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Arkansas Dams Get $3.2M for Upgrades and Repairs
The largest grant went to Entergy Arkansas for safety improvements at Remmel Dam in Malvern. read more >
US Energy Secretary Calls for More Nuclear Power
The Biden administration has promised that the military would commission reactors, which could help drive down costs for others. read more >
Biden Releasing 1 Million Barrels of Gasoline From Northeast Reserve In Bid to Lower Prices at Pump
The approach will create a competitive bidding process that ensures gasoline can flow into local retailers ahead of the July 4 holiday and sold at competitive prices, the Energy Department said. read more >
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Heat Pump Maker Hydro-Temp Gets $10.9M Grant for Expansion
The company teamed up with Energy Catalyst of Watervliet, New York, on a proposed co-development to increase their annual heat pump production ten-fold. read more >
UA Little Rock Expands Efforts to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Energy Sector
The project is supported by a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. read more >
Sweating the Small Stuff At UA Little Rock
Inside several labs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, physics professors Gregory Guisbiers and Tansel Karabacak conduct quantum research, an evolving field that analyzes the properties and behaviors of subatomic particles. read more >
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States and Companies Compete for Billions to Make Hydrogen
The governors of Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma came up with the "HALO Hydrogen Hub" to compete for funding. read more >
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Plunging Natural Gas Prices Relieve Inflation Pressure
The fuel, which in the U.S. is extracted mainly from shale deposits in Texas and around Pennsylvania, accounts for nearly 25% of residential energy needs. read more >
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UA Researcher Gets $750K Grant to Advance EV Battery Tech
The research aims to improve the energy density, lifetime and efficiency of lithium-ion batteries and reduce their cost. read more >
Fusion Breakthrough Could be Climate, Energy Game-Changer
White House science adviser Arati Prabhakar, appearing with Granholm, called the fusion ignition "a tremendous example of what perseverance really can achieve" and "an engineering marvel beyond belief.'' read more >
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New U of A Research Center Aims to Transform Semiconductor Manufacturing
The center is funded by a $10.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. read more >
Energy Department Offers Community Grants for Embracing Nuclear Power
$1.6 million is available over the next three years. read more >
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Biden Taps Oil Reserve for 6 Months to Control Gas Prices
He's ordering the release of 1 million barrels per day. read more >
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Arkansas Teams Up With Louisiana and Oklahoma in Hydrogen Hub Chase
The states are pitching the U.S. Department of Energy on a plan to use hydrogen as fuel and manufacturing feedstock. read more >
Green Power Climbs Globally as Biden Also Hails Renewables
The International Renewable Energy Agency says that despite the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide renewable energy capacity grew by more than 260 megawatts in 2020, up more than 50% from the year before. read more >
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UA Researchers Get $750K Grant
University of Arkansas physicists recently received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to research "topological quantum materials," which are unusual in that they have a robustness of electrical properties regardless of temperature shifts or changes in structural form. read more >
Following the Money Fueling Opposition to Wind Catcher
While a single wind project won’t seal the fate of America’s energy markets, resistance to Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s Wind Catcher project comes in conjunction with support for coal and nuclear power at the highest levels of American government. read more >
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Plains & Eastern Clean Line Appears Doomed In Arkansas
After putting nearly nine years and more than $100 million of investors’ money into a $2.5 billion power transmission project across Oklahoma and Arkansas, the electric dream of Michael Skelly has shorted out. read more >
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Solar Power Generating More Electric Power Jobs
Solar power now employs the largest share of workers in the electric power generation sector in the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Energy. read more >
UA Professor Receives $3.2M In Grants for Energy Projects
A University of Arkansas professor has received $3.2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for projects that will accelerate the development of a new class of efficient, lightweight and reliable power converters. read more >
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