All Posts Tagged With: "U.S. Department of Energy"
NREL Helps Retailers Checking ‘Nice’ on
Energy Savings List
Although the power is always “on” for use in our country’s buildings, the U.S. Department of Energy and NREL are working with the nation’s commercial building owners — from retailers to offices and warehouses — to discover innovative ways to reduce commercial building energy use.
2Jan2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Why Saving Energy Use in Buildings is Easier
Said Than Done
The matter of mastering a building’s energy use, getting maximum performance out of each calorie and electron, is to many people a black art. Buildings account for about 40 percent of the U.S. energy appetite, as well as 40 percent of its carbon dioxide emissions, according to the DOE.
6Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Chu’s Troubles
Fallout from Solyndra’s bankruptcy isn’t the only difficulty confronting the Energy Secretary. Investigations have been launched by a couple of Congressional committees, and several Republicans are using Solyndra’s failure to make the case against green energy financing programs, which they say amount to “picking winners and losers” in the market. On top of this, some critics question whether his laboratory smarts and Silicon Valley background have undercut his ability to operate inside the Beltway. Still, Chu is standing firm in defense of federal investment in renewable energy.
4Oct2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Alamosa Solar Facility Gets $90M Loan Guarantee From DOE
The project represents one of the first utility-scale, high concentration photovoltaic energy generation facilities in the nation and, when completed, the largest of its kind in the world. Cogentrix estimates the project will support up to 100 construction jobs.
9Sep2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Low Emission Cars Under NREL’s Microscope
“DOE wants people to see that these vehicles are not just drawings on some designer’s table,” NREL Vehicle Systems Engineer Mike Simpson said. “These technologies are practical, real and getting out into the marketplace.”
17Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
DOE Funding Helps to Develop Next Generation Wind Turbines — NREL, Boulder Wind Power Taking Part
“The projects announced today will help the United States to lead the global wind energy industry in this critical technology area, diversify our domestic energy portfolio, and create new jobs for American workers,” said Secretary Chu.
29Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Behind Veneer, Doubt on Future of Natural Gas
One senior Energy Information Administration official describes an “irrational exuberance” around shale gas. An internal EIA document says companies have exaggerated “the appearance of shale gas well profitability,” are highlighting the performance of only their best wells and may be using overly optimistic models. From the NY Times
27Jun2011 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Biden Promotes Science, Renewables During NREL Visit
In his remarks, the VP said developing new energy technologies is this generation’s “moon shot.” Boulder startup, e-Chromic, won the first“America’s Next Top Innovator” Challenge honor.
21May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Cogentrix Gets $90M Conditional Loan From DOE to Build Solar Plant
The 30-megawatt Alamosa Solar Generating Project will use concentrating photovoltaic technology, optical equipment and multijunction solar cells from Amonix that boost conversion efficiency to about 40 percent — nearly double that of conventional panels.
11May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
RECS Program: Shaping the Future of Carbon Sequestration
To advance the knowledge base and encourage professional development, the Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration (RECS) was established as the world’s first multidisciplinary intensive CCS summer program.
30Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
For Energy Chief, Race is on to Find
Fuel Alternatives
It isn’t easy to foster innovation or choose economic winners; many policymakers say government shouldn’t even try and that there are better ways to create jobs. But President Obama, egged on by Chu and others, thinks that money can lay the seeds for a more competitive, energy-efficient economy.
21Nov2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Stimulus By-the-Numbers –
$768 Million to Colorado for Clean Energy Projects
This, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Energy. Nationwide, the federal stimulus program ― or American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ― has funneled $90 billion into clean energy efforts.
17Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
DOE Looking at PV Project Near Uranium Tailings
The Department of Energy is seeking comments on an initial study to gauge the environmental impacts of installing a photovoltaic array atop or near buried radioactive tailings in Bodo Canyon a few miles southwest of Durango. The agency would not build or operate the 4.5 megawatt system, but rather inspect and monitor operations.
3Sep2010 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
Lack of Climate Bill Hinders Carbon Storage,
Fed Agencies Say
While the U.S. Department of Energy is funding 15 projects with the aim of safely and economically storing CO2 in geological formations, the lack of a climate bill is hindering any larger scale carbon storage, federal agencies said this week.
13Aug2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
GEO Leads Effort for $25M Efficiency Retrofit Grant
The dollars will be leveraged with private investment to fund large-scale energy efficiency work in neighborhoods and commercial districts in the Denver, Boulder and Garfield County regions.
22Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
States Collaborate on Energy Efficiency
The network, which holds its first meeting next month, will follow the ambitious goals set out in the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency, which has a 2025 target deadline in mind for making quantum leaps in energy efficiency.
18Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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