The Latest Breaking News from Energy Department

Government announces multi-million investment into long-lasting clean energy batteries

The Energy Department will announce Friday a $325 million investment in new battery types that can help turn solar and wind energy into 24-hour power

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Energy Department announces $325M for batteries that can store clean electricity longer

The Energy Department will announce Friday a $325 million investment in new battery types that can help turn solar and wind energy into 24-hour power

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy

A road trip I took with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed one thing: The U.S. is wrestling with an inadequate charging network (unless you're a Tesla driver).

WEKU · Sep 10, 2023

Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs for good under new US rules that kicked in this week

Thomas Edison's pioneering incandescent light bulb, which cast illumination by heating a filament until it glowed, is fading into history

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2023

Biden’s energy funds fall behind schedule over China scrutiny

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm knows time is not on her side.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2023

US air conditioner leader Watsco aims to keep people cool without warming the planet

MIAMI — On a hot June morning in Doral, the temperature is already in the upper 80s and a line of colorful trucks and vans has bellied up to a warehouse loading dock for Watsco, the leading South Florida distributor of air conditioners and heat pumps.

Miami Herald · Jul 6, 2023

DeSantis wants to eliminate IRS and more

DeSantis also wants to eliminate the department that oversees U.S. nuclear weapons

Salon · Jun 30, 2023

Beela Rajesh named T.N. Energy Secretary

Days after the electricity portfolio was re-allocated to Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday named IAS officer Beela Rajesh as the Secretary of its Energy Department, replacing incumbent Ramesh Chand Meena. The latter has been posted as the Secretary of the Special Initiatives Department.

The Hindu · Jun 19, 2023

Energy Department receives ransom request from hackers

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy received a ransom request from Russian-linked hackers known as Clop after two of its entities fell victim to a wide-ranging cyberattack.

Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2023

Energy Department among federal agencies breached by Russian ransomware gang

U.S. officials say the Department of Energy is among a small number of federal agencies compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang’s global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations and governments

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023