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Overall utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) generated enough electricity last year to power more than 2 million homes. It’s also creating jobs – a lot of them. In 2015, the solar workforce grew at a rate 12 times faster than the overall economy and boa...

Although cars have been around for more than a century, the material making them up has mostly stayed the same — steel. It’s only been in the l...

Here are five things you likely didn't know about the Department of Energy’s Wind for Schools program, which helps to develop a wind energy workforce by educating students across the country on the value of wind energy and the bright future accessibl...

The Pennsylvania State University took top honors at the Collegiate Wind Competition back in May, and this past week the winning team came to Washington, D.C., to display its prize-winning wind turbine at the Energy Department's headquarters.

Dormitory mini fridges, dishwashers in dining halls, and campus computer labs are just a few of the things that can create large utility bills for colleges and universities across the country. The SunShot Initiative is working to make it easier for col...

Students from two high schools in the nation’s capital got a look at life in the clean energy fast-lane from senior energy leaders and technical ...

With support from BTO, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and GE Appliances are changing the way Americans do laundry—using vibrations instead of heat.

The Energy Department – in collaboration with public and private partners – sponsors a fun, interactive initiative called the STEM Mentoring Café.

How much do you know about the electric grid? Test your knowledge with our grid IQ quiz!