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Energy Department Announces Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap to Accelerate Commercial Fusion Power
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Energy Department Announces Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap to Accelerate Commercial Fusion Power

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its Fusion Science and Technology (FS&T) Roadmap, a national strategy to accelerate the development and commercialization of fusion energy on the most rapid, responsible timeline in history. The Roadmap defines DOE’s Build–Innovate–Grow strategy to align public investment and private innovation to deliver commercial fusion power to the grid...

Energy Department Closes Loan Guarantee to Strengthen U.S. Grid Reliability
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Energy Department Closes Loan Guarantee to Strengthen U.S. Grid Reliability

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today announced the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) closed a loan guarantee to strengthen grid reliability and ensure lower electricity costs across the midwestern region of the United States. In accordance with President Trump’s Executive Order, Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid,...

Energy Department Launches Speed to Power Initiative, Accelerating Large-Scale Grid Infrastructure Projects
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Energy Department Launches Speed to Power Initiative, Accelerating Large-Scale Grid Infrastructure Projects

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the Speed to Power initiative, to accelerate the speed of large-scale grid infrastructure project development for both transmission and generation. The Speed to Power initiative will help ensure the United States has the power needed to win the global artificial intelligence (AI) race while continuing to meet growing...

U.S. Department of Energy to Distribute Next Round of HALEU to U.S. Nuclear Industry
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U.S. Department of Energy to Distribute Next Round of HALEU to U.S. Nuclear Industry

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today made conditional commitments to provide high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to three U.S. companies to meet near-term fuel needs. The second round of HALEU allocations will support the testing of two advanced reactor designs and jumpstart a new domestic advanced fuel line to unleash an American nuclear energy renaissance. “President Trump...

Secretary Wright Acts to Remove Red Tape, Accelerate Mission Execution at America’s National Weapons and Science Labs
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Secretary Wright Acts to Remove Red Tape, Accelerate Mission Execution at America’s National Weapons and Science Labs

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today announced new actions to ease burdensome permitting rules and regulations for construction projects at the Department’s 17 National Labs. These reforms will accelerate much-needed critical infrastructure improvement projects at DOE’s National Labs, enabling the Department to move faster on important projects while saving hundreds of millions of dollars...

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Delivers Keynote Remarks at CERAWeek 2025
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Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Delivers Keynote Remarks at CERAWeek 2025

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright delivered remarks today at the 43rd annual CERAWeek by S&P Global, outlining the administration’s and Energy Department’s commitment to expanding the production of affordable, reliable and secure American energy. Secretary Wright’s full remarks are below: Thanks for that introduction and warm welcome.  I am honored to be addressing this...

Secretary Wright Acts to “Unleash Golden Era of American Energy Dominance”
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Secretary Wright Acts to “Unleash Golden Era of American Energy Dominance”

As Secretary of Energy, it is an immense privilege to serve alongside each of you at such a consequential moment in American history. Energy is the essential ingredient that enables everything we do. A highly energized society can bring health, wealth, and opportunity for all. At the Department, we have an opportunity to promote energy...

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