Department of Energy News Updates

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market.

The Department of Energy issued $68 million in grants to accelerate the development and construction of public heavy-duty battery-electric truck charging facilities.

Chris Wright, Donald Trump’s choice for Energy secretary, said the U.S. must remove bureaucratic barriers and “unleash” production of nuclear power as well as liquefied natural gas.

LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden signed an executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to ensure the infrastructure needed for advanced AI operations can be built quickly and at scale.

WASHINGTON — The United States should proceed cautiously as officials consider new natural gas export terminals, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Dec. 17.

President Joe Biden’s $400 billion green bank has just weeks to close billions of dollars in deals to finance green technology before handing the keys to the Trump administration.

Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright is President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the Department of Energy. He favors fossil fuels and has doubts about electric vehicles.

The Biden administration won’t decide on any natural gas-export permits before the presidential term ends in late January, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm signaled.

The Biden administration is poised to loan nearly $671 million to Aspen Aerogels Inc. to make a key component of electric car batteries in the election battleground state of Georgia.

Electric vehicle charging company EVgo Inc. received a loan guarantee of up to $1.05 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy.