Posts Tagged ‘Steven Chu’
Recent Tweets from the BARN
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
Recent Tweets from the BARN
July 20, 2009U.S. Department of Energy Secretary (DOE) Steven Chu today announced more than $162 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Colorado, Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico. 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 redu
Chu: Higher ethanol blends would benefit U.S. energy supply
Written on June 15, 2009 The Guardian reports that mixing slightly higher levels of ethanol into gasoline would benefit the U.S. energy supply provided the higher blends do not hurt car engines, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu said. The Environmental Protection Agency said it was extending the public comment period until July 20 on a proposal to increase ethanol blends to as much as 15% per gallon. The U.S. government approves blending up to 10% ethanol into gasoline burned in cars and