UPTON, New York, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * New DOE-funded center seeks to cut costs and improve carbon footprint of cement composites and other materials used in extreme geothermal environments * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $19 million in funding over four years for a new research center focused on exploring the chemical and mechanical properties of cement composites a  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Cool, green and solar panel roofs can * * * Researchers examined three different types of roofing strategies and their impact on near-surface temperature and cooling energy demand through regional modeling in the Chicago area. Concrete sidewalks, black asphalt streets, traffic, brick and steel buildings. These common city elements can retain heat and i  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists will lead and co-lead projects in support of the Department of Energy's (DOE) new Energy Earthshot program. The Energy Earthshots Initiative calls for innovation and collaboration to tackle the toughest topics in energy-related research. In January, DOE announced Office of Science funding for the En  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: The U.S Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced up to $35 million, made available through President Biden's Investing in America agenda, to advance technologies that reduce emissions from hard-to-abate sectors such as aviation and shipping and legacy carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution by removing it directly fr  more

RICHLAND, Washington, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * As COP28 and a potential temperature overshoot loom on the horizon, scientists point to three major efforts that could curb global warming * * * With the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference just nine weeks away, countries will soon take stock of their progress in the worldwide effort to slow and adapt to global warming. Better kno  more