Browsing all articles from February, 2010.
The Department of Energy’s Scientific Response to the Oil Spill
At the request of President Obama, Secretary Chu and the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories are providing round-the-clock scientific support to help inform strategies to stop the BP oil spill.
Photo Release: U.S. Energy Secretary Chu at BP Command Center in Houston
Washington D.C. – At the request of President Obama, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has been helping oversee BP’s “top kill” efforts from the BP Command Center in Houston.
Deputy Secretary Poneman Announces Team led by Oak Ridge National Lab Selected to Receive up to $122 Million for Nuclear Energy Innovation Hub
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of a broad effort to spur innovation and achieve clean energy breakthroughs, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman today announced the selection of a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) for an award of up to $122 million over five years to establish and operate a new Nuclear Energy Modeling and Simulation Energy Innovation Hub.
Deputy Secretary Poneman Attends Ground Breaking at Tennessee Advanced Vehicle Battery Plant
Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman
participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for Nissan North
America’s advanced battery manufacturing facility in Smyrna,
Tennessee.
EIA: Renewable Energy to Grow Rapidly Over the Next 28 Years
Renewable energy is expected to be the fastest-growing
energy source through 2035, according to projections from
DOE’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). But coal
power and natural gas consumption will also continue to rise,
causing a 43% increase in energy-related carbon dioxide
emissions.