A former top Department of Energy official during the Biden administration is joining the nation’s main electrical manufacturing group to lead grid strategy. Bridget Bartol, who was deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to former Energy Secretary Jenni... See more
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Tuesday the United States plans to sell Venezuelan oil “indefinitely” and “create the conditions” for oil majors to operate in the South American country. The comments at a Goldman Sachs conference in Florida mark deepen... See more
The Department of Energy’s loan office is falling short in ensuring its employees avoid financial conflicts of interest with companies receiving or seeking federal funding, according to a new audit. DOE’s inspector general found that 20 percent of audited... See more
The merger between President Donald Trump’s social media company and fusion energy giant TAE Technologies represents a massive cash bet, but it’s unclear how much it will advance a technology that hasn’t yet been proven at commercial scale. Under the $6 b... See more
NextEra Energy, one of the world’s largest power companies, announced deals Monday with Google, Meta, Exxon Mobil and other companies to build infrastructure for the artificial intelligence boom, a move that could sway the electricity mix around the count... See more
