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Department of Energy

Department of Energy

28 3.7
The US government department that makes energy policy and looks after nuclear safety
  • proper noun
  • Formal
translation icon : Departamento de Energía
  • The author gratefully acknowledges support from the US Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences program.
  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • Department of Energy (DOE)
  • US Department of Energy

He he worked as a research assistant for the US Department of Energy in Ames, IA.

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Examples

  • The company is using an $11 million subsidy from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to modify the facility.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Paul Canfield's work is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The major source of funds for both events had come from the U.S. Department of Energy.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The program has been integrated with similar programs sponsored by the Department of Energy.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Additional money was made available through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The most recent data available from the Department of Energy bear out our no-growth scenario.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The University of California manages Berkeley Lab for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science.

    Blog text (1)

  • The US Department of Energy flagged a shortage of Transformers and other grid components last year.

    Patrick Boyle

  • According to the Department of Energy, it costs the equivalent of $102 per barrel to produce ethanol from cellulose.

    Academic text (2008)

  • According to the latest study by the Department of Energy, renewable energy sources are on the rise.

Synonyms

DOE
vsDepartment of Energy
  • US
144 5.1

The US government department that plans and manages energy for the country

is the full formal name rather than an initialism
Energy Department
vsDepartment of Energy
  • US
10 3.4

A part of the United States government that makes rules and plans about energy and keeps nuclear power safe

is the formal official name order used by the government

Surface Forms

Department of Energy main

Morphology

department + of + energy

The meaning is directly compositional: 'department' is an organizational unit and 'of energy' specifies its domain, so a learner who knows both words can infer it is an organization that deals with energy. Although it names a specific U.S. agency, that proper-name status does not prevent a B1 learner from deriving the general meaning from the constituents.

Etymology

Department of Energy comes from putting all government work about energy, like power, fuel and electricity, into one department or office. It was created so one place would handle these tasks, so today the name means the government office 'in charge of the country's energy'.