WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on April 30, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today finalized Congressionally-mandated energy-efficiency standards for a range of residential water heaters to save American households approximately $7.6 billion per year on their energy and water bills, while significantly cutting energy waste and harmful carbon pollution. The final standards for residential water heaters align with recommendations from various  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on April 30, 2024: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $78 million for 19 projects across 12 states and 13 Tribal nations to develop and deploy sustainable clean energy solutions and expand access to reliable and affordable energy in rural and remote communities across the nation. The grant funding--made possible by the President's Bipa  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on May 1, 2024: In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $26.9 million to nine states, 27 local governments and one Tribe for the next round of formula grants through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, funded by the President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and managed by DOE's Office of State and Co  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Winners of NETL's regional Science Bowl competitions for students in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia tested their knowledge in math, science, engineering and technology (STEM) topics at the 2024 National Science Bowl held April 25-29 in Washington, D.C. North Allegheny Senior High School (Wexford, Pennsylvania) compiled a 5-3 record to finish in fourth plac  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Resident Inspector at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following weekly report: * * * TO: Timothy J. Dwyer, Technical Director FROM: Frank Harshman and Clinton Jones, Resident Inspectors SUBJECT: Oak Ridge Activity Report for Week Ending March 29, 2024 Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility (HEUMF): The resident inspector (RI) attended an event investigation for two separate events involving a high mast powered  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article on May 1, 2024: * * * Abstract Scenarios for deep decarbonization involve biomass for biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts, and they often include negative emissions via carbon capture and storage or utilization. However, critical questions remain about the feasibility of rapid growth to high levels of biomass utilization, given biomass and land a  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article on April 30, 2024: * * * Abstract Renewable electricity generation will need to be scaled in unprecedented ways to address climate change and other environmental challenges. Doing so effectively will require an understanding of resource availability. We review estimates of the global technical potential for renewable electricity, which is defined  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article on April 30, 2024: * * * Abstract Surface fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution could be enhanced by feedback processes induced by aerosol-radiation interaction (ARI) and the aerosol-cloud interaction (ACI). Many previous studies have investigated the PM2.5 enhancements induced by ARI and ACI in China. However, few studies have examined the c  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article on April 30, 2024: * * * Abstract Numerous inorganic materials have been identified as potential candidates for high-performance photocatalysts. However, their solar-to-energy conversion efficiencies still fail to meet commercial requirements. The main hurdle is the rapid recombination of photoexcited electrons and holes in single-phase materials  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following joint statement on April 30, 2024, with the British Department for Energy Security: * * * The fourth meeting of the U.S.-U.K. Strategic Energy Dialogue (SED) was held today, chaired by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary David M. Turk and UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Andrew Bowie. The United States and United Kingdom announced the SED in June 202  more