DOE Secretary Steven Chu announced the selection of five projects to receive more than $20.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support deployment of community-based renewable energy projects, such as biomass, wind, and solar installations. Popularity: 91% [?] Read More →

On Monday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia upheld the Department of Energy’s decision to remove the ENERGY STAR label from certain inefficient LG refrigerator-freezer models. Popularity: 55% [?] Read More →

Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $37 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support high-efficiency solid-state lighting projects. Popularity: 21% [?] Read More →

Drawing on funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Obama has awarded $2.3 billion in tax credits to 183 clean energy enterprises in 43 states. The move benefits manufacturers of components and systems relating to renewable energy and energy efficiency. Popularity: 22% [?] Read More →

The U.S. Department of Labor has allocated $155 million in Recovery Act funds to boost green job training. The initiative is designed to prepare job seekers for a range of clean energy careers, and to help agencies share information about the clean energy labor market. Popularity: 23% [?] Read More →

DOE has announced it will support its first three clean energy projects under the Low-Carbon Communities of the Americas initiative begun in June. The projects are an energy efficiency center in Costa Rica, a small wind turbine project in Dominica, and a broader clean energy effort in the Caribbean. Popularity: 23% [?] Read More →

President Obama announced the award of $2.3 billion in Recovery Act Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits for clean energy manufacturing projects across the United States. Popularity: 22% [?] Read More →

DOE has announced that it has entered into a Consent Decree with Haier America, resolving a probe into whether the appliance manufacturer violated DOE energy efficiency standards. The company will work with consumers to fix defective parts that caused the freezers to use more energy. Popularity: 22% [?] Read More →

President Obama worked with global heads of state in Copenhagen, Denmark, in late December 2009 to reach a climate agreement called the “Copenhagen Accord.” The president called the accord a first step in ensuring international action to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. Popularity: 22% [?] Read More →

DOE has outlined its plans to establish and fund three new Energy Innovation Hubs over the next five years which will bring multidisciplinary teams of experts together to speed research and deployment of promising energy-related technologies. Popularity: 40% [?] Read More →

DOE has issued a final rule on its Loan Guarantee Program, which is intended to boost investment in advanced clean energy technologies. The revised rule will enable DOE to support a wider range of technologies under the program. Popularity: 22% [?] Read More →

The United States is contributing at least $85 million to an international initiative called “Climate REDI,” which will promote clean energy in developing countries. The five-year, $350 million initiative will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in those countries while improving health conditions. Popularity: 20% [?] Read More →

President Obama has proposed a new program to reward homeowners with rebates for making their houses more energy efficient. At the same time, the president called for additional federal investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy. Popularity: 18% [?] Read More →

DOE has begun the Save Energy Now LEADER Program, with 32 U.S. industrial firms signing a voluntary pledge to reduce energy intensity by 25% over the next decade. The participating firms will establish energy use and intensity baselines, then develop an energy management plan. Popularity: 19% [?] Read More →

Ahead of his trip to Copenhagen to participate in the United Nations climate change conference, President Obama is offering a U.S. target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the range of 17% below 2005 levels by 2020. Popularity: 16% [?] Read More →