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The Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines (Co-Optima) initiative aims to simultaneously transform both transportation fuels and vehicles in order to maximize performance and energy efficiency, minimize environmental impact, and accelerate widespread adopt...

The utility sector is going through a rapid transformation as more renewables come online and more Americans choose to go solar. Adding large quantities of distributed energy onto the grid requires the workforce to acquire new knowledge and skills, whi...

If a utility pole falls in a forest and no energy company employee is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Currently, the answer is no. The Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative is trying to fix this problem to alleviate issues for both utilitie...

Halfway through the Energy Department’s decade-long SunShot Initiative, today we released a series of reports showing how the solar industry has progressed in the past five years, while looking forward to the challenges and opportunities it now faces...

One of the fastest ways to lower solar soft costs is by having a well-trained workforce. That's why the Energy Department's SunShot Initiative is expanding its current support of the solar workforce through its Solar Training and Education for Professi...

With support from BTO, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and GE Appliances are changing the way Americans do laundry—using vibrations instead of heat.

The immense challenges that New Orleans faced in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina were intensified by electric grid failures.

Lost in the global media flurry that followed Chernobyl was the importance of a series of inherent safety tests that preceded it.

When buying a solar power system, hardware is not the only expense. There are also "soft costs": permits, financing, installation costs, and more. ...

The Department of Energy has recently created the Grid Modernization Initiative (GMI), an ongoing effort that reflects the Obama Administration’s commitment to improve the resiliency, reliability, and security of the nation’s grid, while adding gro...