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Commercial Buildings Going Green Receive Support From DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced support for energy-saving commercial building projects as part of an ongoing effort by DOE to improve the energy efficiency of buildings in the United States. With money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, DOE’s national laboratories will select and fund technical experts to provide technic
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U.S. Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable EnergyEERE NewsRecovery Act Announcement: Obama Administration Delivers More than $106 Million for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects in Nine StatesSeptember 24, 2009Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that more than $106 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being awarded to 9 states to support energy efficiency and conservation activities. Under the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Ene
DOE invests $300 million in clean fuels, including one lonely hydrogen station
August 30th, 2009John Q. PublicLeave a commentGo to comments Filed under: Biodiesel, Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, Flex-Fuel, Legislation and Policy, Natural Gas, Green Daily, USA What does it cost to displace 38 million gallons of petroleum per year? According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), almost $300 million. That’s the amount that DOE head Steven Chu announced last week would go from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into buying about 9,000 “alternative fuel and energy efficient” ve
Science Agencies Lag in Stimulus Spending
The Department of Energy still has 98.8 percent of its stimulus cash sitting in the bank. Only $451 million of the $36.7 billion the DOE received when the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law in February has been accounted for as “spent.” It’s a stunning number, but it’s likely more money has already been spent, even if it hasn’t made it onto the agency’s books yet. It just takes a while for the money spent on new jobs or projects to be recorded, said Matt Rogers, a s
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July 27, 2009U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $54 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Nevada, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Under DOE’s State Energy Program, states and territories have proposed statewide plans that prioritize energy savings, create or retain jobs, increase the use of renewable energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.“This funding