Upcoming Events
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Press ReleasesApril 6, 2009Drilling nears completion for the first large-scale carbon dioxide injection well in the United States for CO2 sequestration. This project will be used to demonstrate that CO2 emitted from industrial sources - such as coal-fired power plants - can be s...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesMarch 17, 2009The Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory has created a comprehensive new document that examines existing and emerging techniques to monitor, verify, and account for carbon dioxide stored in geologic formations.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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March 10, 2009A U.S. Department of Energy/National Energy Technology Laboratory team of regional partners has begun injecting CO2 into a deep lignite coal seam in Burke County, North Dakota, to demonstrate the economic and environmental viability of geologic CO2 sto...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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March 2, 2009DOE achieved a major environmental cleanup milestone this week with the first shipment of remote-handled TRU waste leaving DOE’s Oak Ridge Reservation.Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
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February 27, 2009Building on an initial injection project of 10,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide into a Michigan geologic formation, a U.S. Department of Energy team of regional partners has begun injecting 50,000 additional tons into the formation, which is believed ...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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February 25, 2009A project supported by the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has given rise to a major new research consortium to promote advanced technology for low-impact oil and gas drilling.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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February 19, 2009The U.S. Department of Energy today issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to enhance the capability to simulate, track, and evaluate the potential risks of carbon dioxide storage in geologic formations.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesFebruary 17, 2009The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium (MGSC), one of seven regional partnerships created by the U.S. Department of Energy to advance carbon sequestration technologies nationwide, has begun drilling the injection well for their large-scale car...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Success StoryDecember 2, 2003The EA process protected a restored wetland during planning for new construction.Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
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Success StorySeptember 2, 2003An EA for wildland fire management preserved and improved unique sagebrush steppe ecosystem at a DOE site.Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance