Issued in 2007
January 15, 2008
Innovative Coal-Based Product Bumps Petroleum Out of Equation
A team headed by West Virginia University has developed and successfully demonstrated a synthetic binder pitch that uses hydrocarbons from coal to supplement or replace petroleum feedstocks.
December 18, 2007
Energy Department Awards $66.7 Million for Large-Scale Carbon Sequestration Project
DOE awarded $66.7 million to the Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium for the Department's fourth large scale carbon sequestration project.
December 18, 2007
Statement Regarding FutureGen from DOE's Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy James Slutz
Statement from DOE Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Slutz regarding FutureGen.
December 06, 2007
DOE Estimates Future Water Needs for Thermoelectric Power Plants
The Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory has released a 2007 update to its groundbreaking study, "Estimating Freshwater Needs to Meet Future Thermoelectric Generation Requirements."
December 05, 2007
Tax Credit Program Promotes Advanced Coal Power Generation and Gasification Technologies
DOE is partnering with the Internal Revenue Service to evaluate five projects that have recently applied for tax credits under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
November 27, 2007
DOE-Funded "Deep Trek" Project Yields Rugged New Electronic Chips
Innovative new electronic components developed with support from DOE's Oil and Natural Gas Program could revolutionize the process of recovering natural gas trapped miles below the Earth's surface.
November 20, 2007
DOE Selects Two Projects for University Coal Research Program
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the selection of two new projects under the University Coal Research Program, the Department's longest-running student-teacher research grant initiative.
November 16, 2007
Coal Power Plant Database Now Available from DOE
NETL has released its new, updated 2007 Coal Power Plant Database, which contains the most current and comprehensive collection of coal-fired power plant data in the United States.
November 09, 2007
DOE Releases Environmental Impact Statement for FutureGen Project
DOE has issued its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the FutureGen Project, a near-zero emissions gasification power plant, slated to begin operation in 2012.
November 08, 2007
Three Companies Awarded Contracts for Royalty-in-Kind Exchanges for the SPR
DOE today awarded contracts to Shell Trading Company, Sunoco Logistics, and BP North America for exchange of 12.3 million barrels of royalty oil produced from the Gulf Coast for crude oil meeting the requirements of the SPR.
November 06, 2007
DOE Releases Final EIS for Western Greenbrier Co-Generation Demonstration Project
DOE has issued its final EIS for the Western Greenbrier Co-Generation Project, a 75-megawatt plant to be fueled by a 4 million ton refuse site at Anjean, WV.
October 29, 2007
Students, Teachers at Four Minority Universities Win Fossil Energy Research Grants
The Department of Energy has selected four institutions to receive grants for energy research through its Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Institutions program.
October 25, 2007
DOE Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement on Coal-to-Clean Fuels Project
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued its final Environmental Impact Statement for the Waste Management and Processors Inc. (WMPI) clean coal project in Gilberton, PA.
October 10, 2007
SPR to Continue Royalty-In-Kind Fill Program
DOE is soliciting offers for the exchange of up to approximately 13 million barrels of royalty oil from Federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico for crude oil that meets the specifications of the SPR.
October 09, 2007
DOE Awards First Three Large-Scale Carbon Sequestration Projects
In a major step forward for demonstrating the promise of clean energy technology, DOE awarded the first three large-scale carbon sequestration projects in the United States and the largest single set in the world to date.
October 04, 2007
DOE Releases Draft Funding Opportunity Announcement for
CCPI Round 3
DOE has released for public comment the draft Funding Opportunity Announcement for Round 3 of the CCPI.
September 20, 2007
DOE Participates in Commercialization of Its Steel Casting Technology
To protect military personnel and vehicles from improvised explosive devices, the U.S. Army has decided to commercially produce a unique steel armor based on technology developed and patented by DOE.
September 17, 2007
New Study Indicates Positive Economic Impact of DOE Laboratory
A recently prepared economic report indicates that the Office of Fossil Energy's NETL contributed $283 million and supported nearly 3,200 jobs during 2006 in the Pennsylvania and West Virginia region.
