Oct. 17, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Energy released its Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) Roadmap, a national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialization of fusion energy on the most rapid, responsible timeline in history. The Roadmap defines DOE’s Build–Innovate–Grow strategy to align public investment and private innovation to deliver commercial fusion power […]
DOE Seeks Proposals for AI Data Centers, Energy Projects at Oak Ridge, Dec. 1 Deadline
September 30, 2025 by
OAK RIDGE, TN — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environment Management Office (EM) and Office of Science (SC) today issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking proposals from companies to build and power AI data centers at DOE’s Oak Ridge Reservation. Additional information on the RFP can be found on SAM.gov. Proposals are due by December […]
DOE Calls for Fermi Award Nominations – Jan. 7 Deadline
September 30, 2025 by
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the call for nominations for the 2026 Enrico Fermi Presidential Award. The Fermi Award recognizes individual(s) of international stature for exceptional scientific, technical, policy and/or management achievements advancing DOE’s broad energy and scientific missions. The award is administered on behalf of the White House by the DOE’s Office […]
DOE Announces $134M to Be Awarded for Fusion Energy Research
September 10, 2025 by
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $134 million in funding for two research programs for fusion energy technologies and innovation. A full list of projects and additional information can be found on the Fusion Energy Sciences program homepage. DOE is announcing $128 million for the Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) collaboratives. The funding was awarded to seven teams […]
Opinion: Investing in Scientific Software as Ecosystem Infrastructure Should Be a National Imperative
August 20, 2025 by
To ensure the nation’s socio-economic well-being in this new, uncharted era of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC), the rapid and accurate advancement of scientific discovery ….
National Labs, DOE and DOD Research Organizations Finalists for R&D 100 Awards
August 14, 2025 by
More than a dozen national laboratories and research organizations of the Department of Energy and Department of Defense are among the 158 finalists for R&D World Magazine’s annual R&D 100 Awards. More details can be found here. Finalists include: Sandia National Laboratories NASA National Atomic Research Institute Oak Ridge National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory […]
DOE Office of Science Accepting Graduate Student Research Awards Applications, Nov. 5 Deadline
August 13, 2025 by
Aug. 13, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2025 solicitation 2 cycle. Applications are due on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET. More information on the SCGSR program […]
Energy Secretary Wright to Visit Argonne Tomorrow for Aurora Exascale Dedication
July 15, 2025 by
WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Energy announced that Secretary of Energy Chris Wright will travel to Lemont, Illinois, on tomorrow to visit Argonne National Laboratory and participate in the dedication of the Aurora exascale supercomputer. Secretary Wright will deliver remarks, join Argonne leadership and partners for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Media must arrive no later than […]
DOE ASCR Awards 38 Million HPC Node Hours
July 9, 2025 by
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science today announced that it will award over 38 million node hours to 56 scientific projects under the Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC) program. For the 2025 awards, DOE selected projects based at 14 unique universities, 10 laboratories, and eight industry partners. Details […]
National Lab’s Machine Learning Project to Advance Seismic Monitoring Across Energy Industries
June 30, 2025 by
A new initiative designed to revolutionize seismic monitoring and forecasting using real time, advanced machine learning (ML) technologies is coming to the West Texas/New Mexico area. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Technology Commercialization Fund awarded $1.8 million in funding to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The project is known as RECONNECT, or the Real-time […]
