U.S. Department of Energy

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First lady praises employees at Energy Department

AP News 20 days ago

On tour of federal agencies, first lady Michelle Obama praises Energy Department employees On a visit to the Energy Department on Thursday, first lady Michelle Obama quizzed middle-school students about red blood cells and nanotechnology during a practice science quiz competition. Mrs. ...

A JUICED-UP WIND TURBINE

BusinessWeek 21 days ago

A JUICED-UP WIND TURBINE Using features from jet engines, FloDesign Wind Turbine created a compact prototype three times more efficient at turning wind into electricity than today's three-bladed windmills. Two concentric hoops channel air into patterns that create spinning vortexes--like miniature tornadoes--as ...

Honolulu gets $3.8 million to become more green

AP News 24 days ago

US Energy Department gives Honolulu $3.8 million for energy efficiency, conservation The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Honolulu a $3.8 million energy efficiency and conservation block grant. Such grants are used to help communities improve their energy efficiency, reduce energy use ...

2 Ind. schools get $6 million in geothermal grants

AP News 27 days ago

2 Indiana colleges get $6.3 million in US Energy Department grants for geothermal projects The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $6.3 million to two Indiana colleges to install environmentally friendly geothermal energy systems. Ball State University is getting $5 million to ...

Support long overdue

Las Vegas Sun 27 days ago

Obama administration about to award energy grants for cutting-edge scientific research One failing of the Bush administration was the lack of federal funding it committed to scientific research and development. A case in point: Its creation in 2007 of a research agency ...

Report: ND is now 4th biggest oil-producing state

AP News 29 days ago

Energy Department says ND is now 4th biggest crude-producing state, surpassing Louisiana North Dakota has surpassed Louisiana as the fourth-largest oil-producing state in the nation, the U.S. Energy Department says. The agency's Energy Information Administration said North Dakota produced 6.38 million barrels ...

Electric bikes trace route of car executives to DC

AP News 30 days ago

Electric motorcycle riders want to 'shock' Obama administration with energy efficiency An Oregon company that makes electric motorcycles thinks it has a homegrown solution to the nation's energy woes. To prove it, the company sent two riders on a 10-day odyssey from ...

Kansas-based utility to receive 'smart grid' funds

AP News 30 days ago

Kansas-based utility to receive up to $19 million in stimulus funds for 'smart grid' project Westar Energy Inc. says it will receive federal stimulus dollars for energy efficiency upgrades in Lawrence. The Topeka-based utility said Tuesday it received notice from the U.S. ...

No star for Energy Star

Las Vegas Sun 35 days ago

Appliance makers that place this label on their products have very little oversight Since 1996 the Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency have collaborated on Energy Star — the program whose label is supposed to guarantee that certain projects use power ...

DOE buys geothermal plant in Wyoming

AP News 38 days ago

Wyoming geothermal plant sold to US Energy Department The U.S. Energy Department has bought a geothermal plant north of Casper for an undisclosed amount. Ormat Technologies, of Reno, Nev., built the test plant at the Teapot Dome oil field to prove the ...

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