NASA and DARPA want to build a nuclear-powered spaceship The rocket could have its first test in orbit "as soon as 2027." Inverse · Jan 25, 2023
Himachal Pradesh targets to be 1st Green Energy state by 2025, solar projects upto 500 MW on the anvil: CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, while presiding over a meeting of senior officers of energy department, HPSEBL etc, with the aim to preserve the environment said that the government intends to make Himachal Pradesh as 1st Green Energy state by the end of 2025 by harnessing hydro,… The Times of India · Jan 20, 2023
Lithium miner cited for violating endangered flower habitat Five days after the U.S. Energy Department announced a $700 million conditional loan to an Australian company for a lithium mine in Nevada, federal land managers cited the developer for trespassing within the habitat of an endangered wildflower The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023
Nevada lithium mine gets $700M conditional loan from Energy The U.S. Department of Energy says it plans to loan $700 million to an Australian mining company to pursue a proposed lithium project in Nevada The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023
CES 2023: Companies tout environmental tech innovations As countries grapple with how to limit global warming to just 1.5 degrees Celsius and avoid the most extreme climate disasters, numerous companies at this year’s CES tech show in Las Vegas hope to be part of the solution The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023
After underestimating power demand, Texas electric grid operator gets federal permission to exceed air quality limits The U.S. Department of Energy granted permission for power plants to release more pollution than is normally allowed — if grid conditions worsen. The Texas Tribune · Dec 24, 2022
New Mexico seeks tougher provisions for US nuclear dump State officials have released a draft permit that includes tougher provisions for the U.S. government to meet if it wants to continue dumping radioactive waste from decades of nuclear research and bomb-making in the New Mexico desert The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022
When will fusion energy be available? Here's what 3 scientists predict Amid the recent breakthrough in nuclear fusion, experts are envisioning fusion power plants to supply the electric grid with clean energy. Inverse · Dec 18, 2022
J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance was wrongly revoked, energy secretary says J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, lost his security clearance "through a flawed process that violated the Commission's own regulations," according to the Department of Energy. WEKU · Dec 17, 2022
US Department Of Energy Finalizes $2.5 Billion Loan To Ultium Cells Ultium Cells will use the loan to finance construction of new battery cell plants in Ohio, Tennessee and Michigan, which will support a total of 11,000 jobs. InsideEVs · Dec 15, 2022
Biden Administration Deploys Prizes to Address Climate Change The Department of Energy has announced a good way to spend some of the funds authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Reason · Dec 14, 2022
Physicists achieve a "holy grail" of nuclear fusion — with a long road ahead Scientists just proved that they can create excess fusion energy with lasers, a first step toward a new form of renewable energy. Inverse · Dec 13, 2022
‘Important day’: US celebrates fusion energy breakthrough Officials hailed the achievement that will ‘go down in the history books’ as a step towards a clean energy future. Al Jazeera · Dec 13, 2022
Energy: US scientists announce historic nuclear fusion breakthrough The US Department of Energy announced Tuesday that its researchers have achieved a "major scientific breakthrough" regarding nuclear fusion, a technology seen as a possible revolutionary alternative power source. France 24 · Dec 13, 2022
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 US nuclear official fired after being accused of stealing luggage from airport Republicans slam Biden administration’s ‘wokeness’ in hiring Brinton
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2022 US to announce ‘major’ nuclear fusion breakthrough in pursuit of near-limitless energy Advance may potentially help develop a climate-friendly and renewable energy source
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2022 EXPLAINER: Why fusion could be a clean-energy breakthrough The Department of Energy planned an announcement Tuesday on a “major scientific breakthrough” at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, one of several sites worldwide where researchers have been trying to develop the possibilities of harnessing energy from nuclear fusion
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022 US nuclear official accused of stealing another suitcase from airport Sam Brinton, 35, was placed on leave from the Department of Energy after being accused of a first luggage theft from a Minneapolis airport in September
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022 US nuclear official charged with stealing suitcase from airport Criminal complaint states official became ‘nervous people would think they stole the bag and did not know what to do’
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Benzinga · Oct 20, 2022 Why Olaplex Shares Dipped Around 57%; Here Are 75 Biggest Movers From Yesterday Gainers Amprius Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: AMPX) jumped 77.3% to settle at $11.01 on Wednesday after the company announced it was awarded a $50 million cost-sharing grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains.
Financial Times · Oct 20, 2022 ‘Put up or shut up’: can Big Oil prove the case for carbon capture? Lavish US tax breaks are transforming the case for technology that traps and stores CO₂. Critics say it is still a green boondoggle
Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022 More than 160 scientists poached from US nuclear lab to develop Chinese missiles A study carried out by Strider Technologies found that between 1987 and 2021, 162 Chinese scientists who worked at the top secret Los Alamos National Laboratory have defected to their homeland
WEKU · Oct 18, 2022 Biden is releasing 15 million barrels from the strategic oil reserve to tame prices The Department of Energy has another 400 million barrels in its strategic reserves, which the White House said it can pull from in the future if necessary.
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