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DOE shuffles renewable office as top leaders exit Source: By Lesley Clark, E&E News reporter • Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Department of Energy headquarters in Washington, as photographed Aug. 17, 2020. Francis Chung/E&E News
Trump appointees are leaving the Department of Energy and civil service workers are moving into new leadership positions this week ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to a memo obtained by E&E News.
Daniel Simmons, assistant secretary in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, said in an email to staff Friday that David Solan, deputy assistant secretary for renewable power, announced he would be leaving the agency today. Simmons thanked Solan “for his vision and dedication.”
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A portion of the Savannah River Site, south of Aiken, including the Savannah River National Laboratory. File/Steve Ashe/Provided
A Battelle-led team has won the Savannah River National Laboratory standalone management contract, capping approximately one year of procurement and broad speculation about who will lead the scientific institution for the foreseeable future.
The Department of Energy on Tuesday morning unveiled Ohio-based Battelle Savannah River Alliance LLC as the contract awardee, beating out two other bids received by Environmental Management, the department s nuclear cleanup office.
Battelle President and CEO Lou Von Thaer in a statement said it was an honor.