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DOE Awards More Than $145 Million for Future Solar Tech

By Jeanne Roberts on September 6, 2011

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), under Energy Secretary Steven Chu, recently announced the awarding of more than $145 million to 69 projects in 49 states aimed at increasing efficiency, bringing down costs and shaping the future of solar energy technologies. This is in addition to the $170 million awarded in April.

2011 Solar Decathlon Competition Includes UM’s Green WaterShed House with Edible Walls

By Jace Shoemaker-... on April 29, 2010

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20 collegiate teams from all over the world will compete in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2011 Solar Decathlon. The teams design, build and operate energy-efficient, solar-powered homes that are attractive and affordable.

Hawaiian Sugar Company Tapped for Biofuel Research

By Shannon Roxborough on April 14, 2010

Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. (HC&S), a unit of Alexander & Baldwin Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) and operator of the last sugar plantation in Hawaii, is becoming a center for the research of biofuels.

The Key to Civil Aviation's Jet Biofuel Ambitions?

By Shannon Roxborough on July 17, 2009

An infertile plot of land—strewn with unsightly weed-like plants—seems an odd place to tackle petroleum addiction.

But a tough and toxic tropical shrub being farmed in India produces an oil that is cheaper than crude, without the environmental drawbacks or ethanol's food versus fuel debate.

Invasive Bioenergy Crops Could Threaten Plant Biodiversity.

By Harry Tournemille on July 14, 2009

Yet another cautionary example that biofuel production is far from being environmentally benign. Amidst the back and forth commentary, for and against their usage, a biofuel crop case study out of Hawaii suggests many introduced plants pose a serious threat to native biodiversity.