Issued in 2001
December 28, 2001
DOE Adds Two More Projects to Boost Gas Flow From Low-Permeability Wells
DOE is adding two new projects to its program to develop new technologies that can increase natural gas production from low-permeability, or tight, reservoirs.
December 18, 2001
23rd University Coal Grant Solicitation Emphasizes Research on Future Energy Plants, "Out-of-the-Box" Ideas
DOE's longest running student-teacher research grant program, the Office of Fossil Energy's University Coal Research Program, begins its 23rd year today.
November 13, 2001
President Directs Energy Secretary to Increase Strategic Petroleum Reserve
President Bush directs the Secretary of Energy to fill the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to its full capacity using royalty oil from federal offshore leases.
October 19, 2001
New Projects to Explore Energy Potential, Safety Issues of Methane Hydrates
To determine whether hydrates are tomorrow's new gas frontier or a dangerous foe for future drillers, DOE has selected six new projects.
October 16, 2001
DOE Launches Project to Improve Materials for Supercritical Coal Plants
o help American boiler manufacturers compete globally in producing stronger materials for ultra-high temperature coal-fired power plants, DOE is preparing to fund a new research initiative with a consortium of boiler manufacturers.
October 16, 2001
Abraham Announces Projects to Bolster Electricity Supply from Coal Plants
DOE announces more than $110 million in new projects to apply leading edge clean coal technologies to improve the reliability and environmental performance of the Nation's coal-burning power plants.
October 03, 2001
National Labs to Strengthen Natural Gas Pipelines' Integrity, Reliability
To identify and develop advanced technology for the nation's natural gas pipelines, the Energy Department is calling upon the national labs to assist private industry in developing innovative technologies.
October 03, 2001
DOE Adds More Cutting-Edge Projects to Improve Tomorrow's Gas Pipelines
DOE plans to add another 10 cost-shared projects to improve the way natural gas is transported through tomorrow's gas infrastructure.
September 20, 2001
New Project to Help Develop Industry Standards for Sonic Stimulation
DOE has selected Michigan Technological University (MTU) to conduct a project to calibrate and test sonic stimulation technologies.
September 20, 2001
DOE Selects New Projects to Improve Arctic Oil Production
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and University of Houston will take on the special challenges confronting oil producers working in the Arctic.
September 20, 2001
Program to Disseminate Best Practices to U.S. Oil Producers Expands
DOE has selected four new projects to compile and disseminate reservoir data and best practices that have proven successful in keeping many of America's oil fields in operation.
August 21, 2001
Super Efficient Separation System Offers New Promise for Coal's Future
Researchers at DOE's Oak Ridge laboratory are developing novel uses for inorganic membranes, technology that offers an extremely efficient means of separating hydrogen and other compounds.
August 21, 2001
Energy Department Gives Nod to Four Projects To Boost Gas Turbine Lifespan
DOE is supporting a $13.4 million effort with private industry to extend the life and improve the operations of advanced gas-fired turbine systems.
August 21, 2001
Making Tomorrow's Coal-Fired Power Plants Cleaner and More Efficient
DOE has selected five new research projects that, if successful, could make tomorrow's coal plants cleaner and more efficient.
August 15, 2001
DOE Selects 2 Projects to Help Boost Gas Flow from Low-Permeability Rock
DOE has selected two firms to develop advanced methods for locating and producing these low permeability gas reservoirs.
August 15, 2001
DOE to Help Develop New Tools for Increasing Domestic Oil Production
DOE plans to add 12 new projects in three categories to its ongoing petroleum research program.
August 15, 2001
Meeting Tomorrow's Natural Gas Needs:
DOE is adding six new joint government-industry projects, totaling $7.7 million, to its natural gas portfolio.
August 13, 2001
DOE's Fossil Energy Program Provides 10th Year of Research Support to Minority Schools
DOE commemorates its 10th year of research support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other minority institutions this week with seven new grants.
August 13, 2001
Universities in 15 States are Winners in 2001 University Coal Research Program
DOE's University Coal Research Program will add 23 new projects in its 22nd year of support for student-professor research.
August 08, 2001
Four Industry Teams Begin Quest for Low-Cost, Breakthrough Fuel Cell
Four new government-industry projects have been selected as the vanguards of a $500 million, 10-year effort to produce breakthrough fuel cells that will shatter current cost barriers.
August 06, 2001
Energy Secretary Announces Review of Government's Oil & Gas R&D Efforts
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham commissions a review of ongoing federal oil and gas research programs.
August 06, 2001
Abraham Approves Relocating Portion of Heating Oil Reserve to Rhode Island
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham has approved relocating 150,000 barrels of the government's two million-barrel Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve to Providence, RI.
August 03, 2001
A "Solid" Solution for Global Warming?
Researchers are studying mineral carbonation, a method that mimics the way nature forms some of the most widely distributed minerals in the Earth's crust.
