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US Energy Use Is Dropping and Shifting to Renewables
Aug. 24, 2010 — Analysts at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore Labs have run the numbers on the US energy use in 2009, and come up with similar results to those obtained when examining the country’s carbon emissions: energy use is dropping at a pace that is faster than would be expected based on the slowing economy alone. Even better, the growth in renewable energy, coupled with increased use of natural gas, is displacing significant amounts of coal. <<Read more>>
IREC Announces Solar Licensing Database
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE), has created a Solar Licensing Database as a resource for policy makers, practitioners, consumers, and anyone else looking for solar licensing information in the U.S. The state-by-state information offers a handy comparison for reviewing the different approaches across state lines, and identifies various practices for regulating the solar installation industry.
NPR: Full Steam Ahead For California Geothermal Plans?
Fourth of five stories on renewable energy in California
“Right below your feet is enough potential clean energy to keep the whole country humming with electricity for 30,000 years, according to Department of Energy calculations…
“At its root, it’s hot rocks,” says John Geesman, who co-chairs the American Council on Renewable Energy.” <<Read more>>
DOE Extends Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee Program; New Deadline Invites More Clean Energy Projects to Break Ground in U.S.
August 5, 2010 — Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the Department of Energy is extending the application deadline for the July 2009 energy efficiency, renewable energy and advanced transmission and distribution technologies solicitation. <<Read more>>
DOE: Common security holes leave energy grid vulnerable
A cybersecurity report prepared by the Department of Energy says well known security fixes, such as patches and strong passwords, can improve security of the electricity grid and national energy infrastructure.
Caltech to test solar fuel with energy grant – Los Angeles Daily News
RESEARCH: Scientists will check feasibility of clean power. PASADENA – Science is one step closer to solving the energy crisis, and the technology might be as close as your DVD player. The U.S. Department of Energy will award $122 million over the next five years to scientists at Caltech and UC
THE TICKER – Boston Herald (Boston, MA)
** Air support: Boston-based First Wind secured a $117 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy for its wind farm development in Hawaii that will create 200 jobs and power 7,700 Oahu homes. ** Tribe in Taunton: Tribe Mediterranean Foods unveiled the expansion of its hummus-making
Caltech gets $122 million award to research solar energy – Pasadena Star-News (Pasadena, Ca)
PASADENA – Caltech will get $122 million over the next five years to
develop cutting-edge technologies for converting sunlight into fuel, the U.S.
Department of Energy announced Thursday. The funding will establish an Energy Innovation Hub at the California
Institute of Technology in Pasadena -
US DoE financing research projects for clean energy with USD 92 million
The US Department of Energy announced it has awarded USD 92 in funding for research projects that will contribute to innovation in clean energy technologies, as well as create new jobs and help increase America's competitiveness in the global clean energy market.
The research grants are spread out over six areas of research, grouped in three [...]
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY: FIU competing to be build best solar- powered house in U.S. – The Miami Herald
Florida International University is gearing up to design and build an
affordable, solar-powered house after being chosen by the U.S. Department of
Energy to compete in its 2011 Solar Decathlon. The decathlon includes 20 national and international universities, 18 months
of design and construction,
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