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Obama announces stimulus funding for the smart gridEarlier today, President Obama spoke at the opening of what's now the largest photovoltaic power installation in the US, using the opportunity to announce the funding of a different energy project: the modernization of the US electric gr ... |
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U.S. Department of Energy Selects Westar Energy's Smart Grid ApplicationDOE, Westar Now Enter Award Negotiations ... |
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Department of Energy Invests $151 Million in Tomorrow's Transformative Technologiesphoto: Tetsumo via flickr. Money from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (aka The Stimulus) continues to find its ways through the governmental pipes and out into the world. The latest: The Department of Energy has announced that $151 million in funding for several projects under t... |
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Tesla wins big with government rebate – $42,000 big to be exactWhen most think of “green” states and automobiles, California typically sits on the top of that list. But Colorado apparently has plans to not only pass California in some regards, but to leap frog The Golden State completely. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, The Colorado ... |
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The Week in Pictures: Elephants Extinct by 2025, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Green Home Improvement, and More (Slideshow)From the news that all 600,000 African elephants will be extinct by 2025 at current rates of poaching, according to figures from the International Fund for Animal Welfare, to Congress' approval of a bill that will allow three wheelers to get funding from the Department of Energy, a lot happen... |
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The Super-Efficient 3-Wheel Aptera Isn't a Car, Except When it IsPhoto: Aptera Sweet DOE Money Raining Down On Me Aptera decided to make a 3-wheel vehicle because it wasn't considered a car (reduced weight and friction are other benefits), which meant that they could make something less expensively by sidestepping many of the regulations that apply to ca... |

