Carbon Reduction DOE to Award $6B to 'Decarbonize' Industrial Facilities Tom Ichniowski Debra K. Rubin March 25, 2024 No Comments Manufacturers of cement, concrete, steel and aluminum are among the awardees.Read More
Federal Waste Cleanup Heatup of Giant DOE Nuclear Waste Melter Succeeds After 2022 Halt Tim Newcomb July 27, 2023 No Comments First of two record-size 300-ton melters at federal Hanford waste site reached 2,100°F critical temperature July 20 after shutdown last year due to component overheating.Read More
Infrastructure Act DOE Awards $90M to Support Updating U.S. Building Codes Emell D. Adolphus July 13, 2023 No Comments Grants were awarded to 27 projects in 26 states and in Washington, D.C.Read More
Electric Vehicles DOT, DOE Set Standards to Advance EV Charging Tom Ichniowski February 15, 2023 No Comments Package includes $7M in planning grants for major highway freight corridors.Read More
Power Biden Administration Opens $13B Funding for Transmission Upgrades Mary B. Powers November 22, 2022 No Comments The funds will support long-distance, high voltage transmission and distribution line modernization and buildout, government says.Read More
Energy Infrastructure US Dept. of Energy Deploys $1.5B to Upgrade National Labs Tom Ichniowski November 5, 2022 No Comments Of 13 national laboratories receiving funding in new climate bill rollout, Oak Ridge National Lab will get the largest allocation.Read More
Infrastructure Act EV Charger Funding Plans From 35 States OK'd by US DOT, DOE Approvals for remaining state plans are expected by Sept. 30 Tom Ichniowski September 17, 2022 No Comments Federal approvals allow states to tap $900 million from the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.Read More
Construction Contracting MOX Services to Pay US $10M to Settle False-Claims Charges Tom Ichniowski March 8, 2022 No Comments Allegations deal with now-terminated nuclear-materials project in S.C.Read More
The Infrastructure Act DOT, DOE Allocate $615M for US Electric Vehicle Charging Network Tom Ichniowski February 10, 2022 No Comments Funds are first installment of infrastructure funding law's formula funds for a national EV network.Read More
Biden Administration Biden Names His Picks for Deputy Secretaries of Labor, Energy Tom Ichniowski February 10, 2021 No Comments Julie Su, California labor agency head, is pick for DOL's No.2, David Turk, Obama administration energy official, is named for DOERead More