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Apr 9, 2026
Inside a company making nuclear reactors the size of a shipping container
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“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with the CEO of Radiant Nuclear about trying to make portable microreactors for data centers, military bases, and more.
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Oct 25, 2024
Retired EV batteries will get a second life at a new factory in Texas
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This week the DOE announced a $20 million grant to partially finance this new manufacturing facility. It’s part of an emerging EV battery reuse ecosystem.
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Apr 18, 2024
Yesterday’s efficiency standards are saving you money today
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Household appliances like refrigerators and washing machines would use a lot more energy if not for efficiency standards.
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Mar 25, 2024
Biden administration invests $6 billion in low-carbon industrial production
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The funding aims to cut the cost of cleaner manufacturing in industries like food, paper and chemicals.
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Dec 23, 2022
Are we still 30 years away from fusion energy? Some think the timeline’s shrinking.
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Last week, the Department of Energy said scientists had ignited a fusion reaction that created more energy than was needed to sustain it.
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Dec 13, 2022
Fusion energy could one day mean reliable, clean, cheap power
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The Department of Energy is announcing Tuesday that scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have had a major scientific breakthrough.
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Nov 14, 2022
A shortage of electrical transformers holds back utilities, businesses
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A utilities trade group has asked the Biden administration to help boost the supply.
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Sep 9, 2021
Investment in solar power key to Biden’s green energy goals
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A Department of Energy study out today shows that the U.S. has the potential to power 40% of its electricity needs with solar power.
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Dec 11, 2019
New energy secretary is likely to continue in predecessor’s path
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Dan Brouillette served under the previous secretary in a deputy role
Jan 10, 2018
Coal subsidy sinks after federal committee votes “no”
The Federal Energy Regulatory Committee voted down a proposal from the Department of Energy offering financial support for power plants that keep a 90-day supply of fuel stock on site (basically coal and nuclear plants). The FERC said the cost to consumers far outweighed any possible grid security benefit of the measure.