Issued in 2008
October 02, 2008
Environmentally Safe Control of Invasive Mussels Made Possible by DOE-Funded Project
In a project funded by DOE, researchers have developed an environmentally safe bacterial toxin to control zebra and quagga mussels, two non-native, invasive species that have found their way into the waterways of 25 states over the past two decades.
October 01, 2008
DOE Releases Methodology Used to Estimate Carbon Dioxide Storage Potential
DOE releases its Methodology for Development of Geologic Storage Estimates for Carbon Dioxide, a document that details the procedures used to produce the geologic resource estimates for carbon dioxide storage potential.
September 30, 2008
Summary of SPR Emergency Oil Exchanges
A summary of SPR emergency oil requests and deliveries in the wake of Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
September 22, 2008
DOE Announces Solicitation for $8.0 Billion in Loan Guarantees
DOE today announced a solicitation for up to $8.0 billion in federal loan guarantees for innovative clean coal technologies.
September 11, 2008
DOE to Sponsor Upcoming Greenhouse Gas Technologies Event
The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy announced today that the 9th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Technologies will be held November 16-20 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.
September 03, 2008
Projects Selected to Address Challenges of Large-Scale Hydrogen Production from Coal and Coal-Biomass
The Department of Energy announced today the selection of six projects that will address challenges facing the large-scale production of hydrogen from coal and coal-biomass mixtures.
August 27, 2008
Underground Monitoring of Carbon Storage Site Begins in Mississippi
A DOE/NETL team of regional partners is using scientific instrumentation, installed nearly two miles beneath the surface of the earth, to track the movement of carbon dioxide being injected for oil recovery.
August 14, 2008
DOE Sequestration Atlas Captures Award for Publication Excellence
The U.S. Department of Energy's "Carbon Sequestration Atlas of the United States and Canada" has captured an APEX Grand Award recognizing publication excellence.
August 11, 2008
DOE Seeks Applications for Third Round of Clean Coal Power Initiative
DOE today issued the final Funding Opportunity Announcement FOA for Round 3 of the CCPI which seeks to accelerate the commercial deployment of advanced coal technologies to help supply the U.S. with clean, abundant, and affordable energy.
August 05, 2008
SECA Fuel Cell Proves Successful in Navy's Proof-of-Concept Testing
Two technologies developed under DOE's Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) fuel cell program recently passed successful proof-of-concept tests by the U.S. Navy's Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division located in Newport, Rhode Island.
August 04, 2008
DOE Project Starts CO2 Sequestration in New Mexico Coalbed
The U.S. Department of Energy and its Southwest Regional Partnership recently began injecting carbon dioxide in a large coalbed while simultaneously recovering valuable natural gas.
July 31, 2008
DOE to Provide $36 Million to Advance Carbon Dioxide Capture
DOE today announced the selection of 15 projects aimed at furthering the development of novel and cost-effective technologies for the capture of carbon dioxide from the existing fleet of coal-fired power plants.
July 30, 2008
Universities Begin Critical Turbine Systems Research
The U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of four projects under the Office of Fossil Energy's University Turbine Systems Research Program.
July 29, 2008
DOE Selects Projects to Conserve Freshwater at Coal-Fired Power Plants
DOE announced the selection of 10 projects aimed at developing advanced technologies and concepts to minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption by coal-based power systems.
July 23, 2008
DOE Announces Award of a Contract to Repurchase Heating Oil for the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
DOE announced the award of a contract to Hess Corporation for the delivery of approximately 808,625 gallons of home heating oil for the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
July 17, 2008
DOE Regional Partnerships Find New Use for Unmined Coal
The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium has begun injecting carbon dioxide in a groundbreaking field project in Illinois. The project represents a promising strategy for safely storing this greenhouse gas while increasing natural gas production.
July 10, 2008
NETL Innovations Capture Two R&D 100 Awards
Sorbents to reduce pollutants from coal-fired power plants and a software tool that can be used to design advanced power plants with reduced cost, time, and technical risk have earned R&D 100 Awards for NETL.
June 24, 2008
DOE Seeks to Invest Approximately $1.3 Billion to Commercialize CCS Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to invest in multiple commercial-scale Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) or other clean coal power plants with cutting-edge carbon capture and storage
June 23, 2008
DOE to Purchase Heating Oil for the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a solicitation seeking to purchase heating oil for the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (NEHHOR) using $3 million in appropriated funds. The Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve provides an important safe
June 19, 2008
NETL Releases Annual Accomplishments Report
NETL, the research arm of the Department of Energy's Fossil Energy program, has released its annual Accomplishments Report showcasing researching and technology successes during the past fiscal year.
