Updated: Secretary Chu Announcement of $151 Million in ARPA-E Grants
26 October 2009, Department of Energy Documents/ © 2009 Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc./ Public Affairs Department/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Secretary Chu Announcement of $151 Million in ARPA-E Grants
(San Francisco, Calif.) - Today, Secretary Chu announced the first $151 million in grant funding through the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. Secretary Chu made the announcement at the headquarters of Google Inc. in Mountain View, California. Below are his remarks:
Sometimes a great idea can change the world.
The transistor made possible modern computers, the internet, and Silicon Valley. The hybrid strains of wheat and the Green Revolution helped us feed a growing planet. Linking our computers together through the Internet unleashed an Information Age - in no small part because of the great ideas that have come out of Google.
We are here today because this place reminds us that, occasionally, radical innovation can alter the landscape of an entire industry. And we're here to announce a portfolio of bold new research projects, any one of which could do for energy what Google did for the Internet.
I'm pleased to announce the first $151 million in funding through the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy. ARPA-E was funded for the first time in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to pursue truly transformational solutions to the energy problem.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
EPA STAFF, ACTIVISTS RAISE FEARS OVER NUCLEAR WASTE PANEL NOMINEE
EPA STAFF, ACTIVISTS RAISE FEARS OVER NUCLEAR WASTE PANEL NOMINEE
2 November 2009
Superfund Report, SUFR, Vol. 23, No. 22
Copyright (c) 2009 Inside Washington Publishers. All Rights Reserved. Also available in print and online as part of www.InsideEPA.com.
EPA staff and activists are raising concerns over President Obama's nomination of Jessie Roberson to join a panel overseeing the Energy Department's (DOE) nuclear waste cleanup program, noting Roberson was head of the same program at the Bush DOE and often clashed with EPA and others on controversial cleanup policies.
The White House Oct. 14 announced Roberson's nomination to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), an independent federal agency that provides safety oversight of the former nuclear weapons manufacturing sites DOE's Office of Environmental Management (EM) is responsible for cleaning up. Roberson served as head of the EM office during former President George W. Bush's first term in office.
The Obama administration announcement touts Roberson's experience as an industry consultant -- including a stint as director of nuclear regulatory programs for the Exelon Corporation -- but does not mention her often controversial tenure as Bush EM assistant secretary, where she clashed with EPA, Congress and tribes.
2 November 2009
Superfund Report, SUFR, Vol. 23, No. 22
Copyright (c) 2009 Inside Washington Publishers. All Rights Reserved. Also available in print and online as part of www.InsideEPA.com.
EPA staff and activists are raising concerns over President Obama's nomination of Jessie Roberson to join a panel overseeing the Energy Department's (DOE) nuclear waste cleanup program, noting Roberson was head of the same program at the Bush DOE and often clashed with EPA and others on controversial cleanup policies.
The White House Oct. 14 announced Roberson's nomination to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), an independent federal agency that provides safety oversight of the former nuclear weapons manufacturing sites DOE's Office of Environmental Management (EM) is responsible for cleaning up. Roberson served as head of the EM office during former President George W. Bush's first term in office.
The Obama administration announcement touts Roberson's experience as an industry consultant -- including a stint as director of nuclear regulatory programs for the Exelon Corporation -- but does not mention her often controversial tenure as Bush EM assistant secretary, where she clashed with EPA, Congress and tribes.
MARK PETERS NAMED ARGONNE'S NEW DEPUTY LAB DIRECTOR FOR PROGRAMS
MARK PETERS NAMED ARGONNE'S NEW DEPUTY LAB DIRECTOR FOR PROGRAMS
2 November 2009, States News Service, SNS
(c) 2009 States News Service
The following information was released by Argonne National Laboratory:
Mark Peters was recently appointed deputy director for programs for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. Peters assumed his duties as one of the top administrators at the laboratory Sunday.
"I've had the opportunity in the last year to work closely with Mark during the development of the lab's energy strategy," Argonne Director Eric Isaacs said. "Mark's unique viewpoint and skill set will complement those of the entire executive management team. Moreover, his technical background, experience and energy will be a tremendous asset to Argonne, especially as he leads the development of the lab's long- and short-term strategic plans for science and technology."
In his new role, Peters, 45, will work closely with Argonne scientists, engineers, senior management and UChicago Argonne, LLC, which manages the lab for DOE; serve on the lab's policy-making bodies; and oversee and direct Argonne's Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program to ensure the highest-potential and highest-quality proposals are funded.
2 November 2009, States News Service, SNS
(c) 2009 States News Service
The following information was released by Argonne National Laboratory:
Mark Peters was recently appointed deputy director for programs for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. Peters assumed his duties as one of the top administrators at the laboratory Sunday.
"I've had the opportunity in the last year to work closely with Mark during the development of the lab's energy strategy," Argonne Director Eric Isaacs said. "Mark's unique viewpoint and skill set will complement those of the entire executive management team. Moreover, his technical background, experience and energy will be a tremendous asset to Argonne, especially as he leads the development of the lab's long- and short-term strategic plans for science and technology."
In his new role, Peters, 45, will work closely with Argonne scientists, engineers, senior management and UChicago Argonne, LLC, which manages the lab for DOE; serve on the lab's policy-making bodies; and oversee and direct Argonne's Laboratory-Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program to ensure the highest-potential and highest-quality proposals are funded.
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