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Tag Archives: United States Department of Energy
Shale Reports Calls For Full Disclosure of Fracking Fluid Ingredients
A U.S. Department of Energy panel has issued recommendations for improving the safety and environmental impact of drilling in shale formations for natural gas. In a report on the drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that is used … Continue reading
Northwest Forest Plan has unintended benefit – carbon sequestration
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Northwest Forest Plan enacted in 1993 was designed to conserve old-growth forests and protect species such as the northern spotted owl, but researchers conclude in a new study that it had another powerful and unintended consequence … Continue reading
Affordability of batteries key to harnessing wind and solar power
PNNL report looks at promising electrochemical energy storage systems RICHLAND, Wash. – Future batteries used by the energy grid to store power from the wind and sun must be reliable, durable and safe, but affordability is really the key to … Continue reading
Inventing the Future of Energy: A Q&A with ARPA-e’s Arun Majumdar
How can a small federal agency help reinvent how the U.S. produces and uses energy? ENERGY DIRECTOR: Arun Majumdar, pictured here, is the director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, or ARPA-e, a high risk energy research effort by the … Continue reading
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