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April 13, 2012
Obama Administration Announces New Partnership on Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil Research

Three federal agencies announced a formal partnership to coordinate and align all research associated with development of our nation’s abundant unconventional natural gas and oil resources.

April 13, 2012
Energy Department Announces Selections for U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center

The U.S. Department of Energy announced the selections for three consortia that will make up the $125 million U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC).

April 13, 2012
Energy Department Announces $2.5 Million to Advance Technologies for Clean-Burning, Efficient Biomass Cookstoves

The Energy Department announced up to $2.5 million available this year for applied research to advance clean biomass cookstove technologies for use in developing countries.

April 12, 2012
Secretary Chu Announces Middle and High School Finalists Set to Compete in the 2012 National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C.

Over 100 Teams Will Compete in Finals After Nearly 14,000 Students Competed in Regional Competitions

April 11, 2012
Secretary Chu Announces $30 Million for Research Competition to Develop Next Generation Energy Storage Technologies

Projects Will Improve Energy Storage for Military Equipment, Electric Vehicles, and Grid

April 6, 2012
Energy Department Announces up to $15 Million to Research Biomass-Based Supplements for Traditional Fuels

As part of President Obama’s blueprint for an economy fueled by homegrown and alternative energy sources, the Energy Department announced up to $15 million available to demonstrate biomass-based oil supplements that can be blended with petroleum.

April 5, 2012
Energy Department’s First-Ever “Apps for Energy” Competition Begins Today

Developers Will Compete to Create Apps Using Energy Data From Utilities to Help Consumers Reduce Energy Costs, Consumption

March 30, 2012
Obama Administration and Great Lakes States Announce Agreement to Spur Development of Offshore Wind Projects

Multi-state, multi-agency Memorandum of Understanding enhances coordination and speeds review of potential projects

March 29, 2012
Energy Department Nominees Confirmed by U.S. Senate

The U.S. Energy Department is pleased to announce that four nominees to key Departmental positions have been confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

March 29, 2012
Secretary Chu Announces New Institute to Help Scientists Improve Massive Data Set Research on DOE Supercomputers

$5 Million Will Fund the New Scalable Data Management, Analysis and Visualization (SDAV) Institute