Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation Blog Posts

On 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.

The Energy Department announced this week a funding opportunity of up to $25 million to help improve the economics of making biofuel from algae.

Housing Innovation Awards Recognize Leadership in Residential Efficiency

Presented with an unforeseen challenge, the Penn State University team went the distance to win the Energy Department’s inaugural Collegiate Wind Competition.

The Energy Department—in partnership with National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories—established five Regional Test Centers (RTC) across the nation that are making progress in removing barriers to wide-scale deployment of...

Today, the nation's first ever commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol biorefinery to use corn waste as a feedstock officially opened for business in Emmetsburg, Iowa.

Read more about how wind technology was deployed in distributed applications throughout the United States and abroad.

Learn how wind turbines are soaring to new heights.

Biomass is the most abundant biological material on the planet. It is renewable; it grows almost everywhere; and it provides fuel, power, chemicals, and many other products. Find out how biomass is helping grow America's energy economy.

Are you a recent college graduate looking to jump-start your career? Whether you majored in engineering or English, science or political science, business or biology, there are numerous opportunities to use your skills and education in the emerging bio...