Subcommittee Examines DOE FY 09 Budget Proposal

摘要

The U.S.House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Energy and Environment recently reviewed the U.S.Department of Energy's(DOE)fiscal year 2009(FY 09)budget request for research and development(R&D)programs.The 7,7 billion request for DOE civilian energy R&D funding in FY 09 is divided among five offices that fund basic research at universities and national laboratories and applied research and technology development in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy,fossil energy,nuclear energy and electricity delivery and energy reliability.