Tag Archives: energy

The Commerce Department will lead 20 U.S. companies in efforts to expand their businesses into the Japan and South Korea healthcare and energy sectors as part of the agency’s business development mission. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said Thursday the program will kick off this month with the goal to help U.S. businesses further their exports to both countries. “One of our …

Scientists at the Energy Department’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have showcased a wireless charging unit that the lab says works at an 85-percent efficiency rate. DOE’s Allison Lantero wrote Thursday that 17 national labs are also exploring transportation technologies in an effort to improve air quality and minimize U.S. energy dependence on other countries. Researchers are developing …

The Energy Department has announced the first batch of data center owners that join the government’s program to reduce energy consumption by 20 percent over the next 10 years. The partners have committed to install new information technology systems as part of the Better Buildings Challenge, the Energy Department said Tuesday. “Through the Better Buildings Challenge, public …

The departments of Navy, Energy and Agriculture have awarded three companies contracts to build biorefineries with the goal of fulfilling the transportation requirements of the U.S. military and private sector. The projects are expected to yield more than 100 million gallons of fuel for the military beginning in 2016 and 2017, the Defense …

The General Services Administration has released a set of findings of a green building demonstration project conducted the U.S. Army‘s Fort Carson base with the goal of helping the Army achieve “net zero” energy by 2020. GSA worked with Fort Carson, the Army, Defense Department and two national laboratories to analyze energy efficiency …

The Energy Department has awarded $100 million in funding for 32 energy research initiatives. Grantees will work on research projects for energy production, storage and use under the second round of the Energy Frontier Research Centers program, DOE said Wednesday. “Today, we are mobilizing some of our most talented scientists …

(POLITICO)—House Republicans met on Capitol Hill on Monday to propose a $34 billion energy and water budget, pushing to heal the wounds created by about a billion dollars in budget cuts from the Army Corps of Engineers, alternatively reallocating funds from president-preferred renewable energy programs. The drafted bill accommodates $5.5 …

A Defense Department official has told a Senate hearing that energy plays a critical role in defense operations, American Forces Press Service reported Tuesday. Terri Moon Cronk writes Edward Thomas Morehouse Jr., principal deputy assistant defense secretary for operational energy plans and programs, outlined the department’s energy costs and funding …

The General Services Administration will start implementing an energy-saving technology across the federal government. The agency has partnered with Schneider Electric, Pepco Holdings and FirstFuel Software to introduce the Green Button Pilot energy analytics tool, GSA said Wednesday. Electricity consumers can download data on energy usage of their household by …

The Energy Department has moved to save nearly $100 million in annual energy costs by adding new industry and financial partners to its Better Buildings Challenge. Supporters including Wal-Mart, General Mills and General Motors have agreed to help reduce energy waste by more than 1 billion square feet of building space …