Press Releases
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Press ReleaseJanuary 4, 2012An online mapping portal to help oil and natural gas operators comply with a revised New Mexico waste pit rule has been developed by a team of New Mexico Tech researchers.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleaseNovember 17, 2011The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium, one of seven regional partnerships created by the U.S. Department of Energy to advance carbon storage technologies nationwide, has begun injecting carbon dioxide for their large-scale CO2 injection test ...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleaseSeptember 27, 2011The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a Record of Decision that - along with a signed cooperative agreement - will allow federal funding to be used to help build one of the world’s most advanced and environmentally clean coal-based power plants.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleaseSeptember 13, 2011New technologies that help small, independent oil and natural gas operators contribute to domestic energy production while improving environmental protection have resulted from U.S. Department of Energy support of the Stripper Well Consortium.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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September 9, 2011U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the selection of six projects aimed at developing technologies to lower the cost of producing electricity in integrated gasification combined cycle power plants using carbon capture, while ...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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August 26, 2011The Department of Energy, through its agent DLA Energy, has issued a solicitation seeking commercial storage contracts for the remaining 350,000 barrels of ultra low sulfur distillate needed to complete the fill of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.Office of Petroleum Reserves
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August 25, 2011The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the selection of 16 projects aimed at developing advanced post-combustion technologies for capturing carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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August 24, 2011Construction activities have begun at an Illinois ethanol plant that will demonstrate carbon capture and storage.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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August 16, 2011Research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy has led to a new licensing agreement that will improve the performance of state-of-the-art gas turbines, resulting in cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleaseAugust 2, 2011Metallurgists at the Office of Fossil Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) have helped develop a new alloy that is increasing the safety of an important medical procedure by being used to manufacture more flexible and conformable cor...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office