE announced on March 11 that it will invest up to $13.7 million over the next three years in 11 projects run by 9 universities that will develop advanced solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing processes and products. With a minimum university and indu...

DOE announced on November 29th that $5.2 million will be divided between 12 projects to fund the development of concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies. The 12 CSP projects are focused on lowering the cost of components and developing energy stora...

DOE Secretary Samuel Bodman announced on November 8th that DOE will invest $21.7 million in researching next generation photovoltaic (PV) technology, as part of the President's Solar America Initiative. A total of 25 advanced PV projects, led by 15 uni...

DOE announced on June 20th that it will provide up to $60 million for solar energy research. Up to $2.5 million will go to 13 selected cities to promote the use of solar technologies in each city, under DOE's Solar America Cities cooperative agreements...