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Thin layers of oxide materials and their interfaces have been observed in atomic resolution during growth for the first time by researchers at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, providing new insight into the complicated link between their structure and properties."Imagine you suddenly had the ability to see in color, or in 3-D," said the CNMS's Sergei Kalinin. "That is how close we have been able to look at...
ARLINGTON, Va., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- OnPoint Consulting Inc. (OnPoint), a leading provider of comprehensive IT and Information Assurance solutions to the U.S. Government, announced it has been awarded a 5-year, $52 million order under the Alliant Small Business contract vehicle for operation of the Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Information Assurance Response Center (IARC). Located in Las Vegas, NV, NNSA's Information Assurance Response Center...
FRANKLIN, Tenn., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Department of Energy announced today that Nissan will be among eight companies and one university chosen to pilot the Global Superior Energy Performance (GSEP) initiative that will accelerate energy efficiency improvements in commercial buildings and industrial facilities. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary, Steven Chu made the announcement during the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, D.C. This event is attended by ministers from...
Can light-colored rooftops and roads really curb carbon emissions and combat global climate change? The idea has been around for years, but now, a new study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that is the first to use a global model to study the question has found that implementing cool roofs and cool pavements in cities around the world can not only help cities stay cooler, they can also cool the world, with the potential of canceling the heating effect of up to two years...
ERLANGEN, Germany, July 19 /PRNewwire/ -- Siemens Energy is planning to design, install, and operate a pilot plant for treating a slipstream (1 MW equivalent) at the Tampa Electric Big Bend Station to demonstrate POSTCAP technology for post-combustion CO2 gas capture. The primary goal of this project will be to reduce the large amounts of energy traditionally needed to operate carbon capture technologies. But more importantly, Siemens' POSTCAP technology will utilize an amino acid salt...
IRVINE, Calif., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE), a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, today announced that the Department of Energy has determined that BlueFire Ethanol has met the requirements necessary for Phase I of the application process and that the company has been invited to continue on to Phase II for the financing of their...
Taxpayer-Backed Nuclear Loan Guarantees Make July 4th "Energy Non-Independence Day"; 2 of 3 Leading Loan Guarantees Candidates Have Major Foreign Ownership, Large Reactor Component Construction Jobs Are Overseas. WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The notion that taxpayer-backed loan guarantees for more nuclear power means energy independence in the United States is a hoax that could cost unwary U.S. taxpayers tens of billions of dollars while richly benefiting profitable foreign...
WASHINGTON, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A federal government parking deck will have a brighter and more energy-efficient future, thanks to efforts by Philips Lighting and two federal agencies to implement the Department of Energy (DOE) first Washington, D.C.-based GATEWAY demonstration project. GATEWAY projects evaluate and highlight real-world examples of high-performance LED lighting in order to improve illumination and reduce energy consumption. The DOE, Department of Labor (DOL),...
INDIANAPOLIS, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Allison Transmission, Inc. the premier global provider of commercial and military-duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems dedicated a new hybrid manufacturing plant in Indianapolis today. Once fully operational, nearly 100 manufacturing workers will be capable of producing more than 20,000 commercial-duty hybrid propulsion systems each year. This new Allison hybrid propulsion system captures kinetic energy otherwise wasted as a...
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are planning a large-scale, long-term ecosystem experiment to test the effects of global warming on the icy layers of arctic permafrost.While ORNL researchers have conducted extensive studies on the impact of climate change in temperate regions like East Tennessee, less is known about the impact global warming could have on arctic regions."We're beginning to take these lessons learned and start applying them to...