August 03, 2001
Terrestial Carbon Sequestration Test Underway at Reclaimed Mine Site
DOE has joined forces with the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Electric Power Research Institute to use coal combustion byproducts to enhance the storage of carbon in vegetation and soils.
July 31, 2001
Providing Technical Aid to Small Producers in America's Oil Fields
DOE is continuing its efforts to help the smallest of these companies test higher-risk technologies that could keep oil continuing to flow from thousands of marginal wells.
July 03, 2001
Clean Coal - Cleaner Air
The report on Environmental Benefits of Clean Coal Technologies highlights the significant advances in pollution control systems that were developed and tested in the joint government-industry program.
July 03, 2001
Energy Department to Study New Ways To Capture, Store Greenhouse Gases
DOE will help co-fund eight new exploratory projects to study ways to capture and store carbon gases.
June 27, 2001
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Operating Contractor Earns International Certification for Quality Management
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve has become only the second U.S. Department of Energy facility to receive certification of its compliance with one of the most prestigious standards for exceptional quality management recognized internationally.
June 26, 2001
PUMP II Seeks "Best Practices" for Oil Recovery, Improved Information Sharing
Two months after announcing its first projects in a new program to transfer best practices to the nation's oil producers, the Department of Energy has issued a second call for proposals.
June 18, 2001
Meeting Mercury Standards...
DOE Selects 6 Projects to Develop Cost-Saving Technologies for Curbing Mercury Emissions from Coal Power Plants
June 11, 2001
New Projects Focus on High-Strength Materials for Futuristic Vision 21 Plants
DOE has selected proposals to study ways to improve the materials in a future power plant turbine.
June 06, 2001
Nation May Have Less Access To Natural Gas Than Thought
Analysts studying federal lands in the Greater Green River Basin of Wyoming and Colorado have found that nearly 68 percent of the area's technically recoverable natural gas resource is either closed to development or under significant access restriction
May 31, 2001
Moving Natural Gas Reliably to Consumers...
DOE today announced 11 new government-industry projects that will develop high-tech ways to improve the safety and performance of the nation's gas delivery system.
May 22, 2001
Energy Department Seeks Offers for Leasing Oil Reserve Terminal
DOE's Strategic Petroleum Reserve office is issuing an invitation to the oil industry for the commercial lease of its St. James Terminal on the Mississippi River.
May 03, 2001
Power Industry Signals Strong Support For Clean Coal Technology
The coal-fueled power industry has responded enthusiastically to the first new government competition for clean coal technology projects in more than eight years.
April 25, 2001
Slowing America's Oil Decline...
DOE oday took a key first step in a concentrated, 5-year effort to identify and disseminate best practices to America's oil producers.
April 09, 2001
DOE Oil Storage Site is "STAR" in Protecting Worker Health and Safety
The West Hackberry crude oil storage site near Lake Charles, Louisiana, part of the government's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, has become the first DOE facility to be named a STAR facility by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
March 27, 2001
DOE Project Turns Abandoned Oil Lease Into Million-Barrel Producer
An abandoned Bakersfield, California oil lease, brought back to life in 1995 by a joint government-industry experimental project, has produced more than a million barrels of oil once thought unrecoverable.
March 14, 2001
Commercial Sales of Low-Polluting Clean Coal Burner Top $1 Billion
DOE-sponsored clean coal technology low NOx combustor tops $1 billion in commercial sales.
February 14, 2001
Honeywell Hybrid Fuel Cell Technology To be Added to DOE R&D Program
DOE has selected Honeywell International of Torrance, Calif., to begin the first stages of development for a new type of planar solid oxide fuel cell hybrid system.
February 06, 2001
Energy Department Seeks Projects To Improve Coal-Fired Power Plants
DOE today called on the energy industry to participate in a nationwide competition for new power plant technologies that could help relieve the growing strain on America's electricity supplies.
January 27, 2001
DOE Issues Plan for Developing Ultra-Clean Transportation Fuels
DOE has issued a document describing its overall strategy and plans for dramatically reducing pollution from tomorrow's cars and trucks through advances in technology.
January 22, 2001
DOE Sets Target Date for Launch of Power Plant Improvement Initiative
DOE has set January 31, 2001, as the target date for issuing its formal call for industry proposals in a fast-track, power plant improvement program.
January 15, 2001
Record Run by Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Comes To Successful Conclusion
The world's longest running high temperature fuel cell, a 100-kilowatt unit that helped validate the promise of a future all-solid-state, combustion-less source of electricity, has successfully completed its planned test program.
January 09, 2001
DOE Seeks Proposals for 22nd Year of University Coal Research Program
For the 22nd consecutive year, DOE is calling on the nation's academic researchers for their best ideas and innovative solutions for advancing the use of coal.
December 11, 2000
DOE-Sponsored Process Improves Use of Landfill Gas, Enhances Air Quality
Acrion Technologies, a small business sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, is showing how to use the CO2 to purify landfill gas.
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