Reuters reports that global renewable energy deals reached a record high in 2011, rising 40 percent from previous years to $53.5 billion worldwide. In the past, hydropower has accounted for the majority of renewable energy investments, but for the first time, wind, solar, and energy efficiency were the...
President Barack Obama announced today he is authorizing a $4 billion undertaking that will put 50,000 Americans to work making both government and private sector buildings 20 percent more energy efficient by 2020.
Using the Energy Savings Performance Contracts program, created during the 1990′s...
Visitors to the nation’s capital this week will notice something a little out of the ordinary on the National Mall’s West Potomac Park lawn: the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011.
The biennial, DOE-sponsored decathlon marks the 5th competition which tasks collegiate teams from across...
A new Energy Star initiative was announced this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Energy Star has developed a new classification that will highlight the most energy efficient products in a given category. For consumers interested in lowering...
The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ad Council will debut a new national ad campaign to educate consumers on lowering their energy bills. This comes at a time when many people across the country are scrambling to cover energy costs associated with excessive heat during the summer months. As previously...