September 10, 2007
Construction Begins on First-of-a-Kind Advanced Clean Coal Electric Generating Facility
Officials representing the U.S. DOE, Southern Company, KBR Inc. and the Orlando Utilities Commission today broke ground to begin construction of an integrated gasification combined cycle facility near Orlando.
August 28, 2007
DOE-Patented Process Improves Energy Recovery, Reduces Coal Prep Wastes
What began as a small in-house laboratory experiment to find a way to use discarded coal products called "fines" has now led to a full-scale demonstration that can reduce waste at their plants and recover valuable energy sources.
August 22, 2007
DOE-Led Partnership Creates Tool to Raise Output of Non-Conventional Natural Gas
DOE and Pinnacle Technologies have successfully demonstrated a new technology that will help optimize the output of natural gas from the often-grudging non-conventional gas reserves.
August 09, 2007
DynMcDermott to Continue Operating Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The Department of Energy announced that it has exercised an option to extend the contract of DynMcDermott Petroleum Operations Company of New Orleans to manage and operate the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for an additional five years.
August 09, 2007
DOE Awards New Storage Contracts for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
DOE, through its agent, the Defense Energy Supply Center, has awarded new contracts for storage of heating oil in New York Harbor and New England to Hess Corporation and Morgan Stanley.
August 07, 2007
Novel Technology Locates Potential Carbon Sequestration Areas
NETL researchers have launched a major breakthrough in carbon storage efforts with SEQURE(TM), the only commercially available technology that can search for abandoned oil and gas reservoirs that could be used to permanently store carbon dioxide.
August 03, 2007
Climate Technology: DOE Readies First Big U.S. Projects in CO2 Capture and Storage
DOE is preparing to commission this year America's first large-scale demonstrations of CO2 capture and deep geologic storage in fulfillment of a commitment announced last October.
July 24, 2007
Oil and Natural Gas Program Uses Stranded Gas to Revive Oil Production
A DOE project is turning "stranded" natural gas at marginal, or low-production, oil fields into fuel for distributed electric power.
July 18, 2007
NPC Report Highlights the Essential Role of Oil and Natural Gas in Meeting Future Energy Demand
The National Petroleum Council, a federal advisory committee to the Secretary of Energy, approved the global oil and natural gas final report, Facing the Hard Truths About Energy.
July 18, 2007
DOE Laboratories Join Forces to Address Water-Energy Issues
To address the ever-increasing need for energy and the large demand for fresh water by electricity producers, two DOE national labs are pooling their resources in a collaborative effort.
July 09, 2007
Department of Energy Supported Technologies Recognized with R&D 100 Awards
Three technologies developed with support from the Office of Fossil Energy's NETL have won prestigious R&D 100 Awards from R&D Magazine for 2007.
June 27, 2007
DOE Issues Report on Cost and Performance of Fossil Energy Plants
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a major new report establishing baseline performance and cost estimates for today's fossil energy plants.
June 21, 2007
U.S.-India Coal Group Sets Workshop in India on Cleaner Use
The Coal Working Group of the U.S.-India Energy Dialogue has scheduled a workshop on pre-combustion coal cleaning in India this August as part of the two nations' on-going cooperation.
June 21, 2007
DOE-Funded Innovation Promotes Reduced Coal Plant Emissions
A catalyst-activity testing tool developed with funding from DOE is now commercially available and offers a major breakthrough in managing the selective catalytic reduction systems.
June 15, 2007
DOE Awards Contract for Sale of 35,000 Barrels of Oil from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
DOE announces that it has awarded a contract to Shell Trading (U.S.) Company, the successful bidder for purchase of 35,000 barrels of home heating oil from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
June 15, 2007
DOE's Produced Water Program Yields New Web Tool
Argonne National Lab, in partnership with NETL, has developed a comprehensive new web-based tool designed to help America's oil and natural gas producers tackle one of their toughest environmental challenges: produced water.
