OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, or ASHRAE, selected Jason DeGraw, a researcher with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as one of 23 members elevated to Fellow during its 2024 winter conference. A thermal-fluid scientist and mechanical engineer in the Thermal Energy Storage group, DeGraw was recogni  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that U.S. natural gas consumption reached a record high in January at 118 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). A burst of cold weather increased demand for heating and reduced natural gas production, which led to high inventory withdrawals. According to its February Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA expects natu  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL researchers have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a tool that can ingest enormous amounts of unstructured geological data such as publications, maps, websites and presentations and then accurately label the visual data -- work that could lead to a better understanding of the subsurface for safer energy production and car  more

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Results of the PR100 study outline near- and short-term strategies for Puerto Rico to achieve a renewable power grid by 2050 * * * With lots of solar and wind power, energy storage, and advanced extreme weather impact modeling, Puerto Rico could achieve a 100% renewable power grid by 2050. These and other recommendations are the results of t  more