‘Greening’ Your Flat Screen TV: Engineers Develop an Organic LED Light Source for Home Electronics, Medicine and Clean Energy
In the U.S. alone, an estimated 70% of heavy metals in landfill come from discarded electronics. With flat screen TVs getting bigger and cheaper every year, environmental costs continue to mount…
Americans Using Less Energy, More Renewables
Americans are using less energy overall and making more use of renewable energy resources…
LEDs Promise Brighter Future, Not Necessarily Greener
But, in a paper published in the Journal of Physics D, leading LED researchers from Sandia National Laboratories argue for a shift in that view…
China Working Toward Green Energy Solutions
Alternative energy sources considered as Beijing seeks to address growing demands for energy, industrialization…
The Economic, Employment, Energy Security, and Environmental Impact of the Proposed American Power Act
A new study by Peterson Institute for International Economics provides a first comprehensive assessment of draft legislation’s ability to achieve these goals…
EIA Analyzes Impacts of the American Power Act
EIA responds to a request to analyze the American Power Act of 2010 (APA), as released by Senators Kerry and Lieberman on May 12, 2010…
A Vision for Clean Energy in Asia
This will be especially true for all of us here committed to working towards a virtually zero-carbon economy…
Obama Urges Energy Investment to Boost Jobs
U.S. President Barack Obama Friday urged Congress to extend a tax incentive to boost investment in manufacturing clean-energy equipment…
U.S. Departments of Energy and Interior Announce Site for Solar Energy Demonstration Projects in Nevada Desert
Projects serve as proving grounds for new solar technologies, providing a link between DOE’s advanced technology development and commercialization efforts…
Navy Buys First “Green” Buses for Naval Base Kitsap
Naval Base Kitsap recently expanded its shuttle fleet with the purchase of two “green” hybrid buses, with five others to be delivered by the end of July…
Iraqi Energy Protests Grow
Officials call for calm and patience as citizens’ fury at outages boils over…
Five More States Reach Major Recovery Act Weatherization Milestone
completing weatherization work for more than 30% of the homes they have planned
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that five more states have reached a significant milestone under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act—completing weatherization work for more than 30% of the homes they have planned. Now that New Hampshire, New Mexico, Montana, Minnesota, [...]
DOE Announces More Than $76 Million for Advanced Energy-Efficient Building Technologies and Commercial Building Training Programs
Will help make nation’s buildings more energy efficient and cost-effective. They also support programs to train workers to service and operate new, existing buildings…
Navy’s Incentivized Energy Conservation Program Continues to Realize Fleet Dividends
Navy ships realized 386,000 barrels of fuel avoidance during first half of fiscal year 2010 as part of Incentivized Energy Conservation (i-ENCON) initiative…
DOE Seeks Input on National Energy Rating Program for Homes
Program will offer consumers easy-to-understand, reliable information on energy performance of existing homes; help identify cost-effective energy efficiency investments…
NSF-Funded Research Leads to New Energy Innovations
Developments include new ways of capturing solar energy, wind energy and improving car fuel efficiency…
EPA Announces Data Centers Can Now Earn Energy Star Label
data centers must be in the top 25 percent of their peers in energy efficiency according to EPA’s energy performance scale…
Pierre’s prototype for wind and solar – Capitol Lake Plaza
Two major components of the renovation are about to appear at the building’s highest point: solar panels and wind turbines are being installed on the roof…
Clean Energy Works Portland: a model for retrofit projects
Clean Energy Works Portland (CEWP) seeks to cut energy costs for residents, create green jobs and slash greenhouse gases by retrofitting 500 homes in the Portland area by this fall…
Texas posts record increase in voluntary renewable energy credits
Texas retired nearly 15 million renewable energy credits in 2009 and posted a record increase in voluntary participation to support environmental initiatives…
