News

SoloPower, Inc. Tapped for Oregon Solar Project

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced a conditional commitment to SoloPower, Inc. for a $197 million loan guarantee to retrofit an existing building and install additional equipment to operate a thin-film solar panel manufacturing facility in Wilsonville, OR.

EPA Nanotechnology Research

America’s Great Outdoors Initiative

Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory

The EPA will be seeking public comment on the annual inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2009 draft report after it opens to the general population 30 days after the Federal Register notice is published.

DOE Funds Automotive Designers and Engineers

Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced up to $5 million in funds to support Graduate Automotive Technology Education (GATE) Centers of Excellence, focusing on the education of a workforce for future automotive technologies.

ASHRAE Energy Modeling Conference 2011

Basin Electric Selected for Renewable Energy Loan

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the selection of Basin Electric Power Cooperative to receive a loan guarantee to construct over 100 wind turbines to produce an expected 151.5 megawatts of electricity.

EPA Budget Proposal 2012

The Obama Administration has proposed the EPA budget for the FY 2012 - $8.973 billion.  This budget proposal is approximately a 13% decrease from the 2010 budget of $10.3 billion.

University of Southern Indiana University Center Expansion

Virginia School Installs Wind Turbine

Cement Manufacturer Penalized $1.4 Million

The EPA and the U.S. Justice Department have announced that Cemex, Inc. has agreed to pay a $1.4 million penalty for Clean Air Act violations at its cement plant in Fairborn, Ohio.  In addition to the penalty costs, Cemex will spend approximately $2 million on pollution controls that will reduce harmful emissions.

Attendance Record for Las Vegas 2011 AHR Expo

A new record for attendance was achieved at the Las Vegas 2011 AHR Expo with over 34,000 attendees, 20,000 exhibiting personnel, and 1938 exhibiting companies.

Hydraulic Fracturing up for Review

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).

Offshore Wind Initiatives

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.

Community Health Through Sustainability

The EPA is recognizing four communities that have made efforts to reduce air pollution and improve health for through implementation of sustainable goals. 

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.

Sustainable Communities Building Blocks

The EPA has announced the formation of Sustainable Communities Building Blocks, a program designed to help communities adopt sustainable planning methods.  Interested communities are invited to apply for technical assistance; the application period begins on February 3 and ends February 23, 2011.

Agua Caliente Solar Project

The DOE has announced a loan guarantee of up to $967 million for the Agua Caliente Solar project in Yuma County, AZ.  The Agua Caliente project will create approximately 400 jobs and produce a 290-megawatt photovoltaic solar generating facility, utilizing thin film panels from First Solar, Inc.