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DOE announces $54 million for CO2 capture and related technologies

The allocation includes funding for engineering-scale testing of CO2 capture technologies for natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plants.

Report: Transparency, standards needed for U.S. clean hydrogen to take off

A new report from Troutman Pepper law firm says transparency on tax credits and standards for hydrogen certification are needed to unlock clean hydrogen’s ceiling.

Ukrainian grad students complete US-led nuclear internship program

The two-year internship program was tailored to Ukrainian university graduate students pursuing nuclear energy-related degrees that specialize in areas such as small modular reactors, accident tolerant fuels and misconceptions of nuclear energy.

DOE releases new strategy to accelerate fusion energy commercialization

The strategy focuses on three pillars: closing gaps for a commercial fusion pilot plant, preparing for sustainable and equitable fusion deployment and building external partnerships.

DOE partnering with developers to turn former nuclear sites into solar and storage

NorthRenew Energy Partners and Spitfire are proposing solar and battery storage projects to produce 400 MW of clean electricity on the Idaho National Laboratory site.

DOE-funded wind testing center upgraded to accommodate longer turbine blades

New updates enable the facility to receive and evaluate blades up to 120 meters (393 feet) long.

DOE awards $7.4 million to advance nuclear education

The funding is meant to support improvements and upgrades to university research reactors, as well as provide K-12, vocational schools, and other colleges acces…

In historic step, Palisades nuclear plant offered $1.5 billion to reopen

Any repowering of the 800 MW nuclear plant in Michigan was contingent on federal funding. The U.S. Department of Energy now plans to loan the money, putting Pal…

The day has arrived: Here are the recipients of $7 billion in federal hydrogen hub funding

The U.S. Department of Energy made the highly-anticipated announcement for the initiative aimed at scaling up clean hydrogen production, storage, delivery and c…

DOE microreactor prototype reaches 90 percent final design

MARVEL, a sodium-potassium-cooled microreactor that will generate 85 kW of thermal energy, is expected to be completed in early-2025….

Nuclear power could bring down the cost of Direct Air Capture, according to DOE report

Nuclear reactors and carbon dioxide removal technologies like direct air capture (DAC) could make a good match, according to a new report by the U.S. Department…

DOE awards $22 million to promising nuclear technologies

Two award recipients aim to expand clean hydrogen with nuclear power….

Emissions

Most of the new funding will go to develop four regional direct air capture hubs to demonstrate a direct air capture technology at commercial scale….

DOE study finds hundreds of U.S. coal plants could convert to nuclear

A new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) study found hundreds of coal power plant sites could convert to nuclear, dramatically increasing dispatchable, carbon-free…

DOE funding supports hydrogen-fueled turbine improvements

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced new funding aimed at improving the efficiency of hydrogen-fueled turbines that could one day be used in clean powe…