http://www.energy.gov DOE gateway portal providing links to energy content on health, home, transportation, schools, business, community, world and future. Science and technology, data and prices, sources, production. en-us Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT RedDot CMS http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8263.htm WASHINGTON, DC - Today at the White House Tribal Nations Conference, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu highlighted the Department of Energy's continued commitment to partnering with Native Americans to support the development of clean energy projects on tribal lands that will help reduce energy use, limit carbon pollution, and create new jobs for tribal communities across the country. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8263.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8266.htm The First Lady's remarks at the U.S. Department of Energy. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8266.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8260.htm WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $30.6 million in Recovery Act funding for the selection of seven hydropower projects that modernize hydropower infrastructure by increasing efficiency and reducing environmental impacts at existing facilities. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8260.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8255.htm WASHINGTON, DC - Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the Department of Energy is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy efficiency projects across the country. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8255.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8257.htm Washington, DC - Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that more than $38 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being awarded to 4 states to support energy efficiency and conservation activities. Tue, 3 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8257.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8240.htm WASHINGTON, DC - Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy is providing up to $5.5 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support the X PRIZE Foundation's work to inspire a new generation of energy efficient vehicles. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8240.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8251.htm WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu invited energy ministers from across the Western Hemisphere to attend the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas in Washington, DC on April 15-16, 2010. Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8251.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8238.htm Washington, DC - Today, the Huffington Post published an Op-Ed from U.S. Energy Secretary Chu in honor of National Weatherization Day. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8238.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8236.htm WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today addressed America's nuclear security workers and thanked them for their service to the nation. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8236.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8233.htm WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced up to $338 million in Recovery Act funding for the exploration and development of new geothermal fields and research into advanced geothermal technologies. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8233.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8220.htm Arcadia, Florida - Today, President Obama spoke at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida where he delivered remarks. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8220.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8216.htm ARCADIA, FLORIDA - Speaking at Florida Power and Light's (FPL) DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, President Barack Obama today announced the largest single energy grid modernization investment in U.S. history, funding a broad range of technologies that will spur the nation's transition to a smarter, stronger, more efficient and reliable electric system. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8216.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8213.htm Washington, DC -- Secretary Steven Chu testified this morning before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8213.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8222.htm Wilmington, DE - As part of the of the Administration's commitment to jumpstarting the production of fuel efficient vehicles in America, Vice President Joe Biden today announced Fisker Automotive is re-opening a shuttered former GM factory in Wilmington, Delaware, to produce long-range, plug-in, electric hybrid vehicles. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8222.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8218.htm Washington, DC - The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it has entered into a $24 million conditional loan commitment with Tenneco Inc. to develop fuel efficient emission control components for advanced technology vehicles. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8218.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8207.htm San Francisco, Calif. - The Department of Energy today announced major funding for 37 ambitious research projects - including some that could allow intermittent energy sources like wind and solar to provide a steady flow of power, or use bacteria to produce automotive fuel from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8207.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8211.htm San Francisco, Calif. - Today, Secretary Chu announced the first $151 million in grant funding through the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8211.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8148.htm WASHINGTON, D.C. - Vice President Biden today unveiled Recovery Through Retrofit, a report that builds on the foundation laid in the Recovery Act to expand green job opportunities and boost energy savings by making homes more energy efficient. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8148.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8143.htm WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman today announced the winners of the 2009 Department of Energy Solar Competition on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8143.htm http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8145.htm CARY, North Carolina - Secretary of Energy Steven Chu and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and U.S. Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) met today with employees of Southern Energy Management, a home-grown sustainable energy company, and toured the firm's signature project -- one of the largest solar array energy systems in the Southeast. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.energy.gov/news2009/8145.htm