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January 16, 2017
Secretary Moniz Statement on Anniversary of JCPOA Implementation Day, IAEA Announcement of Centrifuge Removal from Fordow

Today, January 16, 2017, is the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which rolls back the Iranian nuclear program and verifiably prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

January 13, 2017
DOE Releases Second Annual National Energy Employment Analysis

Report tracks rapid growth in energy efficiency and infrastructure jobs

January 11, 2017
Co-Chairs of the United States-Republic of Korea High Level Bilateral Commission Convene in Washington

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Second Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Ahn Chong-ghee, Co-Chairs of the U.S.-ROK High Level Bilateral Commission (HLBC), met in Washington, D.C. this week to review the HLBC’s ongoing activities.

January 11, 2017
Energy Department Releases First-Ever State of the National Labs Report

Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz announced the release of the inaugural State of the Department of Energy National Laboratories Report.

January 9, 2017
U.S. Energy Secretary and Mexico Energy Minister Sign Bilateral Principles to Promote Electricity Reliability of Interconnected Power Systems

The 11 principles will be the foundation for the U.S. and Mexico to more closely enable a more integrated, reliable and secure electricity system for North America

January 9, 2017
U.S. Energy Secretary Moniz, New Mexico Delegation Recognize Reopening of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

Reopening marks the end of recovery operations and the resumption of waste emplacement activities at WIPP, the only deep geological repository for transuranic radioactive waste in the United States

January 6, 2017
Administration Releases Second Installment of the Quadrennial Energy Review

Report includes 70 recommendations to enable the electricity sector to manage the risks and opportunities of the 21st Century through policy change and R&D investments.

January 5, 2017
Energy News
U.S. Department of Energy: Cabinet Exit Memo

Today, Secretary Moniz and the U.S. Department of Energy released a Cabinet Exit Memo illustrating the Department's work under the Obama Administration.

January 4, 2017
Energy Department Launches New Manufacturing USA Institute Focused on Recycling and Reusing Materials

Sustainable Manufacturing Innovation Alliance will Lead $140 million Institute in Rochester, New York to Improve Competitiveness of U.S. Manufacturing.

December 30, 2016
Energy Department Transfers Land to City of Oak Ridge as the Community Focuses on Future Economic Development

As part of the land transfer, the Department will receive space to continue its public education and outreach efforts to preserve the history it shares with the city.

December 21, 2016
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz Announces Charles Curtis as 2016 Recipient of Schlesinger Medal for Energy Security

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz today announced Charles B. Curtis as the third recipient of the James R. Schlesinger Medal for Energy Security.  When the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) were established on October 1, 1977, Schlesinger and Curtis were appointed by President Carter as the first DOE Secretary and FERC Chairman, respectively.  Later, Mr.

December 21, 2016
Energy Department Announces Investment in Wave Energy Test Facility

Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center will support innovation in wave energy technologies

December 21, 2016
Energy News
Energy Department Offers Conditional Commitment for First Advanced Fossil Energy Loan Guarantee

Lake Charles Methanol would be world’s first methanol production facility with carbon capture and first petcoke to methanol facility in U.S.

December 20, 2016
Innovators Drawn to Illinois by Argonne National Laboratory’s First Embedded Entrepreneurship Program

University of Chicago’s Polsky Center and Purdue Foundry sign on to help support cleantech and advanced manufacturing entrepreneurs

December 15, 2016
ARPA-E Announces $70 Million in Funding for New Programs to Power Transportation and Store Carbon in Soil

Selection of 26 projects across two programs to help make transportation cleaner and mitigate carbon dioxide emissions.

December 12, 2016
Energy Secretary Moniz Statement on Breakthrough Energy Coalition Fund Announcement

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz released the following statement regarding the announcement by the Breakthrough Energy Coalition (BEC) that the investor group has officially established a new investment fund. The fund, called Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), will invest more than $1 billion of patient capital in early stage clean energy.

December 9, 2016
Energy Department Announces American Institute of Chemical Engineers to Lead New Manufacturing USA Institute

Manufacturing USA's Rapid Advancement in Process Intensification Deployment Institute will focus on developing breakthrough technologies to boost domestic energy productivity and energy efficiency of manufacturing.

December 5, 2016
United States Commits to IAEA Monitoring for the Verifiable Disposition of Six Metric Tons of Surplus Plutonium

Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz announces U.S. commitment at international conference on nuclear security.

November 23, 2016
Energy News
Secretary of Defense Carter Presents the DoD Distinguished Public Service Award to Secretary of Energy Moniz

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter honored Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz with the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award, the department’s highest civilian honor.

November 22, 2016
Department of Energy Cites UChicago Argonne, LLC for Worker Safety and Health Program Violations

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issues a Preliminary Notice of Violation (PNOV) to UChicago Argonne, LLC (UChicago Argonne) for violations of worker safety and health requirements.

November 16, 2016
AquaHarmonics Wins the Energy Department’s Wave Energy Prize

Today the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced AquaHarmonics as the winner of the Wave Energy Prize – which comes with a $1.5 million grand prize.

November 14, 2016
Mission Innovation Ministers Gather at COP22 for Public Event

Ministers Welcome New Members, Announce Technology Innovation Challenges

November 14, 2016
FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces New Financing For Renewable Energy Projects And Actions To Spur Innovation And Promote Energy Access Globally

President Obama’s leadership has catalyzed a global transition towards a clean energy economy.

November 10, 2016
Energy Department Announces Five Clean Energy Projects through BIRD Energy Partnership with Israel

Selected Clean Energy projects will receive $4 million through Binational Industrial Research and Development program.

November 10, 2016
Energy Department Announces Agreement to Sell Depleted Uranium to be Enriched for Civil Nuclear Power

GE-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment Evaluating Construction of $1 Billion Facility for Enrichment Bringing Hundreds of Jobs to Western Kentucky