The Department of Energy announced that it issued a request for information on the development and implementation of a $675 million Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration and Commercialization Program on behalf of the Biden-Harris administration. The initiative seeks to address vulnerabilities in the domestic critical materials supply chain and will draw its funding from the […] Read more
The Department of Energy is seeking feedback on the Biden administration’s plan to invest nearly $630 million in hydropower facilities. Specifically, the administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides funding for two programs aimed at modernizing U.S. hydropower facilities, making them more energy-efficient and resilient, DOE said Thursday. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the investments signal the […] Read more
Maryland-headquartered cybersecurity company Dragos announced a public-private partnership with the Department of Energy for the use of its Neighborhood Keeper offering to bolster security and increase visibility among the U.S. critical energy infrastructure community. The partnership will allow DOE analysts to view anonymized, aggregate information about threat analytics, indicators of compromise, and the prevalence of […] Read more
The Department of Energy is providing a total of $16 million for five research projects aimed at developing artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms that will enable scientific insights and discoveries using data produced by computation simulations, experiments and observations. The projects will produce capabilities for a broad range of scientific needs, including forecasts for […] Read more
The Department of Energy is integrating machine learning with a threat information-sharing tool the agency developed to find cybersecurity adversaries embedded in electric grid control systems, an official close to the project revealed. Rita Foster, infrastructure adviser at the Idaho National Laboratory, said embedded systems are “black boxes with little insight on what subcomponents make […] Read more
The Department of Energy is investing $29 million in new tools employing machine learning and advanced algorithms to analyze massive amounts of scientific information. According to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, scientists need new capabilities to handle large datasets collected by enhanced research tools, such as electron microscopes, which can generate a terabyte of data in […] Read more
David Turk has formally assumed the role of deputy secretary of the Department of Energy. He was sworn in by Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm after a bipartisan 98-2 confirmation vote in the Senate. Previously, Turk served as the deputy executive director of the Paris-based International Energy Agency, the DOE said Thursday. During his four-year stint […] Read more
Leslie Nicholls serves as the program director for the Federal Energy Management Program of the Department of Energy. Serving in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Nicholls assists with activities related to strategic energy management. Prior to becoming FEMP program director, she served as the strategic director responsible for leading cross-cutting initiatives to […] Read more
Dan Brouillette serves as the 15th secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy, a role he has held since December 2019, succeeding former Texas Gov. Rick Perry. With around 30 years of experience in the public and private sectors, he was recently the agency’s deputy secretary for almost two years, DOE said. During his tenure, […] Read more
The Department of Energy has announced a variety of initiatives in support of President Joe Biden’s executive order on the safe, secure and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence. Among its new efforts supporting Biden’s AI plan is the VoltAIC project, which aims to use the $13 million grant to develop AI-enabled solutions to […] Read more
