Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation Blog Posts

December 21st marks the start of the winter season. For many Americans, cold and often freezing temperatures means higher utility bills to keep warm, so the Department of Energy brings you 5 tips to keep your energy costs down.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday took a huge step forward in its effort to shore up America’s domestic supply of battery-grade lithium—a substance that is indispensable to our transition to a clean-energy economy. Lithium, which, after a refi

Tony Bouza has a passion for heat pumps and says working in energy efficiency is his dream. Find out where his enthusiasm comes from and how he's working to improve homes and buildings around the country.

Solar cells created with perovskite minerals can be an important tool in the race to deploy renewable energy as quickly and cost effectively as possible, but only if we first overcome key technological hurdles

May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Get to know Jian Fu, one of EERE's team members working to make affordable energy accessible to everyone.

By the time he got to college, Chris Castro knew energy would be a big part of his life. Find out how he went from living on a tree farm to working for a major U.S. city.

Thinking she would work in legal research, Sheila Dillard found herself being professionally rewarded for her communications and outreach abilities. Learn more about her 27-year journey that took her from buildings to bioenergy.

Find out how this CEO found her calling to reduce the environmental impact of hydropower while making it simpler and more cost-effective—and why she doesn’t demonize fossil fuels.

This International Women’s Day, DOE highlights the need for more girls and women in STEM.

Find out how Bill Nussey went from a career in software to a career in renewable energy, winning the American-Made Solar Prize along the way.