The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science (SC) announced that $625 million is available to support National Quantum Information Science Research Centers. These centers, which are multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary teams, are intended to accelerate the transformational advances in basic science ….
Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee (ASCAC) Meeting to be Held Jan. 16-17
The next meeting of the Advanced Scientific Computing Advisory Committee (ASCAC), the federal advisory committee for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science’s program on Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), will take place on Thursday, January 16 from 10 AM – 5 PM EST, and Friday, January 17 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST via […]
DOE ASCR: $35M Available for HPC Data Management, Proposal Deadline May 13
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program, announced that $35 million dollars is available to support the advancement of high-performance computing (HPC) data management, storage, and scientific visualization that will help enable the development of the next-generation energy-efficient computing systems and approaches enabling accelerated scientific discovery. Learn more […]
DOE Releases Report on Data Center Electricity Demand
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 20, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the publication of the 2024 Report on U.S. Data Center Energy Use produced by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) which outlines the energy use of data centers from 2014 to 2028. The report estimates that data center load growth has tripled […]
DOE: 10 National Labs to Establish Semiconductor Manufacturing Institute
WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 17, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that 10 of its national labs will establish the Semiconductor Manufacturing and Advanced Research with Twins USA (SMART USA) Institute, a manufacturing institute intended to support domestic semiconductor production through advanced digital twin technology. SMART USA will leverage the digital twin, or […]
HPC Helps Researchers Boost Tree Growth and Photosynthesis
A team of scientists at two Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centers have identified a gene in a poplar tree that enhances photosynthesis and can boost tree height by about 30 percent in the field and by as much as 200 percent in the greenhouse.
DOE Announces Research, Technology and Economic Security Framework
Dec. 2, 20224 — For applicants and recipients of Department of Energy (DOE) financial assistance and loan funding, a newly published “Research Technology and Economic Security Framework” highlights DOE’s goals, process, high-level risk factors, and commitment to mitigation when assessing RTES risk. This framework codifies a harmonized approach across all DOE/NNSA funding offices, while also […]
DOE Office of Science Funds $31M for Research Capacity at Academic Institutions
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 21, 2024 — Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $31 million in funding for 42 projects to 36 institutions in 24 states to build research capacity, infrastructure, and expertise at academic institutions. Total funding is $31 million for projects lasting up to three years in duration. The list of projects […]
HPC4EI: DOE Announces $3.4M Funding Opportunity and Awards $4M for Energy Innovation Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $4 million federal investment for 10 projects across 8 states that will harness the processing power of the world’s most powerful supercomputers—and the lab experts who operate them—to tackle today’s toughest manufacturing challenges, strengthen America’s manufacturing competitiveness, and move the country closer to an […]
DOE Issues 2 $6M System Science Funding Opportunities
Nov. 5, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Program announced its interest in receiving applications for research in Environmental System Science (ESS). The deadline for pre-applications is Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 5 pm ET; the dealine for applications is Thursday, March 13 at 11:59 pm ET. Learn more about […]