Earlier this month, the US Department of Energy released its final operating plan for fiscal 2007

Instrument Business Outlook, March 31, 2007

Earlier this month, the US Department of Energy (DOE) released its final operating plan for fiscal 2007 (see IBO 2/15/07). The DOE's budget of $23.598 billion includes $3.8 billion for the Office of Science, a 4.5% increase over the fiscal 2006 appropriation. Within the Office of Science, funding for biological and environmental research decreased 14.3% to $483.5 million, funding for basic energy sciences research increased 20.5% to $1.1 billion and the budget for laboratory facilities infrastructure rose 37.9% to $30.6 million. Within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, funding for biomass and biorefinery systems R&D more than doubled to $199.7 million, and funding for facilities and infrastructure jumped 311% to $107.0 million.

Source: DOE