WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory announced that it expects to award up to two cooperative agreements for the assessment and verification of safe and cost-effective anthropogenic carbon dioxide commercial-scale storage sites, and carbon capture or purification technologies. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $35 million. The agency said the grant was associated with energy. The funding is open to state, county, city, township and special district governments;  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Geothermal Technologies Office issued a request for information for underutilized wells in known geothermal resources in the U.S. The agency description of the request for information states: "The information gathered will be used to gauge industry willingness to partner with GTO to test downhole tools, technologies, and methodologies that are currently at a TRL level below commercial readiness and understand the barriers to partnering this way. Wells above 175 C with low permeability are more ST