Press Releases

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) today announced an award of more than $50M as part of its Regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hubs program to Project Cypress.

The Geothermal Technologies Office has selected five finalists in the second phase of the Geothermal Geophone Prize. Each finalist will receive $250,000 in cash and $100,000 in national laboratory vouchers to compete in the final round.

Preventing clothes from shedding may be impractical, if not impossible. However, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bio-Optimized Technologies to keep Thermoplastics out of Landfills and the Environment (BOTTLE™) consortium have developed an emerging solution that could address the challenge at its source: replace today’s petroleum-derived polyester with a nontoxic, biodegradable alternative made from PHAs, short for “polyhydroxyalkanoates.”

Awarded GAIN vouchers to accelerate the innovation and application of advanced nuclear technologies through the U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories.

The U.S. Department of Energy is pleased to welcome the Energy Observer to a stopover visit in Washington D.C. as it nears the end of a seven-year expedition around the world to champion the cause of renewable energy.

FECM issued a notice of intent to launch a Voluntary Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchasing Challenge, a public-private partnership to catalyze carbon dioxide removal credit purchases and improve transparency of the carbon dioxide removal credit supply.

The EnergyTech University Prize (EnergyTech UP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Technology Transitions (OTT), has named the 28 student finalist teams selected to earn cash prizes and compete in the EnergyTech UP National Pitch Event this April.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) in support of the Regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hubs program.

DOE-issued draft analyzes potential impact of proposed action to acquire high-assay low-enriched uranium.

On February 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy’s SBIR/STTR Programs released the Phase II Release 2 Funding Opportunity Announcement which includes funding for qualified small businesses to carry out geothermal-related projects.