| TNS Tipoffs - FERC Newsletter for Tuesday December 12, 2023 ( 6 items ) |
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DOE Invests $10 Million to Increase Domestic Supplies of Water and Critical Minerals
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy issued the following news release:
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced the selection of four research and development (R&D) projects to receive nearly $10 million for the treatment and management of produced water--or wastewater associated with oil and natural gas development and production--and the management of legacy wastewater associated with
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: New Analysis Outlines National Opportunities to Remove Carbon Dioxide at the Gigaton Scale
LIVERMORE, California, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers, along with scientists from more than a dozen institutions, have completed a first-of-its-kind high-resolution assessment of carbon dioxide (CO2) removal (CDR) in the United States. The report, "Roads to Removal: Options for Carbon Dioxide Removal in the United States," charts a path for the
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Los Alamos National Laboratory: Reusing Excavated Dirt Saves More Than $11 Million and Nearly a Half-Million Pounds of Carbon Emissions
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news:
Los Alamos National Laboratory has saved $11.7 million by processing and reusing soil already excavated on-site for new building foundations, roads, and utility and stormwater lines.
"Cost savings to the Laboratory is only one of the benefits," said Jen Payne, chief operating officer for the Associate Lab Directorate for the Environment, Health, Safety and Quality. "The reduction of
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New report outlines opportunities to remove CO2 at the gigaton scale
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
ORNL researchers contributed biomass resources analysis to a new report that says carbon dioxide removal targets can be reached by 2050 using existing technology. Source: Jason Richards/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Scientists from more than a dozen institutions have completed a first-of-its-kind high-resolution assessment of carbon dioxide removal potential in the Uni
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: 'Energy Droughts' in Wind and Solar Can Last Nearly a Week, Research Shows
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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Understanding the risk of compound energy droughts--times when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow--will help grid planners understand where energy storage is needed most
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Solar and wind power may be free, renewable fuels, but they also depend on natural processes that humans cannot control. It's one thing to acknowledge the risks tha
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SRS Employees Devise New Way to Ensure Safe Storage of Radioactive Material Storage Containers
AIKEN, South Carolina, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release:
Contractor employees at the Savannah River Site (SRS) recently used an innovative method to ensure the integrity of radioactive material storage containers currently in long-term dry storage in SRS's L Disassembly Basin.
"Two 30-gallon drums currently stored in the Dry Fuel Storage Area in L Basin contain radioactive materials that were shipped from the Idaho Chemical Proces
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