June 09, 2008
Hawaii Joins DOE's Carbon Sequestration Regional Partnership Program
Hawaii is the newest member of the DOE Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Program - the centerpiece of national efforts to validate and deploy carbon sequestration technologies.
June 05, 2008
DOE to Defer Strategic Petroleum Reserve RIK Deliveries
DOE today announced it will defer 2.1 million barrels of royalty-in-kind exchange crude oil that had been scheduled for delivery to the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve this summer.
June 05, 2008
IEA Finds U.S. CO2 Sequestration Program World's Most Ambitious
The International Energy Agency finds DOE's Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships and their large-scale CO2 tests as world's most ambitious and will significantly advance carbon capture and storage.
June 03, 2008
DOE Approves Alaska LNG Export Application
DOE today approved an application for the continued export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Kenai, Alaska LNG export terminal for a period of two years.
May 29, 2008
SECA Fuel Cell Program Selects Two Projects
The Department of Energy has selected two projects for the Department's Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance Program portfolio.
May 22, 2008
DOE Selects Projects to Advance Fuel Cell Technology
DOE has selected nine projects to join the Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance Core Technology Program portfolio that will address specific challenges in scaling up and integrating solid oxide fuel cells into advanced central generation power plants.
May 19, 2008
DOE Launches 30th Annual University Coal Research Competition
DOE has released a funding opportunity announcement calling on U.S. colleges and universities to propose new projects to enhance the long-term use of coal.
May 16, 2008
DOE Will Not Enter Into Contracts for Continued SPR Fill
DOE today announced it will not sign contracts this year for the receipt, exchange and transportation of up to 13 million barrels of crude oil to the Nation's SPR sites.
May 07, 2008
DOE Takes Next Steps with Restructured FutureGen Approach
DOE today released a draft Funding Opportunity Announcement to solicit public input on the demonstration of multiple commercial-scale clean coal power plants under the Department's restructured FutureGen approach.
May 06, 2008
DOE Awards $126.6 Million for Two More Large-Scale Carbon Sequestration Projects
DOE today announced awards of more than $126.6 million to the West Coast and Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships for the Department's fifth and sixth large-scale sequestration projects.
April 10, 2008
Office of Fossil Energy Develops Educational Materials
Teaching students about fossil energy just got easier with the development of educational materials and classroom tools by DOE's Office of Fossil Energy.
April 04, 2008
SPR to Continue Royalty-in-Kind Fill Program
DOE today issued a solicitation seeking contracts to exchange up to 13 million barrels of royalty oil from Federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico for crude oil that meets the specifications of the SPR.
April 03, 2008
DOE Technology Monitors CO2 Injection in Australian Gas Field
Australia has launched the first carbon sequestration project in the southern hemisphere with the help of technology developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy.
March 18, 2008
Fossil Energy's Outreach Program Recognized with Excellence Award
The Office of Fossil Energy was recently recognized by the American Coal Council for its outreach efforts in educating the general public about coal and its place in the nation's energy supply.
March 05, 2008
DOE Plans Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for New Petroleum Reserve Site in Mississippi
The U.S. Department of Energy today announced plans to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve expansion site in Richton, MS.
February 21, 2008
United States, China Announce Joint Coal Mine Methane Project
DOE's Office of Fossil Energy announced a joint venture between U.S. and Chinese companies to extract coal mine methane at the Hebi coal mines in the Henan Province in China.
February 18, 2008
Carbon Sequestration Partner Initiates CO2 Injection into Michigan Basin
Tapping into a saline formation some 3,200 to 3,500 feet below the earth's surface, a DOE team of regional partners has initiated the injection of up to 10,000 metric tons of CO2 to assess the formation's ability to store the greenhouse gas.
February 04, 2008
Fossil Energy Requests $1.1 Billion for FY 2009 Budget
DOE's Office of Fossil Energy FY 2009 coal budget request of $648 million focuses on technology allowing the United States to maintain its technological lead in coal use in a way that will not raise climate concerns.
January 30, 2008
DOE Announces Restructured FutureGen Approach to Demonstrate Carbon Capture and Storage Technology at Multiple Clean Coal Plants
DOE today announced a restructured approach to its FutureGen project that aims to demonstrate cutting-edge carbon capture and storage technology at multiple commercial-scale IGCC power plants.
January 29, 2008
DOE Report: Alaska North Slope Has Plenty of Potential
DOE's Office of Fossil Energy has issued a comprehensive new report entitled, Alaska North Slope Oil and Gas: A Promising Future or an Area in Decline?
January 23, 2008
DOE to Prepare Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for New SPR Site at Richton, Mississippi
DOE has notified Mississippi officials that it intends to move forward with the preparation of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the planned SPR expansion site at Richton, MS.
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