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Secretary Chu Announces $47 Million to Improve Efficiency in Information Technology and Communications Sectors
Projects to lower energy use by data centers and telecommunications systems recieve funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Date: 01/06/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Computing and Networks, Data Centers, Economic Impact
Tags: ARRA, DOE
U.S. Unveils a $350-Million Energy-Efficiency Initiative at Copenhagen
Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu emphasized energy efficiency as the biggest tool to combat climate change in a speech given at the climate conference in Copenhagen.
Date: 12/15/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Climate Change, General Information
Tags: Chu, climate change, DOE, energy efficiency programs
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 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
Company Breaks Ground on 'Flywheel' Energy-Storage Plant
Beacon Power Corp. to build a 20-megawatt flywheel energy-storage facility in New York.
Date: 11/19/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Flywheels, Energy Storage
Tags: DOE, energy storage, flywheel
Secretary Chu Announces More than $155 Million for Industrial Energy Efficiency Projects
The Department of Energy announced it is awarding $155 million in funding for energy efficiency projects across the country.
Date: 11/03/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: DOE, energy efficiency programs, stimulus
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
Bold, Transformational Energy Research Projects Win $151 Million in Funding
Department of Energy's ARPA-E selects 37 projects to pursue breakthroughs that could fundamentally change the way we use and produce energy.
Date: 10/26/2009
Type: News
Tags: ARPA-E, clean-tech, DOE, energy research
2008 Buildings Energy Data Book
The U.S. Department of Energy's 2008 Buildings Energy Data Book contains statistics on residential and commercial building energy consumption. Data tables contain statistics related to construction, building technologies, energy consumption, and building characteristics.
Date: 10/21/2009
Technologies: Buildings, Climate Change
Tags: buildings, data, DOE, energy efficiency, statistics
Acciona, Clark Energy sign lease with U.S. Army for $2B solar project
The 500-MW project at Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert is expected to have the capacity to grow to 1,000 MW, marking the DOD’s largest solar project to date.
Date: 10/16/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Solar/Photovoltaics
Tags: Acciona, DOE, solar, US army

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