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July 25, 2012
Top U.S. Energy Department Official Visits Iowa, Calls on Congress to Extend Clean Energy Tax Credits

Under Secretary of Energy (Acting) David Sandalow Toured Keystone Electrical Manufacturing Company and ACCIONA, Windpower Highlighting Importance of the Production Tax Credit to Iowa’s Economy

July 25, 2012
Agriculture and Energy Departments Announce New Investments to Drive Innovations in Biofuels and Biobased Products

U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy announced a $41 million investment that will drive more efficient biofuels production and feedstock improvements.

July 24, 2012
Obama Administration Releases Roadmap for Solar Energy Development on Public Lands

As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Department of the Interior, in partnership with the Department of Energy, will publish the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for solar energy development in six southwestern states.

July 24, 2012
Maine Deploys First U.S. Commercial, Grid-Connected Tidal Energy Project

Energy Department-Supported Project Diversifies Energy Mix, Tests Promising Technology

July 23, 2012
Thirteen Department of Energy-Funded Researchers Honored with the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers

President Obama named 13 U.S. Department of Energy-funded researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

July 18, 2012
U.S. Energy Department Launches “Clean Energy in Our Community” Video Series

Video by Luther College highlights positive impact of clean energy in Decorah, Iowa

July 17, 2012
Energy Department Announces New Nuclear Energy Innovation Investments

Sixteen Awards to Advance Cross-cutting R&D, Train Next Generation of Industry Leaders

July 16, 2012
In Minnesota, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman Highlights Clean Energy Industries That Are Driving American Manufacturing Growth

Deputy Secretary Poneman Calls for Tax Credits Extensions to Help U.S. Companies Win the Global Clean Energy Race

July 12, 2012
Energy Department Announces New ARPA-E Projects to Advance Innovative Natural Gas Vehicle Technologies

Awards totaling $30 million to develop new ways of harnessing U.S. energy resources to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil

July 4, 2012
Statement by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu on the Higgs Particle

Hundreds of scientists and graduate students from American institutions have played important roles in the search for the Higgs using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the CERN laboratory.