PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Throughout 2023, NETL has taken steps to advance direct air capture (DAC) technologies to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, a vital step in achieving decarbonization in addition to carbon capture from emission sources. DAC technologies pull CO2 directly out of the ambient air in contrast to point source capture processes  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Resident Inspector in Hanford issued the following weekly report: * * * TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Acting Technical Director FROM: B. Caleca, P. Fox, N. Huntington, and P. Meyer, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Hanford Activity Report for the Week Ending November 24, 2023 Tank Farms: The contractor's Corrective Action Review Board (CARB) met to evaluate an analysis performed to identify the causes for crushed insulation found duri  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: Aligned with SS 40B(e)(2), the agencies participating in the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Lifecycle Analysis Interagency Working Group (IWG) commit that a modified GREET model will be available by March 1, 2024, subject to further guidance by the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to calculate the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage for SAF sold or used after Dec  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL's Carbon Transport and Storage Program features on-site world-class leaders, scientists, and engineers and the engineering and scientific expertise to manage external research projects that further Department of Energy (DOE) Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) goals. The program's accomplishments promote the growth of good-paying jobs, especially to th  more