Press Releases
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December 11, 2014The Advanced Manufacturing Office posted a Notice of Intent (NOI) entitled “Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute on Smart...Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Decarbonization
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Press ReleasesOctober 8, 2014OREM begins demolition of the K-31 Building at Oak Ridge’s East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), marking the removal of the fourth of five gaseous diffusion buildings at the former uranium enrichment site.Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
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August 6, 2014The U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of 13 projects to develop technologies and methodologies for geologic storage of carbon dioxide.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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July 21, 2014Today, construction began on an innovative $19.5 million carbon-capture pilot, funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, at Kentucky Utilities’ E.W. Brown Generating Station near Harrodsburg, Kentucky. The 2 megawatt thermal system will be the...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesJune 26, 2014Demolition of the K-25 Building at ETTP ended late last year, but that was not the end of the project. Many other tasks had to be accomplished before the project could be officially declared complete. DOE's cleanup contractor, UCOR, has now completed t...Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
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June 3, 2014The Wyoming Rock Springs Uplift could potentially store 14 to 17 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, according to results from a Department of Energy-sponsored study. This is equal to 250 to 300 years’ worth of CO2 emissions produced by the Wyomin...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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May 27, 2014The successful demolition of a former gaseous diffusion facility has been honored by the American Nuclear Society. The American Nuclear Society’s Decommissioning and Environmental Services Division selected the K-25 demolition project to receive its ...Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
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May 14, 2014DOE developed the Strategic Energy Management Checklist to help manufacturing facilities conduct a high-level assessment of their energy...Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Decarbonization
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Press ReleasesMay 8, 2014Oak Ridge's Office of EM has finished field work on the last Recovery Act-funded environmental cleanup project. Since 2009, EM has used the $751 million in Recovery Act funds to accomplish 27 projects, many of which included multiple subcomponents and ...Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management
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Press ReleasesMarch 24, 2014The SEE Action report "Industrial Energy Efficiency: Designing Effective State Programs for the Industrial Sector" provides state regulators...Advanced Manufacturing & Industrial Decarbonization