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October 10, 2012
Energy Department Offers $1 Million for Hydrogen Fuel Technology
The Energy Department announced new funding to evaluate the most promising technology paths toward achieving $2- to $4-per-gallon gasoline equivalent of hydrogen fuel by 2020. More
October 10, 2012
Energy Department Announces Federal Energy Management Award Winners
The Energy Department announced the winners of the thirty-first annual Federal Energy and Water Management Awards. More
October 3, 2012
NREL Study: Hybrid Vans Get 20% Higher Fuel Economy
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently reported that hybrid electric delivery vans had a 13% to 20% higher fuel economy compared to similar conventional vans. 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
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