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DOE takes Action to Encourage Innovation in Clean Energy Technology

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently outlined the Department’s plans to invest up to $366 million to establish and operate three new Energy Innovation Hubs focused on accelerating research and development in three key energy areas. The Hubs are part of a broad-based clean energy research strategy by the Obama Administration that will [...]

$454 Million for Energy Efficiency Retrofits Could Save $100 Million Annually

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced a new $450 million program designed to catalyze a nationwide energy upgrade that experts estimate could save $100 million annually in utility bills for households and businesses. The Recovery Act’s “Retrofit Ramp-Up” program will pioneer innovative models for rolling out energy efficiency to hundreds of thousands of [...]

Researchers Develop an Organic Liquid Capable of Pulling CO2 and Sulfur from Industrial Emissions

The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a reusable organic liquid that can pull harmful gases such as carbon dioxide or sulfur dioxide out of industrial emissions from power plants. The process could directly replace current methods and allow power plants to capture double the amount of harmful gases in a way [...]

U.S. Nuclear Energy Status Scorecard

Since we are on the topic of Nuclear energy here is the latest scorecard from the U.S. Deparment of Energy.

Nuclear Power Deployment Scorecard

Powering Future Decades

Current Scorecard – July 14, 2009

D.O.E Invests $54 Million in State Energy Programs

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu recently announced more than $54 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Nevada, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

Under DOE’s State Energy Program, states and territories have proposed statewide plans that prioritize energy savings, create or [...]

Researchers Discover Non-toxic Nanocrystals that May Lead to a Method of CO2 Storage

Lawrence Berkeley

Berkeley Lab researchers have produced non-toxic magnesium oxide nanocrystals that efficiently emit blue light and could also play a role in long-term storage of carbon dioxide, a potential means of tempering the effects of global warming.

In its bulk form, magnesium oxide is a cheap, white mineral used in applications ranging from insulating cables [...]

New Berkeley Laboratory Report on the U.S. Wind Energy Industry

For the fourth consecutive year, the U.S. was home to the fastest-growing wind power market in the world in 2008, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Specifically, U.S. wind power capacity additions increased by 60 percent in 2008, representing a $16 [...]

United States D.O.E. Invests $47 Million in Smart Grid Demonstration Projects

Washington, DC – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced delivery of more than $47 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for eight projects to further smart grid demonstration projects in seven states. Secretary Chu also announced $10.5 million in Recovery Act funding available for local governments to develop emergency preparedness [...]

4th Annual Hydrogen Implementation Conference

4th Annual Hydrogen Implementation Conference

July 22-24, 2008

Hilton Garden Inn

Laramie, Wyoming

 

Join a broad cross section of the hydrogen community in sharing ideas, learning and building teams to move hydrogen forward!

United States D.O.E. to Fund the Nation’s Best and Brightest Researchers

Obama Administration Announces $85 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Early Career Scientists’ Research

WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $85 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 50 early career researchers for five years at U.S. [...]