ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: * * * Prolific researcher first to garner award * * * Sandia National Laboratories materials scientist Dorina Sava Gallis has been honored by the American Chemical Society with a 2024 Women Chemists Committee Rising Star Award, recognizing her excellence in the scientific enterprise demonstrating outstanding promise for contributions to her field.   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today appointed the inaugural board of directors for its first ever agency-related foundation. The Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation (FESI), authorized through the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, is an independent non-profit entity that supports DOE in its critical mission to ensure America's continued security and prosperity through transformative science and technology so  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced it will make up to $24 million available to support the transport of carbon dioxide (CO2) to locations for permanent geologic storage or conversion to useful products. The CO2--captured from industrial and power generation facilities, as well  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: In a continued effort to expedite the build out of a resilient and reliable electric grid, today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a preliminary list of 10 potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs) to accelerate the development of transmission projects in areas that present an urgent need for expanded transmission. DOE also announced minimum eligibility criteria for direct loans   more

TURIN, Italy, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: Energy and climate leaders met in Turin, Italy, April 28-30, for the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Climate, Energy and the Environment, where they reached consensus on a range of energy and climate actions that set out a marker of ambitious action following the energy outcomes from COP28 in Dubai last December. The G7's outcome broadcasts unified commitment to advance the clean energy transition, bolster global energy   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: If you ask Howard Wilson what first led him to study fusion energy almost 40 years ago, it was the opportunity to realize an almost impossible dream for the good of society. "I think it's the audacious challenge that drew me, basically seeking to reproduce here on Earth the conditions that exist in the sun and in stars," he said. "It seems like an impossible ask, but   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, May 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is seeking a hydropower utility to collaborate on a case study, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), to understand how small hydroelectric plants operating at 10 megawatts or less can be upgraded to provide emergency power to critical loads (e.g., hospitals and emergency service providers)  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on May 9, 2024: By William Schulz The spin of the electron is nature's perfect quantum bit, capable of extending the range of information storage beyond "one" or "zero." Exploiting the electron's spin degree of freedom (possible spin states) is a central goal of quantum information science. Recent progress by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) res  more

LIVERMORE, California, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) postdoc Kyle Bushick has garnered the 2024 Frederick A. Howes Scholar award for technical excellence, leadership and character in his innovative use of atomistic simulations to understand quantum processes and as a champion of inclusivity and community building. "Learning I was selected as a Howes Scholar was an enormou  more