Michigan to install energy-efficient induction roadway lights near Detroit...
Michigan to install energy-efficient induction roadway lights near Detroit Metro Airport The Michigan Department of Transportation will replace more than 200 inefficient high-pressure sodium roadway...
View ArticleSolarCity to Build 1.6-MW Solar Power System for Chico Unified School District
SolarCity to build 1.6-MW solar power system for Chico Unified School District SolarCity said it will install a 1.6-MW solar power system for the Chico Unified School District. Also, SolarCity has...
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Oil Hypocrisy Exposed on Capitol Hill!
Almost every U.S. politician over the last 40 years pledged unwavering support to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and imported oil for reasons of national security, energy security, economic...
View ArticlePotential Government Funding Opportunities Available For Your Energy Company
Manny Oliver, Director of the Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Technology Transfer Programs for the Department of Energy, discusses the objectives of these programs and how...
View ArticleEnergy Department Invests $7 Million in Energy-Efficient Lighting Projects
Last month the U.S. Energy Department announced that it would be investing $7 million in three energy-efficient lighting projects as part of its effort to reduce energy costs for American consumers....
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Agua Caliente in Arizona to Deliver 290 MW Solar Power by 2014
The massive solar farm located in Yuma County, Arizona, is now delivering over 200 MW of clean solar electricity – making it the world’s largest operating photovoltaic power plant to this date. The...
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Bandgap Engineering Aims to Double Solar Cell Efficiency
Bandgap Engineering, a startup company that received $750,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy in 2011, is aiming to double the efficiency of solar cells. The company that is based in...
View ArticleResearch Facility Spurs New High Performance Buildings
Research Facility Spurs New High Performance Buildings Energy savings is precisely what the Research Support Facility at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory...
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Energy Efficiency, Renewables, and the DOE Budget
Belt-tightening in Washington hasn’t yet hit the Department of Energy (DOE). Its fiscal year (FY) 2014 Congressional Budget Request of $28.415 billion represents an increase of 5.2% and 8.0% from the...
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What Drives Water and Energy Improvements?
When I started this article, the answer seemed clear. Shockwaves resounded as I drilled down on this rather complex subject. Judgment is tempered on the possibility of a misunderstanding of the data....
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eGallon Understates The Costs of Driving Electric Vehicles
The energy department recently released a new tool intended to encourage the public to buy more electric vehicles. Released with much fanfare, the eGallon calculation attempts to provide a baseline...
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Bright Idea: Meet Approaching Building Energy Mandates Through Lighting...
For most local governments, improving energy efficiency is on a long list of facility needs. But a rapidly approaching federal deadline puts some teeth into those to-do lists – including a ruling that...
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Are Hydrogen Fuel Cells Vehicles Dead On Arrival?
The national vision by politicians, economists, industrialists and environmentalists to transition to hydrogen economy by 2030 seems deadlocked, with hydrogen fuel cells projected to represent a $3...
View ArticleDOE Unveils Plan for Long-Term Hydroelectric Power Development
DOE Unveils Plan for Long-Term Hydroelectric Power Development The U.S. Department of Energy recently unveiled the “Hydropower Vision Plan” – an ambitious multi-year plan designed for the development...
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DOE Grants $10 Million for CSP Storage Research
Free image courtesy by worradmu/freedigitalphotos.net DOE Grants $10 Million for CSP Storage Research The Department of Energy announced last Wednesday that it has awarded $10 million to be split...
View ArticleU.S. Approves Transmission Line to Deliver Quebec Hydropower to NY
U.S. Approves Transmission Line to Deliver Quebec Hydropower to NY The U.S. Department of Energy issued a presidential permit approving the development of a 1,000 MW transmission line to carry Quebec...
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