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20 Nov 2009

Today's Categories: PNNL in the News / Hanford Site / DOE around the U.S. / Energy/Science Policy / National/International Science and Technology / Security / Workforce - Health and Safety / Other /

PNNL in the News

Battery Research Aims To Store Renewable Energy

[scroll to 2nd article] - ARPA-E's new awards are focused on price-cutting technologies in early stages of development. Battery manufacturer EaglePicher, working in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, received 7.2 million [dollars] to modify the sodium sulfur batteries.

reve Regulacion Eolica con Vehiculos Electricos19 Nov 2009

ORNL-Led Team Takes Prize for World's Top Science App

A team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Markus Eisenbach was named winner Thursday of the 2009 ACM Gordon Bell Prize, which honors the world's highest-performing scientific computing applications. Another team led by ORNL's Edo Apra ... achieved 1.39 petaflops on Jaguar ... The team, comprising members from ORNL, ... Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, ... used a computational chemistry application known as NWChem, which was developed at PNNL.

HPC wire19 Nov 2009

Hanford Site

Hanford employment projected to peak in 2010

HANFORD - The Department of Energy is predicting that employment at the Hanford nuclear reservation will peak in fiscal 2010 at about 10,800 employees and then begin a decline toward 2,100 workers by 2050, when most environmental cleanup work is completed.

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DOE around the U.S.

NETL to build new lab with ARRA funds

The National Energy Technology Laboratory will use nearly 14 million [dollars] in stimulus money to build a testing lab in Morgantown. It will be used to evaluate the energy efficiency of various appliances.

WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING19 Nov 2009

UC regents appoint Alivisatos as Berkeley lab director

The University of California has named interim Director A. Paul Alivisatos as the permanent head of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

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Energy/Science Policy

'Super Star' Green Label Proposed

A major overhaul to the Energy Star program, which currently certifies and labels products that are energy efficient, is imminent. How this overhaul occurs remains to be seen.

REUTERS19 Nov 2009

U.S. losing its lead in space, experts warn Congress

WASHINGTON - America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of experts told the House subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Thursday.

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National/International Science and Technology

A New Route to Cellulosic Biofuels

Biofuel startup ZeaChem has begun building a biofuel pilot plant that will turn cellulosic feedstocks into ethanol via a novel approach that uses microbes found in the guts of termites.

MIT Technology Review20 Nov 2009

Lehigh receives grant to reduce cost of carbon capture at coal-fired power plants

Lehigh University's Energy Research Center (ERC) has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop methods of recovering and reusing the heat that would be generated by the carbon-dioxide compression process in a carbon capture system. (press release)

EurekAlert!20 Nov 2009

Department of Energy completes 1 million miles of PHEV testing

Idaho Falls, Idaho - The U.S. Department of Energy has completed one million miles of plug-in hybrid electric testing (PHEV) through its advanced vehicle testing centre at its Idaho National Laboratory.

CanadianDriver19 Nov 2009

GE lands 2M [dollars] grant for geothermal tech

General Electric Co. said Thursday it has received a 2 million [dollar] grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a sensor for geothermal power generation.

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NREL To Collaborate With SCHOTT Solar On Receiver Tube Coating

Golden, CO - The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has selected SCHOTT Solar, Inc. as a collaboration partner to develop an improved absorber coating for receivers. (press release)

GlassonWeb19 Nov 2009

SDG&E, Nissan Unveil Zero-Emission, All-Electric Vehicle in San Diego

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and Nissan today unveiled the first Nissan LEAF zero-emission, all-electric vehicle in San Diego. The visit to SDG&E's headquarters was combined with the showcasing of an electric vehicle charge unit - one of several styles that will be installed as part of the largest transportation electrification project in U.S. history.

CNNMoney.com19 Nov 2009

Security

Did U.S. make a swine flu mistake?

WASHINGTON - As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu, some are looking regretfully at one easy way to instantly double or triple the number of doses available - by using an immune booster called an adjuvant.

REUTERS20 Nov 2009

World powers weigh new sanctions for Iran

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the six nations dealing with Iran's nuclear program will develop a package of serious new punitive measures in coming weeks. The European Union said the six would gather immediately to begin consultations.

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Group Warns Biosecurity Bill Could Burden Scientific Research

WASHINGTON - Mandates included in new federal legislation could impair the ability of U.S. laboratories to conduct important biodefense research, according to a leading U.S. science organization.

NTI Global Security Newswire19 Nov 2009

NNSA Supercomputers Continue To Lead Globally

The National Nuclear Security Administration congratulates its national laboratories and Advanced Simulation and Computing program for earning three of the top 10 spots, and four of the top fifteen, on the latest TOP500 supercomputer list. ... "The work done on these complex machines enables us to maintain the safety, security and effectiveness of our nuclear stockpile without nuclear testing."

NUCLEARSTREET - Nuclear Power Industry News Blog19 Nov 2009

Panel Sees No Need for A-Bomb Upgrade

In a new report, a secretive federal panel has concluded that programs to extend the life of the nation's aging nuclear arms are sufficient to guarantee their destructiveness for decades to come, obviating a need for a costly new generation of more reliable warheads.

The New York Times19 Nov 2009

U.S.-JAPAN ACCORD: Seeking a Nuke Free World

WASHINGTON DC - Japan, the only country to be the target of atom bombs, and the U.S., the only country to drop them, firmly committed themselves to working towards a nuclear weapons free world, when President Barack Obama visited Japan during his first presidential tour of Asia.

IDN - InDepthNews19 Nov 2009

Workforce - Health and Safety

Hair tests beat urine in nabbing workplace drug users

Newer workplace drug tests using hair samples reveal 10 times as many job applicants and employees taking cocaine and methamphetamine than had been found in urine tests.

USA TODAY20 Nov 2009

U.S. Far Behind On Workers' Rights

A new study released Tuesday, Raising the Global Floor, examines workers' rights across 190 nations worldwide and finds that the U.S. lags behind nearly all other countries. The U.S. does not guarantee paid sick leave or annual leave, paid parental leave, paid time off to care for sick children or even one day of rest per week. And female workers may be suffering the most.

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Other

Pulling the plug on hybrid myths

Whether you call them myths, urban legends, fables or old wives' tales, there's a lot of misinformation out there about plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. These vehicles, abbreviated PHEVs, hold great promise as the key to weaning America from its dependence on imported oil, which represents nearly two-thirds of all the petroleum burned in the United States today.

PHYSORG.com19 Nov 2009

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