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EPA Reports Largest One-Year Decline in GHG Emissions Since 1990

March 10, 2010 by Paul Nastu

U.S. carbon emissions fell 3 percent from 2008 to 2009, the largest one-year drop on record since the government began keeping tab on such things in 1990, reports the Los Angeles Times. Projected improvements in the economy should lead to a 1.5-percent increase in CO2 emissions in 2010, according to ... Read more »

Feds Taking Requests for $100M in Energy Efficiency Stimulus

March 3, 2010 by Paul Nastu

The U.S. Department of Energy is injecting another $100 million into energy efficiency in buildings, electricity storage and other energy saving technologies. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on March 2 opened up the third round of funding under the Advanced Research Project Agency — Energy (ARPA-E), reports the San Francisco Business ... Read more »

Caterpillar Puts Weight Behind $1.5B FutureGen CCS Project

February 9, 2010February 9, 2010 by Gina Roos

Caterpillar plans (PDF) to join the FutureGen Alliance to build a $1.5 billion near-zero emissions coal-fired power plant that will produce hydrogen and electricity while capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide underground in Mattoon, Illinois, reports Reuters. The FutureGen project is expected to prove the technical and economic feasibility of producing ... Read more »

Feds Add Geothermal Drilling Rules to Protect Against Earthquakes

January 18, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Citing concerns about the risk of earthquakes and other seismic activity, the Department of Energy is adding safeguards on larger geothermal drilling projects, reports the New York Times. New standards require that projects continually monitor ground-motion sensors and have approved a plan to shut down drilling operations in the event ... Read more »

Improved Economy Means 1.5% More CO2 in 2010

January 13, 2010 by Paul Nastu

While the 6.1 percent fall in 2009 U.S. carbon emissions from fossil fuels gave a false sense of progress, an improved economy in 2010 is bringing industry back to reality. The Department of Energy expects CO2 emissions from fossil fuels to rise 1.5 percent in 2010, according to the most ... Read more »

HP, IBM, Yahoo Share In IT Energy Efficiency Windfall

January 7, 2010 by Paul Nastu

To promote energy efficiency projects, the Department of Energy has showered $47 million in grants on IT and communication firms. IBM, Yahoo, Alcatel-Lucent and HP are among firms receiving the grants, which will be matched by $70 million in private industry funding, reports PCWorld. IBM is getting $1.66 million to ... Read more »

CO, NC, MA, WI, HA, Utah Starting Building Retrofit Programs

January 7, 2010December 14, 2010 by Paul Nastu

A pilot program will help institute energy efficiency building retrofit programs in six states. The National Governors Association announced the program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of its $11 billion building retrofit and weatherization stimulus program, according to a press release. Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, ... Read more »

DOE Adds Comprehensive Energy Web Site, Building Energy Use Lab

December 16, 2009December 15, 2009 by Paul Nastu

As the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory dissects the possibilities of building energy efficiency, a government Web site is making energy data and resources more available to the public. Both efforts come as a result of funding from the Department of Energy. The Berkeley Lab is getting $15.9 million in stimulus ... Read more »

Feds Invest $564M in Advanced Biomass Projects

December 7, 2009December 7, 2009 by Gina Roos

To help build the foundation of a biomass industry in the United States, the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture have selected 19 biorefinery projects in 15 states to receive up to $564 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These projects were chosen to speed up the construction ... Read more »

LG Sues DOE Over Energy Star Treatment

December 7, 2009 by Paul Nastu

LG Electronics believes it is being unfairly singled out after the Department of Energy required LG to remove the Energy Star label from some of its refrigerator-freezers starting Jan. 2. As a result, LG filed a complaint against the department in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ... Read more »

Manufacturers Implore Obama to Require Utilities to Buy CHP Energy

December 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The adoption of combined heat and power, or cogeneration, facilities would gain a boost if the Obama Administration grants manufacturers their wish. The Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA), which is made up of manufacturers and other industrial energy users, delivered to the Obama Administration a number of policy changes ... Read more »

AT&T, 3M, Intel, 29 Others Pledge 25% Reduction in Energy Intensity

December 3, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The new Save Energy Now Leader Program has garnered commitments from 32 major industrial firms to voluntarily reduce their industrial energy efficiency 25 percent over the coming decade. Companies such as 3M, AT&T, Dow, Intel and Owens Corning are participating in the new program from the Department of Energy, which ... Read more »

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