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April 18, 2012
Hydropower Gets a $5 Million Energy Department Opportunity
The Energy Department has announced up to $5 million is available to assess increased hydropower production. It also released a report showing that there is enough potential capacity to provide more than 12 gigawatts at existing U.S. dams that aren't equipped to produce power. More
April 18, 2012
Selections Named for U.S.-India Joint Energy Center
The Energy Department has named the selections for three consortia in a new joint U.S.-India energy center, picking its National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory along with the University of Florida. More
April 18, 2012
Hydropower Gets a $5 Million Energy Department Opportunity
Energy Department's Hydropower Advancement Project seeks to accerlerate the improvement and expansion of U.S. plants. More
April 18, 2012
Energy Savers Tips Are on the Go
The Energy Department has launched an Energy Savers mobile website for mobile devices. More
April 18, 2012
U.S. Wind Industry Grew 31% in 2011 over Previous Year: Report
The U.S. wind industry grew 31% more in 2011 than it did the previous year, according to an annual report from the American Wind Energy Association. More
April 18, 2012
Energy Department Offers $2.5 Million for Biomass Stoves
The Energy Department has offered up to $2.5 million in funding for applied research into clean biomass cookstove technologies for use in developing countries. More
April 18, 2012
Energy Department to Back $30 Million Storage Competition
The Energy Department has announced a $30 million research competition for improving the performance of energy storage devices, including Defense Department hybrid modules. More
April 17, 2012
Wellesley (MA) Program Achieves 10% Participation
Wellesley, Massachusetts residents and businesses are voluntarily supporting renewable energy. The town has achieved a 10 percent green power participation rate through Wellesley's Renewable Energy Program. Wellesley Municipal Light Plant customers have the power to choose renewable energy, generated primarily from the Spruce Mountain Wind Farm, for a portion or all of their electricity usage. Babson College, Massachusetts, recently joined Wellesley's Renewable Energy Program. More
April 17, 2012
Energy Department Report Finds Major Potential to Increase Clean Hydroelectric Power
The Energy Department today released a renewable energy resource assessment detailing the potential to develop electric power generation at existing dams across the United States that aren't currently equipped to produce power. More
April 17, 2012
Energy Department Report Finds Major Potential to Increase Clean Hydroelectric Power
As part of President Obama's all-out, all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today released a renewable energy resource assessment detailing the potential to develop electric power generation at existing dams across the United States that aren't currently equipped to produce power. The report estimates that without building a single new dam, these available hydropower resources, if fully developed, could provide an electrical generating capacity of more than 12 gigawatts (GW), equivalent to roughly 15% of current U.S. hydropower capacity. These findings demonstrate one of the ways the nation can diversify its energy portfolio while achieving the Administration's goal of generating 80% of our nation's electricity from clean resources by 2035. More
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