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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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