June 14, 2007
DOE Licenses Mercury Control Patent to Help Meet Clean Air Regulations
A licensing agreement recently signed by DOE and Johnson Matthey, an international specialty-chemicals company, will contribute significantly to the reduction of mercury and other trace elements emitted from coal gasification and coal-fired power plants.
June 12, 2007
New Seismic Technology Improves Pre-Drill Diagnostics for Deep Oil and Gas Reservoirs
New technology developed through a cost-shared project managed by NETL is improving industry's ability to identify commercially viable deep oil and gas targets prior to drilling.
June 07, 2007
Treasury, Energy Departments Release New Advanced Coal Project Tax Credit Applications for 2007-2008
The Treasury Department and the Department of Energy released today new instructions for applying for the tax credits for advanced coal projects and gasification projects.
June 06, 2007
Unique DOE-Funded Coal Dryers Meet Goal of Increased Efficiency, Reduced Emissions
North Dakota power station plans to expand use of "very successful" coal-drying technology.
June 05, 2007
DOE Oil Recovery Project Extends Success through Technology Transfer
A groundbreaking oil-recovery project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy is coming to a close, but its success will continue to be felt throughout the United States and the world.
May 31, 2007
DOE Transfers Steel Casting Technology to Rock Island Arsenal
A steel casting technology developed by DOE has been transferred to the U.S. Army's Rock Island Arsenal to manufacture improved armor for vehicles used in the global war on terrorism.
May 30, 2007
SPR Hurricane Katrina Loan Repayment Complete
The SPR today received a shipment of 63,000 barrels of sweet crude, completing repayment of the emergency loans made to six refiners following Hurricane Katrina in September 2005.
May 29, 2007
Fuel Cell-Powered Ice Resurfacer Smoothes the Way to the Hydrogen Economy
A unique fuel-cell-powered ice resurfacer has been touring ice rinks throughout the U.S. and Canada to prove that hydrogen fuel cells are "safe, practical, and ready."
May 25, 2007
DOE Releases Draft EIS Statement for FutureGen Project
The Department of Energy issued its Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the FutureGen Project for public comment.
May 24, 2007
DOE to Sell 35,000 Barrels of Oil from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that it will sell approximately 35,000 barrels of home heating oil from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve.
May 23, 2007
DOE Plans New Round of Clean Coal Demonstrations
DOE announces it is planning a new round of its Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI), aimed at technologies that will capture carbon dioxide for sequestration or other beneficial uses.
May 21, 2007
DOE Releases Feasibility Study for Conceptual Coal-to-Liquids Facility
in Midwest
The Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory has issued a report that examines the feasibility of a commercial 50,000 barrel per day coal-to-liquids facility in the Illinois coal basin.
May 21, 2007
Statement from Energy Secretary Bodman on the Introduction of Legislation to Expand the SPR
Statement from Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman on the introduction of legislation to expand the SPR.
May 16, 2007
SECA Fuel Cell Development Program Completes Phase I
Six industry teams have successfully completed tests of the first solid oxide fuel cell prototypes that can be manufactured at costs approaching those of conventional stationary power-generation technology.
May 15, 2007
Carbon Sequestration Field Test Begins in Illinois Basin
The Midwest Geological Sequestration Consortium is conducting its first enhanced oil recovery field test in the Loudon Field in Illinois.
May 14, 2007
Another Milestone Reached in Coal Gasification Revenue-Sharing
The successful partnership between DOE and Dakota Gasification Company recently marked another major milestone with the payment of $39.2 million to DOE under a revenue sharing agreement signed in 1988.
May 10, 2007
SPR Awards Exchange Contract to Shell Trading
DOE awarded a contract to Shell Trading for exchange of 8.7 million barrels of royalty oil produced from the Gulf Coast for crude oil meeting the quality specifications of the SPR.
May 10, 2007
DOE Releases 2007 Carbon Sequestration Technology Roadmap, Marks Tenth Year of Carbon Sequestration Program
The 2007 Carbon Sequestration Technology Roadmap and Program Plan was released by the U.S. Department of Energy's Carbon Sequestration Program.
