Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: March 5, 2003

*News and Events EERE Budget for FY 2003 Increases over FY 2002 Levels First of 45 New Fuel Cell Systems Installed on Long Island Navy Orders 36.5-Megawatt Superconducting Propulsion Motor Record Global Wind, Solar Growth Seen as the Start of Trend White Wave Offsets All Its Electricity Use with Wind Power Biodiesel Makes Mardi Gras a Little Bit Cleaner*Site NewsInterwest Energy Alliance *Energy Facts and Tips DOE Project to Generate Hydrogen from Coal———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-EERE Budget for FY 2003 Increases over FY 2002 LevelsWith five months now gone from fiscal year (FY) 2003, DOE’s budget for the year has been approved by Congress and signed by President Bush. Overall, the final EERE budget increased by about 1.4 percent. The renewable energy budget increased 9.3 percent above the adjusted FY 2002 budget, to $422.3 million. The energy efficiency budget decreased by 2 percent relative to the adjusted FY 2002 budget, to $897.6 million. The detailed budget is available by selecting “DOE Sections Only” — a one-megabyte PDF file — of House Report 108-10, posted on the DOE Office of Management, Budget, and Evaluation Web site: http://www.cfo.doe.gov/budget/billrept/fy03Explanatory text is in pages 888 to 890 and 1021 to 1023 of the PDF file, […]

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