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October 11, 2012
Secretary of Energy Chu Congratulates 2012 Chemistry and Physics Nobel Laureates

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today congratulated Robert J. Lefkowitz and Brian K. Kobilka for winning the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for studies of G-protein–coupled receptors” and Serge Haroche and David J. Wineland for winning the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics

October 9, 2012
Obama Administration Announces $20 Million for 10 Public-Private Partnerships to Support American Manufacturing and Encourage Investment in the U.S.

Investments will promote job creation and economic growth in local industry clusters in AZ, CA, MI, NY, OK, OR, PA, TN AND WA

October 4, 2012
Department of Energy Cites Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Violations

The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation to Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC.

October 2, 2012
Registration Now Open for 2013 Science Bowl Teams

Participating Teams Compete in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math for Opportunity to Travel to Washington, DC for the National Science Bowl

September 27, 2012
Energy Department Announces New Investments in University-Led Nuclear Energy Innovation

Three University-Led Projects to Develop Next Generation Technologies, Train Future Energy Leaders

September 20, 2012
Meadville, Pennsylvania’s Allegheny College Highlighted by U.S. Energy Department for Its Investments in Clean Energy

Support for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Benefitting Local Community, Workers

September 12, 2012
Energy Department Launches SunShot Prize Competition to Install Solar Energy Systems at a Fraction of Today’s Price

As part of the SunShot Initiative, the Energy Department announced the start of a new competition to make it faster, easier, and cheaper to install rooftop solar energy systems

August 31, 2012
Energy Department Advances Research on Methane Hydrates – the World’s Largest Untapped Fossil Energy Resource

Projects to research the nature and occurrence of deepwater and arctic gas hydrates and its potential for dramatically expanding U.S. energy supplies

August 31, 2012
Energy Department Announces Emergency Oil Loan In Response to Hurricane Isaac-Related Request

Energy Department has agreed to lend 1 million barrels of sweet crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s (SPR) Bayou Choctaw site in Louisiana.

August 29, 2012
Energy Department Announces New Investments to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Cost-Competitive Solar Energy

Projects to Partner with One-of-their-kind Scientific User Facilities