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Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (FE) Chris Smith today took part in a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) panel discussion on Understanding Natural Gas & LNG Options, a handbook for developing natural gas projects in sub-Saharan Africa. 

For more than a century, fossil energy innovations have dominated research at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). Now a group of NETL researchers are building on that expertise to increase the world’s body of knowledge on how to integrate fossil fuel energy systems with renewable energy technologies—knowledge that could end up powering commercial office complexes and military installations with heat from deep within the earth.

Today, the Department’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) expanded its portfolio of loans, loan guarantees, and commitments to support innovative technologies. I’m proud to say that LPO announced the first ever offer for a conditional commitment to guarantee a loan for an Advanced Fossil Energy project.

Researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will team with two prestigious national laboratories and a major research university to execute two strategic computing projects aimed at meeting the scientific and national security mission needs of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

The Energy Department’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected five new projects to receive funding for research in support of the laboratory’s effort to identify and characterize coal and coal by-products containing high concentrations of Rare Earth Elements (REE).

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has been recognized by R&D Magazine for developing three of the most innovative technologies this year. The R&D 100 Awards, given annually by R&D Magazine, have become known as the “Oscars of Invention” and celebrate the top technology products of the year.

Researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory developed a new catalyst for turning CO2 into fuel that is much cheaper and works much better than the platinum used today.

Back in February, we shared that DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) researchers were exploring the potential of using copper in a process known as chemical looping to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coal-fired power plants. Their research is bearing fruit as more than 40 hours of chemical looping operations have been conducted using copper —a new lab record.

The same technology that keeps certain toxins from leaving a power plant is now cleaning indoor air...and saving money!

Carbon capture is a key component in U.S. energy strategy—but after the greenhouse gas has been captured, scientists are still working out what to do with it! One laboratory at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has focused on using the captured carbon as a potential supply of industrially valuable chemicals and fuels.