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08.31.2011News
CO2 Injection in Kansas Oilfield Could Greatly Increase Production, Permanently Store Carbon Dioxide, DOE Study Says

The feasibility of using carbon dioxide (CO2) injection for recovering between 250 million and 500 million additional barrels of oil from Kansas oilfields has been established in a study funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
 
08.31.2011News
Combined Heat and Power Technologies Have a Proven Potential to Benefit Future Energy Production

DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is aiming to improve current power production by implementing CHP technologies to progress gas-fired, advanced reciprocating engine systems; industrial gas turbines; microturbines; fuel cells; and thermally activated technologies.
 
08.25.2011News
Department of Energy Announces $41 Million Investment for Carbon Capture Development

The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the selection of 16 projects aimed at developing advanced post-combustion technologies for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal–fired power plants. The projects, valued at $41 million over three years, are focused on reducing the energy and cost penalties associated with applying currently available carbon capture technologies to existing and new power plants. 
 

08.24.2011News
Large-Scale Industrial Carbon Capture, Storage Plant Begins Construction
Construction activities have begun at an Illinois ethanol plant that will demonstrate carbon capture and storage. The project, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy, is the first large-scale integrated carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to move into the construction phase.

 
08.22.2011News
DOE Launches World-Class Virtual Energy Simulation Training and Research Center

A new training center developed to teach personnel how to operate clean integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants is now up and running with help from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
 
08.19.2011News
Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-SOL-0002956 entitled "Architect-Engineer (A/E) Services in Support of NETL" has been posted in our Business Solicitation area.
 

08.19.2011News
NETL Recognized for Technology Transfer Success
NETL's commitment to transferring advanced energy technologies from the laboratory into the marketplace has again won recognition from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC). This year, four research groups will receive regional FLC awards for their efforts in commercializing technologies developed at NETL.

 

08.16.2011News
DOE Research Grant Leads to Gas Turbine Manufacturing Improvements
Research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has led to a new licensing agreement that will improve the performance of state-of-the-art gas turbines, resulting in cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy.

 
08.15.2011News
Projects Aimed at Advancing State-of-the-Art Carbon Capture from Coal Power Plants Selected for Further Development

Four projects aimed at reducing the energy and cost penalties of advanced carbon capture systems applied to power plants have been selected for further development by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy (FE).
 

08.12.2011News
Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0000564 entitled "Solid State Lighting Core Technologies - Round 8." has been posted in our Business Solicitation area.

 
08.12.2011News
Funding Opportunity Announcement DE-FOA-0000563 entitled "Solid State Lighting Product Development - Round 8 ." has been posted in our Business Solicitation area.
 
08.10.2011News
International Clean Coal, Carbon Capture Experts to Gather at 28th Annual Pittsburgh Coal Conference Plants
The role of fossil fuels in a sustainable energy future will be one of the topics under discussion when experts from around the world meet at the 28th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Sept. 12-15, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
08.09.2011News
Innovative Sensors and Controls to Support Efficient Operation of State-of-the-Art Power Plants

The Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected three projects to develop novel sensing and control technologies aimed at the efficient operation of advanced, zero-emission power systems and the improvement of operations at existing fossil energy power plants.
 
08.09.2011News
The August 2011 LabNotes have been posted.
 
08.03.2011News
Novel NETL Alloy Improves Coronary Stents

A new alloy developed by a team of researchers, including NETL metallurgists, is helping cardiologists and their patients at home and abroad. The novel alloy is being used to manufacture coronary stents that are more flexible and conformable than existing stents, and more visible on x‑ray.
 

08.01.2011News
DOE Selects Projects Totaling $12.4 Million Aimed at Increasing Domestic Energy Production While Enhancing Environmental Protection
A total of 11 research projects that will help find ways to extract more energy from unconventional oil and gas resources while reducing environmental risks have been selected totaling $12.4 million by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE).