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News Archives - 2012
January
DOE's Top Energy Innovator Challenge Open to Public Voting
Wisconsin Surpasses Home Energy Efficiency Goal and Helps More than 30,500 Homeowners Save on Utility Bills
DOE Announces Guide for 50% More Energy Efficient Retail Buildings
New Thermal Window Technology Lessens Menace of Jack Frost
DOE Seeks an Administrator for the Superior Energy Performance Program
Obama Administration Highlights Tools to Manage Electricity Use
DOE Offers Universities Opportunities to Advance SunShot Solar Goals
Online Voting Begins for "America's Next Top Energy Innovator"
City of Houston Joins Better Buildings Challenge, Partners with Energy Department to Reduce Energy Waste and Boost Efficiency
February
President Obama's State of the Union Address Touts Clean Energy
DOE Report Shows Shift to Energy-Saving Lighting Products
Houston Joins DOE's Better Buildings Challenge
President's 2013 DOE Budget Seeks $2.27 Billion for Efficiency, Renewables
DOE Awards $6.5 Million for Tribal Clean Energy
DOE Releases Life-Cycle Energy Consumption Report
March
Secretary Chu Announces Winners of Student Competition to Promote Energy-Efficient Buildings
University Teams Tackle Efficiency's Barriers for Buildings
ARPA-E Issues Call for Transformational Energy Technologies
Energy Department Announces Next Phase of L Prize Competition to Create Innovative Energy-Saving Lighting Products
DOE Seeks Industry Feedback on Voluntary Standard Work Specifications for Energy Upgrades in Multifamily Housing
DOE Offers $5.2 Million for Building Efficiency Technologies
Energy 101 Video: Lumens
DOE Launches Next Phase of Competition to Create Efficient Lighting
Secrets of a Tribal Energy Auditor
EPA Names 2012 Energy Star Awardees, Celebrate 20th Anniversary
San Antonio Small Businesses 'Seeing the Light' with Energy Upgrades
April
DOE Backs Four New Home Energy Professional Certifications
Lighting Up Georgia Convenience Stores
GSA Slates 30 Federal Buildings for Deep Energy Retrofits
Selections Named for U.S.-India Joint Energy Center
Energy Savers Tips Are on the Go
Small Business Efficiency, Renewable Research Funding: Energy Department
May
Energy Secretary Chu Announces Montana Schools Win National Student Efficiency Competition
HVAC Efficiency Controls Could Mean Significant Savings
EPA Awards $1 Million to Colleges for Environmental Solutions
Energy Department Announces Regional Winners of University Clean Energy Business Competitions
New Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential Clothes Washers and Dishwashers to Save Consumers Billions on Energy Bills
DOE Wins "Best Booth" Award for Its Educational SSL Exhibit
Winners of Design Competition to Advance Energy Efficient Lighting Named
U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary Poneman Announces New Steps to Support Clean Energy Small Businesses
June
Chicago Joins President Obama's Better Buildings Challenge to Reduce Energy Use and Save Money
Administration Backs a $26 Million Competition for Advanced Manufacturing
The Clean Energy Economy is Creating Jobs
Energy Department Names Finalists for the Better Buildings Federal Award
First Commercial Product Meets Rooftop Air Conditioner Challenge
DOE to Launch an Energy Innovation Hub for Critical Materials Research
Energy Department Announces Investments to Accelerate U.S. Manufacturing of Energy Efficient Lighting Technologies
New Method Ensures the Effectiveness of Residential Building Energy Codes
Energy Department Invests $7 Million in Solid-State Lighting
Chicago Joins the Better Buildings Challenge
New Advisory Committee to Boost Federal Deployment of Clean Energy
Northwestern University Team Wins Energy Department's National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition
Obama Administration Announces New Partners Join the Better Buildings Challenge
New Centers for Building Operations Excellence Named
Six New Partners Join the Better Buildings Challenge
U.S. Department of Energy Projects Win 36 R&D 100 Awards for 2012
Obama Administration Announces Major Steps to Advance Energy Efficiency Efforts, Improve Access to Low-Cost Financing for States and Local Communities
Energy Department Announces Building Energy Efficiency Investments in Twenty-Two States
Efficiency, Renewable Energy Projects Win 12 R&D 100 Awards
July
Energy Department Announces $102 Million for Small Business Research
Administration Makes Major Advances in Energy Efficiency Access
Energy Department Awards $14 Million for Energy Efficiency in 22 States
Report: Energy-Efficient Lighting has Lower Environmental Impact
Making Efficiency a More Efficient Business
EIA Sees Energy Efficiency Slowing U.S. Energy Consumption
One Cool Change at Energy HQ
In Minnesota, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman Highlights Clean Energy Industries That Are Driving American Manufacturing Growth
Energy Department Offers Public Review of Savings Protocols
Energy Department Offers Public Review of Savings Protocols
Greening Up the Sports World
Energy Department Launches 2013 Better Buildings Federal Award
August
Energy Star National Building Competition Kicks Off
Six New England States Launch Regional Renewable Energy Initiative
Energy Department to Award $43 Million for Energy Storage Technologies
Energy Department Partnership to Certify Zero Net-Energy Ready Homes
California Better Buildings Challenge Partners Showcase Energy Savings Projects with U.S. Energy Department Officials
Energy Efficiency Upgrades Part of a Winning Formula for Oregon School District
Energy Department Announces University Appliance-Design Winners
September
Federal Electronics Stewardship Efforts Honored
Executive Order Promotes Industrial Energy Efficiency
EPA, Green Sports Alliance Partner for Conservation
California Efficiency Measures a Success
USDA Has Reached Its $250 Million Smart Grid Funding Goal