U.S. President Barack Obama announced Monday that he picked Ernest Moniz to be his next energy secretary succeeding Steven Chu. Obama said at the White House press briefing that “Ernie knows that we can produce more energy and grow our economy, while still taking care of our air, our water and our climate.” Moniz, a … Continue reading Obama names MIT physicist as energy chief
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SkyFuel Selected for US DOE Funding of Concentrating Solar Power
ReflecTech® mirror film is used to reflect sunlight onto the receivers of parabolic trough Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) collector systems and delivers the performance of traditional glass mirrors at a fraction of the cost and weight. SkyFuel’s mirror film subsidiary, ReflecTech, is one of 70 companies selected to receive funding under the US Department of … Continue reading SkyFuel Selected for US DOE Funding of Concentrating Solar Power
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US DOE announces 17 million available for PV, CSP, electronic component testing
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to USD 17 million in funding through its SunShot Initiative for projects to make solar power electric generation more reliable and to assist the integration of more electricity from solar energy technologies into the grid. Up to USD 12 million will be available through the
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California Sets 50M W Target for Grid Energy Storage
That’s how much energy storage capacity the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is asking Southern California Edison to procure over the next eight years, according to a final decision issued. It’s not a lot, compared to the total of 1,400 to 1,800 megawatts CPUC is asking the massive Southern California utility to procure between now … Continue reading California Sets 50M W Target for Grid Energy Storage
Continue readingEnd of an era: Dr. Steven Chu to step down as US Energy Secretary
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Friday announced his intention to resign to end a four-year tenure with the Obama administration. Chu made the announcement in a letter to department employees, saying he intends to resign once a successor is confirmed. “While I will always remain dedicated to the missions of the department, I informed … Continue reading End of an era: Dr. Steven Chu to step down as US Energy Secretary
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Opportunities for reducing costs and accelerating solar energy deployment in the United States
As part of the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, the Department today announced seven data-driven projects to unearth new opportunities for reducing costs and accelerating solar energy deployment in the United States. These projects – located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Texas – will result in viable methods for dramatically transforming the operations … Continue reading Opportunities for reducing costs and accelerating solar energy deployment in the United States
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Bringing Down the Cost of Small Wind Turbines
How do we stay competitive in the global wind energy market? A key component is continued leadership in manufacturing small wind turbines – those rated at 100 kilowatts or less. Historically, the United States has been the leading manufacturer of small wind turbines – helping to boost economic growth and create job opportunities. U.S. small … Continue reading Bringing Down the Cost of Small Wind Turbines
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Despite flaws, DOE collaborative report shows more wind and transmission saves ratepayers money
A planning collaborative funded by the U.S. Department of Energy has released a final report on its analysis of several electricity generation and transmission options in the Eastern U.S. In spite of some serious shortcomings, the report clearly indicates that building more wind generation and transmission is the most cost-effective way to meet the region’s … Continue reading Despite flaws, DOE collaborative report shows more wind and transmission saves ratepayers money
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DoE issues RFP for collegiate wind energy competition
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to participate in DOE’s inaugural National Collegiate Wind Competition. The National Collegiate Wind Competition is a forum for undergraduate college students of multiple disciplines to investigate innovative wind energy concepts; gain experience designing, building, and testing a … Continue reading DoE issues RFP for collegiate wind energy competition
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AWEA applauds DOE investment in offshore wind energy
“AWEA applauds the winning teams and Secretary Chu and his staff at the Department of Energy for today’s announcement, which is a significant milestone in efforts to launch the first generation of offshore wind projects in the United States,” said Christopher Long, AWEA’s manager of offshore wind and siting policy. Seven projects “will receive up to … Continue reading AWEA applauds DOE investment in offshore wind energy
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SEIA Statement on Dept. of Interior’s Solar Power PEIS Decision
Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), and Shannon Eddy, executive director of the Large-scale Solar Association (LSA), released the following statement today in response to the Department of the Interior’s record of decision on the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Solar Energy Development on Public Lands: “We thank … Continue reading SEIA Statement on Dept. of Interior’s Solar Power PEIS Decision
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University Teams Lead Innovative Concentrated Solar Power Projects
The projects focus on increasing the efficiency of concentrated solar power (CSP) systems — which use large, expansive mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto receivers. In turn, these receivers collect the sunlight and convert it into heat that can be used to produce electricity. Research teams at the University of California, Los Angeles and … Continue reading University Teams Lead Innovative Concentrated Solar Power Projects
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DoE Announces New Investments to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Cost-Competitive Solar Energy
These investments will enable collaborative research teams from industry, universities, and national laboratories to work together at the Department’s Scientific User Facilities, a national network of unique facilities that provide over 10,000 scientists and engineers each year with open access to some of the best instruments and tools in the world, including x-ray sources, accelerators, … Continue reading DoE Announces New Investments to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Cost-Competitive Solar Energy
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DoE announces $10 million for Concentrated Solar Thermal Power
CSP technologies use mirrors to reflect and concentrate sunlight onto receivers that collect solar energy and convert it to heat that can be used to produce electricity. As part of the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, which aims to drive solar energy to be cost-competitive with other energy sources by 2020, Secretary Steven Chu announced new … Continue reading DoE announces $10 million for Concentrated Solar Thermal Power
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SwRI Receives DOE Award for Lithium-Ion Battery Technology
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has been awarded a $712,500 contract from the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate the behavior of lithium-ion batteries during charge and discharge. The contract award is one of 19 projects that will receive $43 million in funding from the Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to develop breakthrough energy storage … Continue reading SwRI Receives DOE Award for Lithium-Ion Battery Technology
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Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Wind Power
EVWIND Our countdown of the top ten things you didn’t know about wind energy: 10. Human civilizations have harnessed wind power for thousands of years. Early forms of windmills used wind to crush grain or pump water. Now, modern wind turbines use the wind to create electricity. Learn how here. 9. A wind turbine has … Continue reading Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Wind Power
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A Banner Year for the U.S. Wind Energy
EVWIND As President Obama has made clear, we need an all-of-the-above approach to American energy and the U.S. wind power industry is a critical part of this strategy. In fact, wind energy contributed 32 percent of all new U.S. electric capacity additions last year, representing $14 billion in new investment. The Energy Department and Lawrence … Continue reading A Banner Year for the U.S. Wind Energy
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New study finds the US wind energy market riding a wave that is likely to crest in 2012
EVWIND Facing looming policy uncertainty beyond 2012, the U.S. remained one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2011—second only to China—according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Roughly 6.8 gigawatts (GW) of new wind power capacity … Continue reading New study finds the US wind energy market riding a wave that is likely to crest in 2012
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$3.2 million to develop battery management system for electric-car batteries
Lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Aug. 2 that a team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis will receive $2 million to design a battery management system for lithium-ion batteries that will guarantee their longevity, safety and performance. This is a particularly challenging project because the electrochemical … Continue reading $3.2 million to develop battery management system for electric-car batteries
Continue readingWind energy: PTC has generated ‘innovation, jobs’
The federal wind power Production Tax Credit (PTC) has been “effective … in producing American innovation [and] creating new American jobs” and should be extended.
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