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Is Software the Solution to Solar Soft Costs?
The U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Program is working on minimizing the soft costs of distributed solar. The goal is to make distributed solar competitive with the most affordable sources of gird electricity supply.
Date: 06/26/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Solar/Photovoltaics
Tags: department of energy, Genability, soft costs
GE's Nucleus software displays real-time and historical energy use.
GE to Test Energy Efficiency of Smart Homes
GE is partnering with the Department of Energy on a $5 million program that will test the energy efficiency of homes equipped with smart grid products, LEDs and solar panels.
Date: 08/24/2010
Type: Blog
Technologies: Smart Grid
Tags: department of energy, DOE, energy efficiency, GE, home energy management, LED lighting, smart appliances, solar panels
Fuel Cells Get Up to Speed With a New Kind of Platinum
A new form of platinum that could be used to make cheaper, more efficient fuel cells has been created by researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of Houston.
Date: 04/26/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Batteries, Electronics, Energy Storage
Tags: department of energy, Stanford University, University of Houston
For a Premier Lab, a Zero-Energy Showcase
The Department of Energy's new Research Support Facility on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory campus is now the nation's largest zero-energy office building.
Date: 07/06/2010
Type: Article, News, Video
Technologies: Buildings, Control Systems, HVAC, Materials
Tags: building, building efficiency, building energy use, department of energy, green building, LEED, net zero energy, NREL
Professor Ceder's battery lab is testing a magnesium atom.
Finding New Ways to Fill the Tank
The government's new Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) invests in high-risk high-rewards energy projects such as carbon nanotubes to store electricity or a "materials genome" for better battery fabrication.
Date: 08/22/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Batteries, Economic Impact, General Information, Energy Storage
Tags: ARPA-E, battery technology, department of energy, energy efficiency, energy technology
Ernest Moniz Gives His First Speech as Energy Secretary
Ernest Moniz of MIT gets sworn in as U.S. Secretary of Energy. In his first speech as Secretary of Energy, Moniz makes it clear that energy efficiency will be the central priority during his tenure.
Date: 05/21/2013
Type: Article
Technologies: Economic Impact, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: department of energy, DOE, energy efficiency, MIT, Secretary of Energy
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DOE: Eight Percent of Local Energy-Efficiency Funds Have Been Spent
The DOE reports that less than 9% of the funds awarded in energy efficiency block grants has been spent, leaving the economy somewhat unstimulated.
Date: 08/16/2010
Type: Article
Technologies: Economic Impact, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, department of energy, energy efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, government funding
DOE Study Confirms LEDs Most ‘Environmentally Friendly’ Lighting
A U.S. Department of Energy report finds that the energy lights consume during operation makes up the majority of their environmental impact, compared to the energy consumed in making and transporting them. The report came out with many other findings and predictions.
Date: 07/05/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Lighting & Displays
Tags: department of energy, LED, lighting
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
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

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