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Energy Secretary Steven Chu took full responsibility for the $535 million loan guarantee to failed solar manufacturer Solyndra and the decisions relating to it in Capitol Hill testimony this week.
The Keystone XL pipeline proposal has roiled America’s energy industry and environmental community. On the one hand, it could reduce U.S. dependence on oil imports from OPEC nations, but on the other hand, it could pollute some of the most environmentally sensitive areas of our country.
In order to support recent fuel efficiency standards mandated by President Barack Obama, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) has committed $175 million to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies.
NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) and its partners Prologis (NYSE: PLD) and Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) have been awarded a loan guarantee from the United States Department of Energy to build the largest rooftop solar project in the world.
Modernizing America's electric grid has been a priority for the Obama administration since taking office in 2009. As part of its Recovery Act, the federal government dispersed $4.5 billion to the development a smart grid which can handle two-way energy flow as well as synchronize intermittent energy with baseload power.
In response to the growing nuclear crisis in Japan, United States Energy Secretary Steven Chu answered questions about nuclear energy safety in the U.S. with a clear message: U.S. reactors are safe.
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu Friday announced that $27 million will be awarded to nine new projects as part of the government’s $200 million per year “SunShot” initiative to bring the total costs of utility scale solar energy systems down about 75 percent -- to roughly $1 a watt - by 2020.
Appliance, equipment and lighting efficiency standards have generated about 340,000 jobs in the United States, or about 0.2 percent of the nation's employment in 2010, according to a report. Called Appliance and Equipment Efficiency Standards: A Money Maker and Job Creator, the report suggests that, by 2030, national standards will create another 40,000 jobs.
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced it will provide US$184 million to accelerate the development of efficient vehicle technologies over the next three to five years.
Energy efficiency is not the most hyped sector of the energy discussion, but it might be the most practical and important industry in the search for more envrionmentally sound and economically viable energy consumption.
