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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>>

SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GARY LOCKE REMARKS AT CLEAN ENERGY MINISTERIAL PUBLIC FORUM, AS RELEASED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE – Political Transcript Wire

SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GARY LOCKE REMARKS AT CLEAN ENERGY
MINISTERIAL PUBLIC FORUM, AS RELEASED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE JULY 20, 2010 SPEAKER: SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GARY LOCKE I’d like to thank you all for coming, and to thank my colleague Steven
Chu for hosting this

Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting Kicks Off in Washington

July 19, 2010; Washington, DC — U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Monday opened the first-ever Clean Energy Ministerial meeting in Washington, welcoming ministers and officials from 21 countries and the European Commission, and calling on them to take action to speed up energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements. <<Full story>>

Department of Energy Awards $92 Million for Groundbreaking Energy Research Projects

New ARPA-E projects in 18 states will accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies, increase America’s competitiveness and create jobs
July 12, 2010, Washington, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced 43 cutting-edge research projects that aim to dramatically improve how the U.S. uses and produces energy. <<Full story>>

Oil spill a reminder that our energy policy is unbalanced ; Offshore wind might be part of the answer, but ending oil addiction will take much more. – Portland Press Herald (Portland, Me)

Energy Secretary Steven Chu is right to point out that the unabated
underwater gusher in the Gulf of Mexico shows the weakness of failing to
develop a balanced national energy strategy. That’s the light with which we should view Chu’s visit to Maine’s fledgling
deep water wind demonstration

U.S. energy chief pays visit for wind-power sales pitch – Portland Press Herald (Portland, Me)

Maine’s ambition to become a national leader in developing a
deepwater wind energy industry got a boost Monday when U.S. Energy Secretary
Steven Chu toured the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites
Center. Chu’s visit added momentum to the state’s efforts, which supporters

ORONO Energy chief lauds UMaine’s power research Chu visits facility developing design of floating wind farms – Kennebec Journal

Portland Press Herald ORONO — Maine’s ambition to become a national leader in developing a
deepwater wind energy industry got a boost Monday when U.S. Energy Secretary
Steven Chu toured the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites
Center. Chu’s visit added momentum to the state’s

Energy Department Offers Conditional Commitment to Support Nevada Geothermal Development with Recovery Act Funds

June 15, 2010 — Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a conditional commitment to provide a partial guarantee for a $98.5 million loan by (ACORE Member) John Hancock Financial Services to the Nevada Geothermal Power Company (NGP) for a 49.5 megawatt geothermal project in Humboldt County in northwestern Nevada. <<Full story>>

Energy Secretary welcomes Republican climate bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Wednesday gave limited support to a Republican senator for introducing an alternative climate bill that would limit emissions by less than President Barack Obama wants to, but would also take steps to reduce U.S. dependence on oil.

DOE Releases US $62M for CSP R&D

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu late last week announced the selections of projects for investment of up to US $62 million over five years to research, develop, and demonstrate Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems capable of providing low-cost electrical power.