May 09, 2007
DOE-Funded Research Opens Way to 218 Billion Barrels of By-Passed Domestic Oil
A joint venture in technology development between researchers at Texas A&M University and DOE has produced a new computer tool that will increase recovery of up to 218 billion barrels of by-passed oil remaining in mature domestic fields.
May 07, 2007
DOE Releases Archive of Unconventional Gas Research Data
A CD archive of nearly two decades of unconventional gas research from the Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory is now available.
May 03, 2007
DOE Begins 29th Year of University Coal Research Program
With the recent release of a funding opportunity announcement, the Secretary of Energy has kicked off DOE's longest running student-teacher research grant program, the University Coal Research program
May 02, 2007
DOE Does Not Accept SPR Bids and Suspends Plans for Future Purchases
DOE's Office of Fossil Energy has rejected all offers received from the second solicitation issued this Spring that sought to purchase up to four million barrels of crude oil for the United States' crude oil reserve.
May 02, 2007
California Student Selected as Inaugural Recipient of DOE Fellowship
Ms. Monica Heintz, a doctoral student at the University of California at Santa Barbara, will receive the inaugural Methane Hydrate Research Fellowship award.
May 01, 2007
Department of Energy Releases Updated Report Tracking Resurgence of Coal-Fired Power Plants
A newly released Department of Energy report shows that many power producers are turning to coal as the most economic and abundant national resource for electricity generation.
May 01, 2007
DOE, EPA Launch Coordinated Carbon Sequestration Project
DOE and EPA have begun a coordinated research effort to evaluate how the storage of CO2, a greenhouse gas, might affect the nation's valuable groundwater resources.
April 30, 2007
DOE-Supported Oil and Gas Advances Garner Prestigious Innovation Award
DOE-sponsored technological advances that could help increase U.S. recoverable reserves of oil and natural gas have won awards for engineering innovation and will be recognized at this year's Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.
April 26, 2007
Mine Test Seeks Capture of Powerful Greenhouse Gas
Using a new application of existing technology, engineers will attempt to capture methane in underground coal mine air and if successful could limit emission of a greenhouse gas with more than 20 times the warming potential of CO2.
April 26, 2007
Petroleum Geologists Recognize DOE for Environmental Stewardship
The Energy Department has been selected to receive the American Association of Petroleum Geologists¿ Corporate Award for Excellence in Environmental Stewardship.
April 24, 2007
Regional Partnership Completes 8,000-foot Well for Critical Carbon Sequestration Assessment
The Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership has completed an 8,000-foot well at FirstEnergy's Burger plant in preparation for a geologic sequestration field test.
April 18, 2007
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Receives Award for Electronics Recycling Program
The SPR was one of 14 Federal organizations to receive an award from the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive recognizing their contributions to electronics stewardship.
April 18, 2007
DOE Issues Second Solicitation for Purchase of Crude Oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
DOE's Office of Fossil Energy has issued the second of several solicitations planned to purchase up to four million barrels of crude oil for the United States' crude oil reserve.
April 18, 2007
Strategic Petroleum Reserve Receives Award for Electronics Recycling Program
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) was one of 14 Federal organizations to receive an award from the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive in a ceremony yesterday to recognize their contributions in recycling electronics equipment.
April 17, 2007
International Carbon Sequestration Group to Meet
DOE will host the first meeting of an international body devoted to possible approaches that can be undertaken to build carbon capture and storage capacity in developing nations.
April 17, 2007
DOE to Host Sixth Annual Conference on Carbon Capture
and Sequestration
Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Thomas Shope and the NRDC's Climate Center Director David Hawkins will provide keynote remarks for the Sixth Annual Conference on Carbon Capture and Sequestration.
April 12, 2007
SPR To Resume Royalty-in-Kind Fill Program
DOE has issued a solicitation seeking contracts to exchange up to 8 million barrels of royalty oil from Federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico for crude oil that meets the specifications of the SPR.
