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- U.S. Department of Energy Implements More Stringent Criteria for ENERGY STAR® Clothes Washers, Expands CFL Program
WASHINGTON, DC – DOE announces more stringent criteria for clothes washers and expanded the categories of compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL) under the ENERGY STAR® label.
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT - DOE Affirms National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor Designations
WASHINGTON, DC – DOE denies requests for rehearing of the Mid-Atlantic and the Southwest Area National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (National Corridors) designated by DOE in October 2007 as areas of significant electricity congestion and constraint.
Thu, 6 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT - Energy Department - Electric Power Research Institute Cooperation to Increase Energy Efficiency
WASHINGTON, DC – DOE and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) strengthen cooperation for research, development and deployment of energy technologies aimed at promoting increased energy efficiency.
Thu, 6 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT - DOE Plans Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for New Petroleum Reserve Site in Mississippi
WASHINGTON, DC – DOE announces plans to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) expansion site in Richton, MS.
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT - USDA, DOE to Invest up to $18.4 million for Biomass Research, Development and Demonstration Projects
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Ed Schafer and Secretary Bodman announce that combined, USDA and DOE will invest up to $18.4 million, over three years, for 21 biomass research and development (R&D), and demonstration projects.
Tue, 4 Mar 2008 05:00:00 GMT - DOE Amends Decision for the Remediation of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings in Moab, Utah
WASHINGTON, DC - DOE announces an amendment to its 2005 Record of Decision (ROD) for the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project to allow for the use of truck or rail in transporting residual radioactive materials from the Moab site in Utah.
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT - U.S. Department of Energy Selects Venture Capital Firms to Accelerate Adoption of Advanced Energy Technologies
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Assistant Secretary Karsner announces the competitive selection of three venture capital firms to participate in DOE’s newly established Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) pilot program, which aims to accelerate deployment and commercialization of advanced clean energy technologies from three DOE National Laboratories into the global marketplace.
Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT - U.S. Department of Energy Welcomes the United Kingdom as 21st Member of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
WASHINGTON, DC – DOE welcomes the United Kingdom (UK) as the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership’s (GNEP) twenty-first partner.
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT - U.S. Department of Energy to Invest up to $33.8 Million to Further Development of Commercially Viable Renewable Fuels
ORLANDO, FL – Assistant Secretary Karsner announces that DOE will invest up to $33.8 million, over four years, (Fiscal Years 2008-2011) for four projects that will focus on developing improved enzyme systems to convert cellulosic material into sugars suitable for production of biofuels.
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT - Department of Energy Selects Winner of Wind Cooperative of the Year Award
WASHINGTON, DC — The DOE announces—in partnership with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)—its selection of the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) of Anchorage, Alaska, as the winner of the 2007 Wind Cooperative of the Year Award.
Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT - U.S. Department of Energy and SuperPower, Inc. Increase Energy Efficiency in the Nation’s Electric Grid
ALBANY, NY- DOE and SuperPower, Inc. commemorate the Albany High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) Cable Project, the world's first use of second-generation HTS wire on the grid.
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT - U.S. Department of Energy Challenges U.S. Homebuilding Industry
ORLANDO, FL – Secretary Bodman launches the Department’s Builders Challenge, a voluntary national energy savings program calling for the U.S. homebuilding industry to build 220,000 high-performance, energy efficient homes by 2012.
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT - U. S. Department of Energy to Invest up to $20.6 Million for Solid-State Lighting Research and Development Projects
DOE announces that it will be providing up to $20.6 million for a total of 13 projects aimed at advancing solid-state lighting (SSL) research and product development.
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT - DOE Releases Climate VISION Progress Report 2007
WASHINGTON, DC – DOE releases the Climate VISION Progress Report 2007, which reports on the actions taken by energy-intensive industries to improve greenhouse gas emissions intensity of their operations from 2002 to 2006.
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:00:00 GMT - DOE Announces Technology Transfer Policy to Move Cutting-Edge Technology Research to the Marketplace
WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary Bodman issue a Policy Statement strengthening the DOE's efforts to transfer state-of-the-art technologies from DOE national laboratories and facilities to the marketplace.
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