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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Battery Xpress Partner Awarded Federal Grant
Exide Technologies was awarded $34.3 million for its proposal for the domestic manufacture of affordable lead-acid batteries incorporating advanced carbon technology.
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Something New Under the Sun:
School District's Fast and Cheap Solar Program
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Green Communities
The EPA's energy conservation action plan
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Nanowire lithium ion battery holds 10 times the charge of existion lithium ion battery
Possibilities of nano technology improving battery life.
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Info on the Battery from Wikipedia.
Wikipedia's information on batteries
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Exxon finds breakthrough in lithium-ion battery
Exxon says film may lead to car battery like laptop's
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Dixie Hybrid project
Dixie Chopper continues to move forward.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Indiana's Yellow Oil
Indiana farmers will get the last...
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U.S. Department of Energy - Press Releases

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Energy and Defense Departments Announce Agreement to Enhance Cooperation on Clean Energy and Strengthen Energy Security
Washington, D.C. - At a White House Forum on Energy Security today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate clean energy innovation and enhance national energy security.
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Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Secretary Chu Announces Closing of $117 Million Loan Guarantee for Kahuku Wind Power Project
Washington D.C. - Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy has finalized a $117 million loan guarantee for Kahuku Wind Power, LLC, the owner and operator of the Kahuku Wind Power project.
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Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
California Team to Receive up to $122 Million for Energy Innovation Hub to Develop Method to Produce Fuels from Sunlight
Washington, D.C. - As part of a broad effort to achieve breakthrough innovations in energy production, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman today announced an award of up to $122 million over five years to a multidisciplinary team of top scientists to establish an Energy Innovation Hub aimed at developing revolutionary methods to generate fuels directly from sunlight.
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Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Secretary Chu Announces Six Projects to Convert Captured CO2 Emissions from Industrial Sources into Useful Products
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the selections of six projects that aim to find ways of converting captured carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial sources into useful products such as fuel, plastics, cement, and fertilizers.
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Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
DOE Announces $30 Million for Energy-Efficient Housing Partnerships
Washington - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced 15 research and deployment partnerships to help dramatically improve the energy efficiency of American homes.
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Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Secretary Chu Announces Initiatives to Promote Clean Energy at First Clean Energy Ministerial
Washington, D.C. - At the world's first Clean Energy Ministerial, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the United States is helping launch more than 10 international clean energy initiatives.
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Mon, 19 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Secretary Chu Announces Steps to Implement Cool Roofs at DOE and Across the Federal Government
Washington - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a series of initiatives underway at the Department of Energy to more broadly implement cool roof technologies on DOE facilities and buildings across the federal government.
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Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Department of Energy Cites Bechtel Jacobs for Classified Information Security and Worker Safety and Health Violations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Energy (DOE) today issued two Preliminary Notices of Violation (PNOV) to Bechtel Jacobs Company, LLC (BJC) as part of an ongoing effort to ensure DOE contractors maintain a safe and healthy workplace for employees and maintain stringent information security standards.
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Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Energy Secretary Chu Trip to Kokomo, Indiana Cancelled
Washington D.C. - The event today on Friday, July 16 with Energy Secretary Steven Chu has been cancelled so that Secretary Chu can continue his work with the federal science team on the oil spill response.
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Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Department of Energy Releases New Report on Economic Impact of Recovery Act Advanced Vehicle Investments
WASHINGTON, DC - Ahead of President Obama's trip to Holland, MI tomorrow for the official groundbreaking of the new Compact Power plant, the Department of Energy today released a new report on the economic impact of Recovery Act investments in advanced batteries and vehicles.
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Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
DOE Announces $30 Million in New Small Business Funding to Help Commercialize Clean Energy Technologies
Washington, DC - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that $30 million in funding from the Recovery Act and FY 2010 budget appropriations will be made available to qualified small businesses to support the commercialization of promising new technologies.
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Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Readout of President Obama's Call With Admiral Allen and Secretary Chu
This afternoon, President Obama received an update by phone from Secretaries Chu, Napolitano and Salazar as well as Administrator Jackson, National Incident Commander Allen and Carol Browner on the oil spill response efforts.
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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
Department of Energy Awards $92 Million for Groundbreaking Energy Research Projects
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced 43 cutting-edge research projects that aim to dramatically improve how the U.S. uses and produces energy.
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Fri, 9 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
DOE-Funded Research Projects Win 39 R&D Awards for 2010
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Energy researchers have won 39 of the 100 awards given out this year by R&D Magazine for the most outstanding technology developments with promising commercial potential.
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Thu, 8 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT
U.S. Departments of Energy and Interior Announce Site for Solar Energy Demonstration Projects in the Nevada Desert
Washington, DC - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced today the site of the new Solar Demonstration Zone to demonstrate cutting-edge solar energy technologies.
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