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September 26, 2012
One of World's Largest Wind Farms Starts Up in Oregon
Caithness Energy announced that its 845-megawatt Shepherds Flat Wind Farm in Oregon is now operational. The wind energy project, one of the world's largest, was supported by the Energy Department with a partial guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan. More
September 26, 2012
USDA Announces $10 Million in Rural Smart Grid Funds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the latest in a series of funding steps to modernize rural electric generation and transmission systems, including nearly $10 million in smart grid technologies. More
September 19, 2012
EPA Sets Biobased Diesel Volumes for 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set the 2013 minimum for the amout of bio-diesel products requried to be included in diesel fuel markets at 1.28 billion gallons. More
September 14, 2012
Funding Solar Projects at Federal Agencies Webinar Available
The U.S. Department of Energy in conjunction with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory is hosting a Funding Solar Projects at Federal Agencies Webinar Sept. 20 from 1-3 p.m. Eastern Time. More
September 12, 2012
Report: U.S. Solar Market Spiked in Second Quarter of 2012
Supported by a record 477 megawatts of utility-scale installations, the U.S. solar market in second quarter of 2012 grew by 45% over the first quarter of 2012, and 116% over the same period in 2011, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. More
September 12, 2012
USDA Has Reached Its $250 Million Smart Grid Funding Goal
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it has reached its $250 million goal to finance smart grid technologies. More
September 6, 2012
New Energy Department Report Shows Strong Growth in the Fuel Cell Market in 2011
The 2011 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report finds that commercial markets for fuel cell technologies expanded significantly over the last year, especially in the materials handling industry. More
September 5, 2012
Federal Electronics Stewardship Efforts Honored
The Energy Department received one-third of the 33 Federal Electronics Challenge Awards recently announced by the EPA and the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive. More
September 5, 2012
Executive Order Promotes Industrial Energy Efficiency
President Obama has signed an Executive Order to facilitate investments in industrial energy efficiency in an effort to strengthen U.S. manufacturing and help create jobs. More
September 5, 2012
Administration Finalizes Higher Fuel Efficiency Standards
The Obama Administration has finalized standards that will increase fuel economy to the equivalent of 54.5 miles per gallon (mpg) for cars and light-duty trucks by model year 2025. More
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