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Press ReleasesJanuary 15, 2013One of the world’s fastest, most energy-efficient supercomputers - expected to help energy researchers discover new materials, optimize designs and better predict operational characteristics - is up and running at the Office of Fossil Energy’s Nati...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesJanuary 8, 2013Several DOE-LM projects were completed and updated in the Facilities Information Management System (FIMS) this year.Office of Legacy Management
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Press ReleasesDecember 19, 2012The United States has at least 2,400 billion metric tons of possible carbon dioxide storage resource in saline formations, oil and gas reservoirs, and unmineable coal seams, according to a new U.S. Department of Energy publication.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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December 10, 2012A simulator that can provide future engineers with realistic, hands-on experience for operating advanced natural gas combined cycle power plants will soon be available at an innovative U.S. Department of Energy training center.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesDecember 10, 2012A new U.S. Department of Energy cooperative research and development agreement to develop, test, and deploy a dynamic simulator and operator training system could eventually help commercialize important carbon capture technologies at the nation’s pow...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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Press ReleasesNovember 28, 2012Fifteen research projects aimed at addressing the technical challenges of producing natural gas from shales and tight sands, while simultaneously reducing environmental footprints and risks, have been selected to receive a total of $28 million in fundi...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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November 20, 2012A promising post combustion membrane technology that can separate and capture 90 percent of the carbon dioxide from a pulverized coal plant has been successfully demonstrated and received Department of Energy approval to advance to a larger-scale field...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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November 19, 2012In support of the Obama Administration's all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced 10 small business-led projects to speed solar energy innovation from the lab to the marketplace. Through the Department's SunShot Initiativ...Integrated Energy Systems Office
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November 19, 2012A project important to demonstrating the commercial viability of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology has completed the first year of injecting carbon dioxide from an industrial plant at a large-scale test site in Illinois.Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office
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November 15, 2012In a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy, researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a groundbreaking new hybrid membrane that combines the separation performance of inorganic membranes with the cos...Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office