From the Blog
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October 22, 2014More than 30 years ago, DOE looked into the future and saw the potentially large benefit of developing promising but difficult-to-extract unconventional natural gas resources, particularly those from shale formations. As a result, it began sponsoring ...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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October 20, 2014The tribal government is challenged to find innovative ways to both improve social and economic stability and promote a sustainable environment.Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
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October 17, 2014In Hugoton, Kansas, a state-of-the-art biorefinery has begun producing 25 million gallons per year of cellulosic ethanol.Office of Energy Dominance Financing
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October 16, 2014Racing with Relevance: Green Racing Redefines Sustainable MotorsportsOffice of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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October 16, 2014Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz visited the Office of Fossil Energy’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s Big Hill site in Winnie, Texas. The visit is the first Secretarial appearance at an SPR field site in nine years, and it comes after a string of m...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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October 15, 2014Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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October 2, 2014On September 19, 2014, DOE Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman joined Secretary Tom Vilsack of the Department of Agriculture, and Secretary Ray Mabus of the Navy to announce three projects that will produce renewable jet and diesel for the military.Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation
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October 1, 2014The MOU between the United Arab Emirates and United States of America was signed at the start of the U.S.-UAE Strategic Energy Dialogue, which was co-chaired by UAE Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei and Deputy Secretary Poneman on September 30.Office of International Affairs
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October 1, 2014For the first 17 years of its existence, EnergyPlus was written in the FORTRAN programming language. Now, DOE is releasing EnergyPlus 8.2.0, the fi...Buildings
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September 30, 2014The Energy Department announced this week a funding opportunity of up to $25 million to help improve the economics of making biofuel from algae.Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation