ARGONNE, Illinois, Dec. 14 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * New growth method for hybrid perovskites could have big impact on clean energy storage devices. * * * New materials that can both harvest and emit light offer exciting potential for technologies that range from solar cells to TV and display screens. In a new study, researchers have developed a new way of enhancing the stability and performance of a parti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2022, by Commissioner Mark C. Christie on a decision (Docket No. ER22-1807-001) involving Duke Energy Progress: * * * I concur in today's order due to its consistency with previously issued, related orders[1] relied upon by this order. I wish, however, to mention several points. While I concurred in the April 2022 American Beech Rehearing Order, I made refere  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: When your research team's focus is to develop the next generation of advanced carbon dioxide (CO2) capture concepts to achieve the goal of a carbon-pollution-free power sector by 2035, a visit to a renowned facility where colleagues have completed more than 129,000 hours of technology testing is like a trip to a carbon capture hall of fame. NETL's Point Source C  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense teamed up to create a series of weld filler materials that could dramatically improve high-strength steel repair in vehicles, bridges and pipelines. This novel weld wire could help revitalize America's aging infrastructures, which in 2021 received a C- grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers. The invention from D  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are leading a new project to ensure that the fastest supercomputers can keep up with big data from high energy physics research. "For scientific big data, this is one of the largest challenges in the world," said Marcel Demarteau, director of ORNL's Physics Division and principal investigator of   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2022: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $20 million in funding for projects that will improve stakeholder access to region-specific information and technical assistance regarding the commercial deployment of carbon capture, transport, conversion, and storage technologies across the United States. The  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2022: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $5.3 million in funding for five cutting edge projects that will advance research supporting the domestic production of rare earth elements and other critical minerals. A domestic supply chain of rare earth elements and other critical minerals is key to manufac  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: Sandia National Laboratories engineers are working on a device that would help ensure captured carbon dioxide stays deep underground -- a critical component of carbon sequestration as part of a climate solution. Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing CO2 -- a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the Earth's atmosphere -- from the air or where it is produced  more