Senators Link DOE Low-Carbon Research To Broader Innovation Act

Senators are looking to increase funding for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) science office and laboratories -- which are key to commercializing low-carbon technologies -- to help bolster U.S. innovation leadership to compete with China and other nations, as part of legislation to be negotiated with the House. Energy & Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) during an Aug. 5 hearing noted that the Senate’s passage in June of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) includes $6.9 billion...