April 10, 2007
DOE Signs FutureGen Cooperative Agreement
DOE announces the authorized start of the next phase of the FutureGen project with the FutureGen Alliance after agreeing to terms on the project phase known as Budget Period 1.
April 04, 2007
DOE Does Not Accept Initial SPR Bids
DOE's Office of Fossil Energy today said that it had reviewed, and deemed unacceptable, the bids that it had received in response to a solicitation to purchase up to four million barrels of crude oil for the SPR.
April 03, 2007
DOE Signing Paves Way for Funding, Construction of Innovative Clean Coal Plant in Florida
Energy Secretary Bodman today announced the signing of a Record of Decision that clears the path for construction of a $569-million, 285-megawatt clean coal-fired power plant.
March 27, 2007
DOE Regional Partnerships Find More Than 3,500 Billion Tons of Possible CO2 Storage Capacity
DOE's Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships have identified the power-plant and industrial sources of more than 3.8 billion tons a year of the greenhouse gas CO2 in the U.S. and Canada.
March 22, 2007
DOE-Funded Research at Maryland Marsh Aids Climate Change Solutions
Researchers from the Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership recently paid a site visit to the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge to assess vigorous marsh restoration efforts and its contribution to carbon sequestration.
March 20, 2007
First Utility-Scale CO2 Deployment Shows Value of Private-Public Joint Ventures
American Electric Power's decision to initiate the first commercial demonstration of carbon capture and geologic storage by a utility underscores the value of joint-venture research and development by industry and government.
March 20, 2007
DOE Lab Teams with Universities to Develop New Carbon Capture Technology
Technology currently used to prevent infection in medical implants and to prepare microcapsules for drug delivery may also one day help ease concerns about global warming.
March 16, 2007
DOE to Purchase Crude Oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
DOE's SPR Project Management Office is soliciting to purchase up to four million barrels of crude oil in the first of a series of solicitations planned to replace 11 million barrels of oil sold after Hurricane Katrina.
March 13, 2007
DOE Issues Request for Proposals for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
DOE, through its agent, the Defense Energy Supply Center, has issued a solicitation for new storage contracts for home heating oil to be located in New York Harbor and New England.
March 05, 2007
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy to Depart
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Jeffrey Jarrett, who joined the Department in January 2006, has accepted the position of executive director of Coal-Based Generation Stakeholders.
March 02, 2007
DOE Laboratory Develops New Processes to Tackle Nation's Energy Issues
The Office of Fossil Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory continued its efforts to address the cleaner, more cost-effective use of fossil fuels with the award of four patents in 2006.
February 20, 2007
Alaskan North Slope Well to Sample and Test Gas Hydrate
Drilling is underway on an Alaskan North Slope well, cofunded by DOE, that could prove to be an important milestone in assessing America's largest potential fossil energy resource: gas hydrate.
February 14, 2007
Secretary Bodman Signs Record of Decision on New SPR Site
U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman today announced that Richton, MS, will be the site for the expansion of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
February 07, 2007
NETL's Bauer Named 'Laboratory Director of the Year'
Carl O. Bauer, Director of the Office of Fossil Energy's NETL, has been named a Laboratory Director of the Year by the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer.
February 05, 2007
President Requests $863 Million for Fossil Energy Programs
President Bush's FY2008 budget seeks a 33 percent increase for the Office of Fossil Energy over last year's request to support improved energy security and rapid development of climate-oriented technology.
January 23, 2007
Statement from Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman on the Expansion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to 1.5 Billion Barrels
Statement from Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman on the expansion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to 1.5 billion barrels.
January 22, 2007
DOE's Microhole R&D Program Yielding Promising New Tools
New technology being developed under DOE's ambitious Microhole Initiative is already yielding new tools perched on the edge of commercialization.
January 10, 2007
Colorado Company Pursues Low-Cost, Low-Impact Technology to Develop Nation's Oil Shale Resources
A DOE-funded project has successfully demonstrated the viability of a new technology that could prove to be the key to unlocking America's largest potential source of oil.
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