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U.S. needs fresh look at nuclear waste issue: Chu
SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Friday that the United States needs to come up with a better system for storing or disposing of radioactive nuclear waste than a planned repository near Las Vegas.
DOE Disputes Senators’ Claims of Stimulus Grants Flowing Overseas
March 4, 2010 — The Energy Department official overseeing DOE stimulus spending said today that suspending renewable energy grants as urged by Senate Democrats would hurt domestic job creation. “Halting the program at this point would not be helpful for jobs,” Matt Rogers, senior adviser to Energy Secretary Steven Chu, told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. << Full Story >>
Department of Energy Announces $100 Million Available for Innovative Research Projects
ARPA-E’s 3rd Funding Opportunity to Focus on Grid-Scale Energy Storage, Electrical Power Technology, and Building energy Efficiency
March 2, WASHINGTON, D.C. – At the inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit today, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced $100 million in Recovery Act funding will be made available to accelerate innovation in green technology, increase America’s competitiveness and create new jobs. <<Full story>>
DOE’s Chu looks to past for energy breakthroughs
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announces grant money for improved building efficiency and to develop grid storage to complement wind and solar.
CAROL M. BROWNER, ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE, AND SECRETARY OF ENERGY STEVEN CHU HOLD A NEWS TELECONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR ENERGY – Political Transcript Wire
SECRETARY OF ENERGY STEVEN CHU AND CAROL M. BROWNER, ASSISTANT TO
THE PRESIDENT FOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE, HOLD A NEWS TELECONFERENCE ON
NUCLEAR ENERGY FEBRUARY 16, 2010 SPEAKERS: CAROL M. BROWNER, ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR ENERGY
AND CLIMATE CHANGE SECRETARY OF ENERGY STEVEN
Secretary Chu Takes R&D Budget to House Science Panel
February 8, 2010 – Energy Secretary Steven Chu will defend his department’s hefty research and development budget request this week to House lawmakers. The White House’s $28.4 billion fiscal 2011 budget request for the Energy Department includes an $8.75 billion nod to nondefense energy-related R&D efforts. << Full Story >>
Secretary Chu Announces More Than $20.5 million for Community Renewable Energy Deployment Projects
January 21, 2010 – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu announced the selection of five projects to receive more than $20.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support deployment of community-based renewable energy projects, such as biomass, wind, and solar installations. << Full story >>
U.S. government says loans for nuclear plants complicated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said on Friday that the process for approving federal loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants has become “complicated,” but the department still expects to issue its first loan deals very soon.
Secretary Chu Announces More than $37 Million for Next Generation Lighting
January 15, 2010 — Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $37 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support high-efficiency solid-state lighting projects. Solid-state lighting, which uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) instead of incandescent bulbs, has the potential to be ten times more energy-efficient than traditional incandescent lighting. <<Full story>>
Secretary Chu Announces Nearly $80 Million Investment for Advanced Biofuels Research and Fueling Infrastructure
January 13, 2010 — U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the investment of nearly $80 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for advanced biofuels research and fueling infrastructure that will help support the development of a clean sustainable transportation sector. << Full story >>
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