FOSSIL ENERGY NEWS SPOTLIGHT

Environmentally Safe Control of Invasive Mussels Made Possible by DOE-Funded Project
In a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, 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, fouling the aquatic environment as they spread.  Read More >

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DOE Releases Methodology Used to Estimate Carbon Dioxide Storage Potential The Department of Energy released 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 CO2 storage potential in the upcoming 2008 Carbon Sequestration Atlas of the United States and Canada (Atlas II).  Read More > DOE Announces Solicitation for $8.0 Billion in Loan Guarantees The Department of Energy announced a solicitation for up to $8.0 billion in federal loan guarantees for projects that employ advanced technologies that avoid, reduce or sequester emissions of air pollutants or greenhouse gases in the areas of coal-based power generation, industrial gasification, and advanced coal gasification facilities.  Read More > DOE Statements Regarding Requests for Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve The U.S. Department of Energy has agreed to deliver emergency exchange oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to several refiners along the Gulf Coast to alleviate oil supply disruptions caused by hurricanes Gustav and Ike.  Read More > DOE to Sponsor Upcoming International Greenhouse Gas Technologies Event The Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy will be a major sponsor of the 9th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Technologies to be held November 16-20 in Washington, DC.  Read More >  GY NEWS SPOTLIGHT