Energy

Puerto Rico’s Power Grid to Get Boost from Energy Department Project

Public Works Sub-Director Ramon Mendez, wearing a hard hat at left, works with locals who are municipal workers, from right, Eliezer Nazario, Tomas Martinez and Angel Diaz as they install a new post to return electricity in Coamo, Puerto Rico.

The project was developed to create a resilient energy grid that incorporates different types of power sources.

  • By Jack Corrigan

The Tech Targeted in Trump’s Rescission Request

The $15 billion request would cancel funding for two technology loan programs.

  • By Aaron Boyd

The Energy Department is Investing $30 Million in Quantum Research

Is quantum computing the next big thing? Energy thinks it may be.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Energy Wants Electric Cars to Charge in 15 Minutes or Less

The department awarded $19 million to 12 different projects focused on faster battery charging.

  • By Jack Corrigan

College Students Battle To Control the Power Grid in Energy Department Challenge

Agency officials hope the competition will draw more young tech talent to the government and energy industry.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Energy Department Offers $1.8 Billion to Dethrone China in Supercomputing

The department plans to develop at least two exascale supercomputers that would be more than 10 times more powerful than today’s reigning supercomputer.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Meet The Woman Who’s Making Soldiers More Energy Efficient

On the battlefield, power matters in more ways than you think.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Utilities Are Paying Their Customers to Buy Electric Vehicles

The transport sector may be the only major new source of electricity demand for developed economies.

  • By Michael J. Coren, Quartz
Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa.

Nuclear Agency Wants Info on Securing Radioactive Waste from Cyberattacks

The National Nuclear Security Administration is looking for a woman-owned small business to prevent cyberattacks targeting nuclear materials, whether in a facility or in transit.

  • By Aaron Boyd

NASA Is Testing A Nuclear Reactor

It's one way to help us survive on Mars.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

OK, Say Someone Hacks into the US Power Grid. Then What?

A joint research project between the Department of Energy and a geographic analytics company is mapping just how far the repercussions could spread.

  • By Caroline Houck, Defense One

Energy Department's Random Number Generator Could Make for Stronger Encryption

Oak Ridge scientists believe they have created a quantum-based device that creates truly random numbers.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

If You're Going to Set a Cyber Trap, Don't Do This

The Energy Department's IG found many problems with a planned "gotcha" exercise.

  • By Heather Kuldell

These Drones Inspect Wind Turbines for Damage

In just 20 minutes.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

27 Separate Federal Programs Protect the Power Grid

And that's just between the Energy Department, the Homeland Security Department and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath
Energy Secretary-designate, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Energy Secretary-designate, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Rick Perry Shifts from Energy Dept. Eliminator to Advocate

During his confirmation hearing Thursday, the Energy secretary nominee reversed many of the statements he made during his presidential campaign.

  • By Heather Kuldell

Ex-National Laboratory Scientist Sentenced for $3.3M Quantum Computing Scheme

S. Darin Kinion also owes $3,317,893 in restitution.

  • By Mohana Ravindranath

Video: Tour a Wind Turbine With the Energy Department

Don't look down!

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Video: Inside the Initiative to Build Energy-Efficient Schools

Geothermal energy comes to the classroom.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

IG: Cyber Weaknesses Persist in Energy Dept.'s Unclassified Systems

The audit found the department's systems are operating at higher than necessary risk.

  • By Frank Konkel