October 21, 2009
DOE Partnership Completes Successful CO2 Injection Test in the Mount Simon Sandstone
The Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership, one of seven partnerships in the U.S. Department of Energy's Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships program, has successfully injected 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the Mount S...
October 13, 2009
Secretary Chu Announces Up To $55 Million in Funding to Develop Advanced Carbon Capture Technology at Existing Coal-Fired Power Plants
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that $55 million will be made available to develop advanced technologies that can capture carbon dioxide from flue gases at existing power plants so that the greenhouse gas may be sequestered or put to b...
October 2, 2009
DOE Merges Traditional and Emerging Energy Technologies in New Geothermal Research Initiative
A unique Department of Energy collaboration aims to generate electricity from a geothermal source stemming from oilfield operations.
October 2, 2009
DOE Scientist Earns Chairman's Award from Propulsion and Power Systems Alliance
A researcher at the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory has been presented with the Chairman's Award by the Propulsion and Power Systems Alliance.
October 2, 2009
DOE to Unveil New Online Database of Oil and Natural Gas Research Results
The U.S. Department of Energy plans to introduce a new, user-friendly online repository of oil and natural gas research results at the Society of Petroleum Engineers' Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, to be held in New Orleans, La., October 4...
October 2, 2009
Secretary Chu Announces First Awards from $1.4 Billion for Industrial Carbon Capture and Storage Projects
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the first round of funding from $1.4 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the selection of 12 projects that will capture carbon dioxide from industrial sources for storage or benef...
October 1, 2009
DOE, States Seek Closer Collaboration on Oil and Gas Supply and Delivery, Climate Change Mitigation
An agreement aimed at improving cooperation and collaboration in the areas of oil and natural gas supply, delivery, and climate change mitigation, has been signed by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC).
September 22, 2009
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Receives Prestigious Environmental Award
The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy announced today that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has received the Most Valuable Pollution Prevention Project (MVP2) award from the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable for lowering potential gr...
September 16, 2009
Energy Department Advances Carbon Capture and Storage Research on Two Fronts
Forty-three research projects that will advance carbon capture and storage technologies while providing graduate and undergraduate student training opportunities at universities across the country will be supported by $12.7 million in U.S. Department o...
September 16, 2009
DOE Research Projects to Examine Promising Geologic Formations for CO2 Storage
The Department of Energy today announced 11 projects valued at $75.5 million aimed at increasing scientific understanding about the potential of promising geologic formations to safely and permanently store carbon dioxide (CO2).