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DOE Backs Thin Flexible Solar Panels
Loans from the Department of Energy are leading to advances in flexible solar cell technology, as well as creating new jobs.
Date: 08/22/2011
Type: Article
Technologies: Solar/Photovoltaics
Tags: DOE, flexible solar cell
Prototype of high-efficiency rooftop air conditioning unit
DOE Designs Energy-Saving AC Units
The Department of Energy says it has developed a new design for rooftop air conditioning units that would reduce energy consumption by 50 to 60 percent compared to current models.
Date: 02/09/2011
Type: Blog
Technologies: Buildings, HVAC
Tags: cooling systems, department of energy, DOE, energy consumption, energy efficiency policy, green buildings, high-efficiency, HVAC
DOE grants $465m loan to Tesla Motors
The US Department of Energy has closed its $465m loan to electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors for construction of a manufacturing facility in southern California on the Model S electric sedan and a power-train manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, California.
Date: 01/22/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Transportation
Tags: DOE, electric vehicle
DoE Honcho Visits UCSB, Shares on Sustainability
Steve Koonin, Undersecretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy gives an Energy Leadership Lecture at UCSB presented by the Institute for Energy Efficiency.
Date: 01/15/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Climate Change, General Information, Energy Conversion, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: DOE, energy security, fossil fuel, renewables
DOE Launches $100 Electric Submeter Challenge
The Department of Energy's Building Technologies Program launches its latest challenge on Wednesday: an initiative to develop a $100 wireless submeter. The hope is that submeters can help building owners and tenants better understand energy use and help solve the split incentive issue.
Date: 05/06/2013
Type: Article
Technologies: Control Systems, HVAC, Utilities
Tags: Building Technologies Program, challenge, department of energy, DOE, power meters, submeter, wireless
DOE smart-grid trials fund utility-scale energy storage
The DOE awards $620 million for smart grid projects and toward testing a range of energy storage technologies.
Date: 11/24/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, Smart Grid, Utilities
Tags: DOE
DOE to Invest $18 Million in Small Business Clean Energy Innovation Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy awards grants to various clean energy technology projects, including HVAC system efficiency, cool roofs, smart controllers for smart grid applications, and advanced solar technologies.
Date: 11/24/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, Economic Impact, Energy Conversion, Energy Efficiency Policy, Energy Storage
Tags: ARRA, clean energy technology, DOE
DOE, China to Research Greener Buildings, Vehicles, Energy
The US Department of Energy is teaming up with Chinese agencies to make more efficient buildings, greener vehicles, and cleaner energy generation.
Date: 07/16/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings
Tags: China, DOE, energy generation, green building, vehicles
DOE’s $3.4B Smart Grid Grant Program: The Winners
The DOE announced the winners of $3.4 billion dollars in grants to implement the smart grid into the country's electricity system.
Date: 10/27/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: DOE, smart grid, stimulus
EFFICIENCY: Curbing the energy appetites of big computers
Fred Chong, Director of the Greenscale computing research group at IEE discusses the energy wasted by computers when they are not in use.
Date: 01/07/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers
Tags: computer efficiency, DOE

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