Energy, Defense departments agree to upgrade energy cooperation

In the “you wouldn’t think it would be necessary” category, in Washington, D.C. the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Defense have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate clean energy innovation and enhance national energy security. The MOU, signed by Deputy Secretary Poneman and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn, covers efforts in the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, water efficiency, fossil fuels, alternative fuels, efficient transportation technologies and fueling infrastructure, grid security, smart grid, storage, waste-to-energy, basic science research, mobile/deployable power, small modular reactor nuclear energy, and related areas.