UPTON, New York, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * A research team led by Brookhaven chemists has discovered a catalyst that can accelerate CO2 reduction approximately 800-fold * * * One of the most promising strategies being investigated to mitigate emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) -- a byproduct of electricity and heat production, transportation, and other industries -- is the process of electrochemi  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Twelve communities are laying the foundation for more electric vehicles through the training and assistance program Actions through the EV Readiness program include procuring EVs for municipal fleets and establishing EV-friendly policies. * * * City leaders who are working to accommodate more electric vehicles (EVs) were recognized in a ceremony o Aug. 23 at the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news: * * * Stakeholders Invited to Weigh in by October 7 on How to Reduce Delays and Maintain a Reliable, Resilient, and Secure Grid * * * The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) program released a draft roadmap to improve processes for interconnecting clean energy resources to the distribution and sub-transmission grids and se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Funding Supports Disadvantaged Communities, Energy Transition Communities, and Small-and Medium-sized Jurisdictions to Implement Clean Energy Projects to Spark Additional Investments * * * In support of the Biden- Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that it has selected 12 local governments and tribes to receive over $31  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * The Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda Will Support 293 Projects Across 33 States to Improve Hydroelectric Facilities, Increase Dam Safety, Mitigate Fish and Wildlife Impacts, and Increase Access to Affordable, Carbon-free Electricity * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the sel  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management's (FECM) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) recently announced its notice of intent (NOI) to release a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) that would contribute to the restoration of the United States as a world leader in the extraction, separation and refining of cri  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL's National Energy Water Treatment & Speciation (NEWTS) database now contains geochemical, geospatial and other characteristics from more than 400,000 water sample records spanning 48 states, enhancing the ability of the open-source tool to determine the impact of energy production on water quality. "Since it was publicly launched in 2022, NEWTS has undergon  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Dedication of the new hybrid-electric vessel was celebrated by laboratory, state, tribal and federal officials * * * SEQUIM, Wash. -- Officials gathered at the Sequim campus of the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory today to dedicate DOE's first hybrid-electric research vessel, RV Resilience. The event marks the start of a ne  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Projects range from research on carbon sequestration to advancing climate models * * * By Genoa Blankenship Twenty-eight principal investigators were recently awarded access to the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) through the Fiscal Year 2025 Large-Scale Research call for proposals. The awarded researchers, who hail from  more