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April - June 2008

06/30/08	U.S. Completes Contribution to World’s Most Powerful Particle Accelerator
06/30/08	DOE Announces Solicitations for $30.5 Billion in Loan Guarantees
06/30/08	DOE Expands International Effort to Develop Fuel-Efficient Trucks
06/25/08	DOE Announces Small Business Awards at its Annual Small Business Conference in San Antonio, Texas
06/25/08	DOE Awards Up To $405,000 to Nine Graduate Fellows Studying the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
06/25/08	DOE Awards Contract to Restoration Services, Inc. for Environmental Technical Services at Portsmouth Site
06/24/08	DOE Seeks to Invest Approximately $1.3 Billion to Commercialize CCS Technology
06/23/08	DOE to Purchase Heating Oil for the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve
06/22/08	Challenger School from Newark, Calif. Wins U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl® for Middle School Students
06/22/08	Statement by U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman at the conclusion of the Jeddah Energy Meeting in Saudi Arabia
06/20/08	U.S. Department of Energy Announces Two Utility Companies Join FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership
06/19/08	DOE Selects CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company for Plateau Remediation Contract at its Hanford Site
06/18/08	Acting Deputy Secretary Kupfer Participates in U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue
06/18/08	DOE Seeks to Invest up to $90 Million in Advanced Geothermal Energy Technology and Research
06/13/08	DOE’s Under Secretary for Science to Attend the G8 Science and Technology Ministerial in Japan
06/12/08	DOE Announces $30 Million for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Projects
06/12/08	DOE Announces International Agreement on Global Science Online Gateway
06/11/08	Fact Sheet: Gas Prices and Oil Consumption Would Increase Without Biofuels
06/09/08	U.S. Department of Energy’s New Supercomputer is Fastest in the World
06/08/08	U.S. Secretary of Energy Concludes Productive G8+3 Energy Ministerial Meeting in Japan
06/07/08	U.S. Secretary of Energy Participates in Five-Country Energy Ministerial in Japan
06/05/08	DOE Cites CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc. for Price-Anderson Violations
06/05/08	DOE to Defer Strategic Petroleum Reserve RIK Deliveries
06/05/08	U.S. Secretary of Energy to Attend the Five-Country and G8+3 Energy Ministerial Meetings in Japan
06/03/08	DOE Marks Milestone in Submitting Yucca Mountain License Application
06/02/08	DOE Announces Effort to Advance U.S. Wind Power Manufacturing Capacity
05/29/08	DOE Selects Washington River Protection Solutions, LLC for Tank Operations Contract at Hanford Site
05/29/08	U.S. Continues to Lead the World in Wind Power Growth
05/28/08	DOE to Invest up to $2.3 Million to Identify Renewable Energy Zones in Western States
05/27/08	Department of Energy Seeks to Invest up to $130 Million in Advanced Fuel Cell Technology
05/27/08	Secretary of Energy Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen U.S.-Portugal Cooperation in Renewable Energy Technologies
05/26/08	U.S. Secretary of Energy in Portugal to Enhance Energy Security
05/23/08	U.S. Secretary of Energy to Visit Portugal to Highlight U.S.-Portugal Energy Cooperation
05/21/08	The United States Ratifies The Convention On Supplementary Compensation
05/21/08	Mississippi State University Wins DOE and GM Challenge X 2008 Advanced Vehicle Competition
05/21/08	U.S. Department of Energy Awards Contracts for Waste Storage Canisters for Yucca Mountain
05/16/08	U.S. Department of Energy Schedules Regional Workshops to Provide Expert Input on 2009 Transmission Congestion Study
05/16/08	DOE Will Not Enter Into Contracts for Continued SPR Fill
05/15/08	Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Members Convene in Jordan For Second Steering Group Meeting
05/13/08	DOE’s Office of Science to Award High Performance Computing Resources to Advance Scientific Research
05/13/08	U.S. Secretary of Energy Concludes Successful Trip to Trinidad and Tobago
05/12/08	Wind Energy Could Produce 20 Percent of U.S. Electricity By 2030
05/09/08	U.S. Secretary of Energy to Visit Trinidad and Tobago to Advance Long-Standing Strategic Energy Cooperation
05/09/08	U.S. Department of Energy Announces Completion of 500 Industrial Energy Saving Assessment
05/07/08	DOE Takes Next Steps with Restructured FutureGen Approach
05/06/08	DOE Awards $126.6 Million for Two More Large-Scale Carbon Sequestration Projects
05/05/08	DOE Announces Up to $7.5 Million in Advanced Technology Research to Harness Energy Potential of Oceans, Tides and Rivers
05/05/08	Santa Monica High School From Santa Monica, Calif. Wins U.S. Department of Energy National Science Bowl®
05/02/08	U.S. Department of Energy Partners with City of Greensburg, Kansas to Help Rebuild With 100 Percent Renewable Energy
04/30/08	DOE Seeks to Invest up to $60 Million for Advanced Concentrating Solar Power Technologies
04/29/08	Secretary Bodman Honors DOE Employee with President’s Top Award for Volunteer Service
04/25/08	U.S. Department of Energy Celebrates Small Business Week and Announces 9th Annual Small Business Conference
04/24/08	U.S. Department of Energy and Tennessee Valley Authority Increase Cooperation on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Data
04/22/08	Departments of Energy and Defense Launch ENERGY STAR® Operation Change Out – the Military Challenge Campaign to Promote the Use of Energy Efficient Light Bulbs
04/22/08	U.S. Department of Energy Launches Website with Energy Saving Tips for Consumers
04/21/08	DOE Selects Projects for up to $50 Million of Federal Funding to Modernize the Nation’s Electricity Grid
04/18/08	DOE Selects 3 Small-Scale Biorefinery Projects for up to $86 Million of Federal Funding in Maine, Tennessee and Kentucky
04/17/08	DOE Announces up to $7 Million for Biomass Research
04/17/08	DOE Seeks to Invest up to $15 Million in Funding for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technology Research and Development
04/17/08	DOE Seeks Additional Input on Next Generation Nuclear Plant
04/17/08	DOE Announces Membership of New Electricity Advisory Committee
04/11/08	DOE Announces up to $4 Million for University Research into Advanced Biomass Conversion
04/11/08	DOE Announces Plans for Future Loan Guarantee Solicitations
04/07/08	Energy Department to Invest up to $5.2 million to Advance Basic Research through Federal-State Partnership
04/04/08	Under Secretary Albright in India Highlights U.S.-India Energy Cooperation
04/04/08	SPR to Continue Royalty-in-Kind Fill Program
04/04/08	Adam Ingols Named Department of Energy Chief of Staff
04/02/08	Department of Energy Recognizes Top ENERGY STAR® Partners
04/01/08	U.S. Department of Energy Implements Criteria for ENERGY STAR® Water Heaters