EERE Network News
EERE's newsletter, the EERE Network News, covers national and international energy efficiency and renewable energy news and events, as well as new EERE Web sites and energy facts.
• Obama Administration Offers $59 Million in Conditional Loan Guarantees to Bea...
DOE has offered $59 million in conditional loan guarantees to
Nordic Windpower USA and Beacon Power. Nordic
Windpower's loan guarantee will support the expansion of its
assembly plant in Pocatello,...
• President Obama Approves the Billion-Dollar "Cash for Clunkers" Act
If your gas-guzzling vehicle is on its last leg, but you've been
putting off buying a new, more fuel-efficient car, new federal
rebates of up to $4,500 might be the incentive you need to
head to yo...
• DOE Awards $454 Million for Clean Energy in 18 States
The states of Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina,
Ohio, Oregon South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia,
Washington. an...
• DOE Delivers $304 Million in Recovery Act Funds for Weatherization
DOE has delivered more than $304 million in Recovery Act
funds to Georgia, Illinois, and New York, allowing those states
to improve the energy efficiency of 85,000 homes of families
with low income...
• Interior Department Expedites Solar Energy Development in the West
The Interior Department has identified 24 large tracts of
public land that could potentially host utility-scale solar power
plants. The agency is studying the environmental and
resource suitability...
• Labor Department Offers $500 Million for Clean Energy Job Training
The U.S. Department of Labor has released five solicitations
for grants that will improve and expand the training
opportunities for people seeking work in the fields of energy
efficiency and renewa...
• BP: Developing World Now Consumes More Energy than Developed Countries
While energy consumption for the United States contracted by
2.8% in 2008, China increased its energy use by 7.2%,
tipping the scales for energy consumption toward developing
countries for the firs...
• Obama Administration Announces up to $32 Million Initiative to Expand Hydropower
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced
on June 30 up to $32 million in Recovery Act funding to
support the deployment of turbines and control technologies
that will increase power...
• Obama Administration Launches New Energy Efficiency Efforts
President Barack Obama and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven
Chu announced on June 29 aggressive actions to promote
energy efficiency and save U.S. consumers billions of dollars
per year.
