Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar have announced more than $50.5 million for projects seeking to develop major offshore wind initiatives for rapid and responsible deployment.
Category: Policy and Advocacy
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Geothermal Technologies Program
The DOE has announced plans to leverage oil and gas expertise to test reliability and efficiency of geothermal power generation at oil and gas fields under the Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP).
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SunShot Initiative for Competitive Solar Energy
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced details of the DOE’s SunShot initiative, a plan designed to reduce the costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75%. This initiative could have solar energy achieve cost competiveness with other forms of energy.
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President Extends Energy Efficiency and Renewable Provisions
President Obama has signed a bill that will extend many energy efficiency and renewable energy provisions through 2011.
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DOE Funds Gigantic Solar Plant
The DOE has announced the finalization of plans for a $1.45 billion loan towards an Abengoa Solar Inc. solar plant project near Gila Bend, AZ.
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Hyperbaric Centrifuge Technology
A successful full-scale test of hyperbaric centrifuge technology at a Jim Walter Resources Inc. coal-cleaning plant in Alabama has demonstrated the value of this revolutionary innovation.
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Is Your Building a Candidate for Economical Wind Power?
Urban winds are wily, given to irregularities as they encounter trees, alleys, and buildings. In Boston, engineers spent more than a year studying wind patterns atop the city’s Museum of Science before installing five small-scale wind turbines there.
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Ocean Renewable Energy Projects