Thousands more leave US Department of Energy, despite Trump declaring "national energy emergency"
As many as 2,600 depart, more at risk
News - DOE
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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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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NREL launches geothermal storage project to address data center cooling energy consumption levels
Project to use off-peak power to create cold energy reserves
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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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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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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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Meta launches nuclear power RFP, targets 1.4GW for data centers
Meta will prioritize developers who permit, design, engineer, finance, construct, and operate these power plants
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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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DOE announces $428m in funding for clean energy manufacturing
The selections will address five key supply chains
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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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DOE launches $900m funding program for small modular nuclear reactor projects
Grants on offer through two tiers
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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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Meta joins Google in DOE carbon removal investment scheme
Says it will buy high-quality CO2 removal credits
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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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US DOE invests billions into transmission as utilities warn of data center power crunch
Aims to improve transmission infrastructure in four US states
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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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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 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
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Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center receives $3.15m grant to upgrade Anton supercomputer
INL also gets new computer
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US DOE puts out RFP for Frontier supercomputer's successor, Discovery
New system due to be delivered by early 2028
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US Department of Energy to pump $100m into non-lithium battery storage projects
Supporting projects that can help the green energy transition
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Hydrogen demonstration site launches in Austin, will power Texas Advanced Computing Center
Supercomputing center set to receive hydrogen power
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Department of Energy awards $750m in hydrogen supply chain funding
Plug Power, Cummins, and Ballard part of funding that will lead to 14GW of fuel cells per year
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US DOE cancels plan to survey crypto miners’ electricity use, deletes data
As Bitcoin reaches an all-time high