Thousands more leave US Department of Energy, despite Trump declaring "national energy emergency"
As many as 2,600 depart, more at risk
News - Department of Energy
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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US DOE identifies 16 sites on federal land for "rapid data center construction," including 1GW location
The sites have in-place energy infrastructure and fast-track permitting
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US DOE gets a new CIO, again
Ross Graber takes over the role after Ryan Riedel leaves
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Probationary employees fired across Department of Energy, impacting grid improvement work
Thousands thought to be laid off during an ongoing energy emergency
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Trump declares "national energy emergency," introduces raft of directives to support fossil fuel sector
Cited the rising energy demand of data centers
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NREL: US could deploy between 51GW to 84GW of renewables on federal land by 2030
Could supply 10 percent of the clean energy required for the country to reach net zero emissions
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US Department of Energy announces $625 million funding opportunity to establish five new quantum research centers
Looking for National Lab to lead research projects into quantum computing, sensing, and materials
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President Biden signs executive order to open up federal lands for gigawatt-scale data center campus development
Government to make DoD and DOE land available for new data center campuses and work on transmission infrastructure to sites
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DOE and National Nuclear Security Administration details upcoming ATS-5 supercomputer
Will be housed at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico
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US government set to streamline geothermal permitting to boost AI data center energy options
The order is expected to be published next week
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DOE: Data centers consumed 4.4% of US power in 2023, could hit 12% by 2028
"Electricity consumption of US data centers is currently growing at an accelerating rate," blockbuster LBNL report states
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Ten DOE National Labs to establish semiconductor manufacturing institute
SMART USA Institute aims to advance semiconductor manufacturing with digital twin technology
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Appalachian Power identifies site for SMR in Virginia
The company plans to apply for project approval with the Virginia State Corporation Commission in the spring of 2025
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“There is no climate crisis:" Trump nominates fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright to head Department of Energy
Wright is also on the board of SMR company Oklo
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DOE provides $2bn in GRIP funding to support US grid infrastructure
The announced projects will upgrade over 950 miles of transmission infrastructure
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Oklo obtains DOE approval for Aurora nuclear fuel facility design
Approval is a crucial milestone for SMR company
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DOE funds research for energy efficient computing
University of Arkansas explores aluminum scandium nitride as a solution for more efficient computers
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Brookhaven National Laboratory is now storing more than 300 petabytes of nuclear and particle physics data
More data than would be generated by all of written history
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White House looking to bring more decommissioned nuclear power plants back online
Following Microsoft and Constellation's plans to revive Three Mile Island
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DOE: Nuclear energy needs to triple by 2050, AI and data centers drive demand
Electricity demand largely driven by AI and data centers.
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Advanced Cooling Technologies gets $1m in federal funding for data center cooling solutions
Will be used to help make more efficient cooling systems
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DOE looks for clean energy projects at Savannah River, South Carolina, could include data centers and SMRs
After previous SMR efforts fizzled
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Nuclear and coal power sites in the US could host 269GW of new nuclear capacity, says DOE
More than 190 sites appropriate for repowering
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AWS hiring for data center 'principal nuclear engineer' to evaluate SMRs and nuclear fuel strategy roadmaps
After the blockbuster deal to build campus next to a traditional nuclear power plant
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US Department of Energy launches HPC research program, led by Oak Ridge National Lab
Will focus on technologies that are energy efficient
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NTIA issues request for comment on data center policies
Looks for guidance on how federal policies can help grow and secure US data centers
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US DOE highlights resources for data centers, will create "an AI data center engagement team"
And another LBNL report on data center power and water use is on the way
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US DOE considers building AI data center testbed, setting data center standards, grid upgrade tariffs
Building its own facility and enacting new legislation to help avert AI energy crisis