Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison played key roles in the War of the Currents. Learn more about AC and DC power -- and how they affect our electricity use today.
Subsurface energy sources constitute 80% of our national energy supply. The Energy Department is committed to discovering and harnessing subsurface resources while mitigating impacts of their development through a new Subsurface Technology RD&D (SubTER...
In the future, our nation’s electric grid must deliver reliable, affordable and clean electricity to consumers where and when they want it. In order to carry out this vision, the Department of Energy has launched the Grid Modernization Laboratory Con...
Ever wonder how much energy your state produces? Check out our interactive map to learn the answer.
WASHINGTON – Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution and continue U.S. leadership in clean energy innovation, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced more than $53 million for 40 innovative research and devel...
In Hugoton, Kansas, a state-of-the-art biorefinery has begun producing 25 million gallons per year of cellulosic ethanol.
On September 30 and October 1, 2014, the Department of Energy hosted a 2-day workshop on “Estimating the Benefits and Costs of Distributed Energy Technologies.” The agenda and summaries are available here.
As part of a 2011 Presidential directive, the Departments of Navy, Energy, and Agriculture announced today that three companies have been awarded contracts to construct and commission biorefineries capable of producing “drop-in” biofuels to meet th...
Travel back in time with us as we explore the history of the electric vehicle.