Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy
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National labs partner with Dow Chemical Co. to improve cool roof technology
The groups aim to support research that will increase energy savings from existing cool roof technologies by more than 50%.
DOE guarantees $1.187 billion loan for California solar project
The DOE offered a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee to support the California Valley Solar Ranch project, which will produce enough power for almost 60,000 homes.
DOE, Duke Energy, EPRI partner to improve electrical grid
The three entities will collaborate to test and deploy projects including Smart Grids, grid-scale energy storage, power electronics, and energy-efficient cooling technologies.
DOE will invest in energy innovation hubs
The U.S. Dept. of Energy will invest up to $366 million in energy innovation hubs, including one that will improve energy-efficient building systems design.
U.S., China make clean energy announcements
The United States and China have announced a variety of measures to strengthen the countries' clean energy efforts.
Reaching commercial building energy goals
The DOE and national labs release new data on commercial building energy goals.
2009 Solar Decathlon winners announced
The 2009 week-long Solar Decathlon has ended, with Team Germany as the winner.
Dept. of Energy hosting energy efficiency jobs webinar
On Aug. 27, the DOE will host a free webinar about retrofit jobs in the buildings industry.
DOE allots stimulus funds toward green federal buildings
The U.S. Dept. of Energy announced more than $20 million to improve the energy efficiency in buildings of federal agencies.
More energy plans from Obama
President Barack Obama announced further plans to increase energy efficiency within the country.
DOE awards $204 million in efficient energy funding
Building retrofits for energy efficiency among activities eligible for state funding.
DOE predicts increase in BIPV
The U.S. Dept. of Energy believes that building-integrated photovoltaics may soon account for about 50% of the country's energy
DOE invests in geothermal heat pumps
The U.S. Dept. of Energy has announced that nearly $50 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act will be spent on the expansion, testing, and certification of geothermal heat pumps.
Investing in energy efficiency
Recovery Act announcement: Secretary Chu announces $256 million investment to improve energy efficiency in manufacturing and IT.
Obama’s plan provides boost to geothermal and solar energy
The president has allocated more than $467 million for research, development, and use of both geothermal and solar energy.
Awards shine a light on LED design excellence
The DOE's Next Generation Luminaires awards salute designers making smart use of energy-efficient commercial lighting luminaires with LEDs.
Solid-state lighting designers honored
At its annual Solid-state Lighting R&D Workshop, the DOE honored lighting designers, manufacturers, researchers, and others for fostering solid-state lighting technology.