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USDA to award $23 million for renewable energy projects
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced in early May the availability of approximately $23 million in grants to support President Bush's energy plan to develop renewable energy systems and promote energy efficiency improvements. Veneman said the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements program was created as part of the...
Tags: energy efficiency, renewable energy, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research articles 2004-05-01
Solar Night Industries Executives Brief U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Washington, D.C
WASHINGTON -- Solar Night Industries (PINK SHEETS:SLND) executives Tim Corbet CEO and Jason Loyet (President/Chairman) met today with the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EERE in Washington, D.C. SNI reviewed their new Solar Pre-Wire Kit design and offered key recommendations for accelerating the adoption...
Tags: energy efficiency, Microsoft Office, renewable energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Research articles 2007-05-24
Environmental group: New power plants not needed.(News)
Byline: Amy Lane A report issued Wednesday by a statewide environmental group calls on Michigan political leaders to reject new proposals for Michigan coal-fired or nuclear power plants, and says the state can meet its energy needs in cleaner, mor Byline: Amy Lane...
Tags: Crain, DTE Energy Co., energy efficiency, environment, renewable energy
Research articles 2007-02-26
Metlab Plant-Wide Assessment
This article describes about aircraft manufacturers. Metlab was founded in 1928 as a manufacturer of aircraft components. As part of its early manufacturing process, Metlab invented and patented the first "drop-bottom" furnace that allowed parts to be lowered into a quench tank directly under the furnace in a matter of...
Tags: Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Aircraft, Aerospace & Defense, Telecom & Utilities, Manufacturing
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Demand (Tankless or Instantaneous) Water Heaters: A Reference Brief from the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (EREC)
Water heating accounts for 20% or more of an average household's annual energy expenditures. The yearly operating costs for conventional gas or electric storage tank water heaters average $200 or $450, respectively. Storage tank-type water heaters raise and maintain the water temperature to the temperature setting on the tank (usually...
Tags: Energy Efficiency, NAHB Research Center, Renewable Energy, Temperature, Storage, C/C++, Hardware, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development
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Adopting a Georgia Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Set Aside
The paper discusses about the organizations which are dedicated to assisting in the development of an effective set-aside program for energy efficiency/ renewable energy for the State of Georgia to incorporate in its Regional NOX State Implementation Plan: Georgians for Clean Energy, Southface Energy Institute, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy,...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Policy Project, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2003-06-24
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)
The U.S. Department of Energy's DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EERE recently announced the appointment of two deputy assistant secretaries. David E. Rodgers will become the first deputy assistant secretary for Energy Efficiency in the DOE's history, and Steven G. Chalk will become...
Tags: In The News Inc.
Research articles 2009-01-29
European Commission proposes 100 million [euro] fund to boost energy efficiency and renewables
The European Commission recently proposed creating a global risk capital fund to mobilize private investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in developing countries and economies in transition. The Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund will accelerate the transfer, development and deployment of environmentally sound technologies and...
Tags: European Commission
Research articles 2006-10-12
McKinsey: Energy Efficiency Is the Answer
The consultant firm McKinsey & Co. issued a new report that tells us a lot about what we already know: energy efficiency is the cheapest way to cut greenhouse gas emissions; and a web of barriers -- yup, that includes you, me and your neighbor with the leaky windows -- remains. The...
Tags: Energy Efficiency, McKinsey & Co., Kirsten Korosec
Blog posts 2009-07-29
ADB INVESTS $20 MLN TO BOOST ENERGY EFFICIENCY MARKETS IN ASIA.
MANILA, Dec 8 Asia Pulse - The Asian Development Bank ADB said is backing a fund to help small and medium sized firms in Asia invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy employing clean technologies, through an equity investment of US$20 million approved today. The fund will provide...
Tags: Asia, Asian Development Bank, financial
Research articles 2003-12-08
Scoping Study Into Community Based Renewable Energy Projects
This scoping paper has been carried out by the Centre for Sustainable Energy CSE, a charity which promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy. This paper is the first phase of a long term project to set up two small scale renewable energy schemes to demonstrate the benefits of a community...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Crown, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2001-10-15
DOE summarizes 2004 budget proposal. (Energy matters: a compendium of energy facts and information).(US Department of Energy)(Brief Article)
On Feb. 11, the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EERE released its "Budget-in-Brief," which provides a summary of the proposed EERE budget for fiscal year 2004. On Feb. 11, the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Energy...
Tags: U.S. Department of Energy
Research articles 2003-02-24
Energy Department Awards Spur Development of Tribes' Renewable Energy Resources
GOLDEN, Colo., Aug. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced today that the Department of Energy DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is making $2.2 million available to seven Native American tribes to support the development of renewable energy resources on tribal lands. "Native American...
Tags: Department of Energy, tribe
Research articles 2003-08-08
Energy Department to Retain Renewable Energy Lab Contractor; Senior Energy Department Officials to Attend Signing Ceremony
Deputy Secretary of Energy Kyle McSlarrow and Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy David Garman will visit the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., April 13 for a contract-signing ceremony. The Energy Department will exercise the option for the remaining four years of the management and operating...
Tags: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, secretary
Research articles 2004-04-12
'Stars of energy efficiency' named.(Brief Article)
The Alliance to Save Energy recently announced its 2004 "Stars of Energy Efficiency": Thomas R. Kuhn, president of Edison Electric Institute, recipient of the Chairman's Award, and David K. Barman, acting undersecretary and assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and...
Tags: Edison Electric Institute
Research articles 2004-12-01
Senate Approves Renewable Energy Usage Mandate
The Associated Press AP recently reported that the U.S. Senate narrowly approved late last week a provision mandating that a minimum of 10 percent of the power generated by utilities derive from renewable resources by 2020. Separately, AP noted that the Senate Committee on Finance approved a package including...
Tags: Associated Press, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2005-06-21
DOE to Enforce SEER 13 Air Conditioner Standard.(Department of Energy)(seasonal energy efficiency ratio)(Brief Article)
The Department of Energy DOE announced late last week that it has elected to enforce a 30-percent increase in the seasonal energy efficiency ratio SEER for residential central air conditioners (A/Cs). "At this point, all parties have had their day in court," said DOE...
Tags: Department of Energy
Research articles 2004-04-07
SEC Says White House Budget Shortchanges Renewable Energy
The Sustainable Energy Coalition SEC issued a statement earlier this week on the White House FY 06 budget, observing that its request for the Department of Energy's DOE energy efficiency and renewable energy (EE/RE) programs "has once again been reduced, this time by nearly $50 million - an overall cut...
Tags: hydrogen, SEC, White House
Research articles 2005-02-11
Energy Department to Award Energy Department to AwardConnecticut $170,000 for Three Energy Savings Projects
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham announced today that the Department of Energy DOE will provide $170,000 to the state of Connecticut for three energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Funding is being provided through DOEs State Energy Program Special Projects competitive grants. "Energy efficiency...
Tags: Department of Energy
Research articles 2004-08-09
Sakai Intermediate School Students Explore Solar Power with Puget Sound Energy and Community Energy Solutions Grants
Dec. 12 Dedication Ceremony Marks Solar Array's Official Entry into Service BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Students at Bainbridge Island's Sakai Intermediate School can now study clean, renewable energy technologies first-hand thanks to a solar system made possible by a $25,000 grant from Puget Sound Energy and from more than $30,000...
Tags: Community Energy Inc.
Research articles 2008-12-09
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