…this week announced its Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) Initiative at the University of Utah has selected its first set of funding awardees. FORGE selected 17 projects…

…able to break through. In the FY20 spending bill Congress increased funding for basic research, technology transfer and workforce training. DOE’s budget also included a Grid Storage Launchpad which will…

…of Energy’s grid-scale storage research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) efforts around ambitious technology and cost goals to facilitate breakthroughs for the 21st Century U.S. electricity grid’s needs. BEST Act is…

…this week noted, “China is close at our heels in research spending.” The hearing spotlighted work being done at our 17 national labs. National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Bill Tumas told Gardner’s subcommittee that…

…carbon capture projects in recent days. The department Feb. 16 awarded seven projects roughly $44 million for cost-shared research and development to design and test advanced carbon capture technologies. That includes…

…briefing hosted by The Science Coalition on “American Energy: How Research Powers Today and Tomorrow.” DETAILS TUESDAY Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing on Department of Energy budget. DETAILS TUESDAY House…

…produced with carbon-free energy. Today at noon: Join Spencer Nelson, our Senior Research Director, for a conversation on bipartisan support for clean energy innovation policies. Register here 1. The missing…

…geothermal, and grid-scale storage. Rich’s take: “All of these provisions support moonshot research, development & demonstrations to be done in close partnership with private sector innovators including: breakthrough carbon capture…

…go along with the increased ambition. 7. Coming down the pipeline Today at 10 am — ICCF Group: Industry and research experts offer a congressional briefing on microgrid technology’s climate potential….

…that will receive about $60 million to support cost-shared research and development in advanced nuclear technologies. The selections — broken down into categories pertaining to nuclear demonstration readiness, advanced reactor…