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News and Events 18 Student Teams to Participate in DOE’s Second Solar Decathlon Energy Secretary Bodman Visits “Net-Zero Energy Home” Near Denver USDA awards $4.4 Million for Woody Biomass Projects New Tax Credit Sparks First Biodiesel Plant in Oklahoma University of Waterloo wins First Year of Challenge X Report on Bat Mortality at Wind Plants Yields New InsightsSite NewsDOE Launches New State Portal for Efficiency and Renewable Energy News and Events18 Student Teams to Participate in DOE’s Second Solar DecathlonDOE announced last week that 18 teams from colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and Spain will participate in the second Solar Decathlon competition in Washington, D.C. The event runs from October 7th through the 16th and requires each Solar Decathlon team to build and operate an energy-efficient solar-powered home on the National Mall, forming a temporary “solar village.” As the name suggests, each Solar Decathlon team will compete in 10 contests that will judge architecture, livability, comfort, and power generation for heating and cooling, water heating, and powering lights and appliances, including an electric car. The event, which is open to the public, will feature cutting-edge architecture, engineering, and technology that could be applied in homes today, allowing […]
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News and Events DOE Offers Guide to Building Energy Efficient Homes in the Southwest Study Finds Huge Potential for White LEDS in the Developing World EPA Requires Ethanol Use in California, Connecticut, New York New Process Converts Sugars Into Diesel-Fuel Substitute Food and Paper Industries Pursue Energy Savings South Korea to Build World’s Largest Tidal Energy Plant Site NewsWorld Green Building Council Energy ConnectionsDOE Offers Energy-Saving Tips to Cut Summer Cooling Bills News and EventsDOE Offers Guide to Building Energy Efficient Homes in the SouthwestDOE has issued a free guide to the construction of energy-efficient homes in the arid climate of the southwestern United States, a region that stretches west from central Texas and the Oklahoma panhandle, encompasses southern New Mexico and Arizona (including parts of Colorado, Utah, and Nevada), and extends into the non-coastal parts of California, continuing north to near the Oregon border. The second guide in the Building America Best Practices series, “Volume 2: Hot-Dry, Mixed-Dry,” released on May 31st, addresses the challenge of maximizing energy efficiency while preserving the comfort of homes in both hot and dry climates and in dry climates with a mix of hot and cold weather. Equipped with this guide, builders and […]
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News and Events DOE Announces $64 Million in Hydrogen Research Projects DOE and USDA to Cooperate on Producing Hydrogen from Biomass DOE and USCAR Launch $70 Million Project for Lightweight Vehicles DOE Initiates Six Projects to Boost Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Seven Teams Qualify for the North American Solar Challenge Offshore Wind Power Plant Slated for Georgia’s CoastEnergy ConnectionsDOE to Offer Loan Guarantees for Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline News & EventsDOE Announces $64 Million in Hydrogen Research ProjectsDOE announced last week the selection of 70 hydrogen research and development projects that will receive $64 million in funding from the DOE Office of Science over the next three years. The projects will tackle five main research areas: materials for hydrogen storage; membranes for fuel cells and for separating hydrogen from other gases and purifying it; nanoscale catalysts for hydrogen production, storage, and use; production of hydrogen from solar energy; and hydrogen production processes that mimic or make use of biological processes that generate hydrogen. More than 50 research organizations in 25 states are participating in the projects, including industrial research laboratories, academic institutions, and DOE national laboratories. See the DOE press release and the full list of awardees (PDF 23 KB) on […]
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A specially modified hybrid-electric Honda Insight achieved nearly 100 miles per gallon (mpg) over a 150-mile course last weekend, falling just short of the “100 MPG Challenge” at the National 2005 Tour de Sol. The 17th annual Tour de Sol – billed as “a sustainable energy and transportation festival and competition” – was held May 13-16 in Sarasota Springs and Albany, New York, and featured more than 60 hybrid, electric, and bio-fueled vehicles.The Tour de Sol also featured a 500-mile Monte Carlo-style road rally, which was won by a Honda Insight that averaged 79 mpg, a Toyota Prius that averaged 61 mpg, and a biodiesel-fueled Volkswagen Passat that averaged 77 mpg. Other innovative vehicles at the Tour de Sol included two biodiesel-fueled hybrid vehicles and a biodiesel-fueled DaimlerChrysler Smart vehicle that achieved 67 mpg. And actually, there was one vehicle at the Tour de Sol that achieved better than 100 mpg, but that was because of an electrical boost: Valence Corporation and Energy Control Systems Engineering modified a Toyota Prius to carry a high-capacity lithium-ion battery pack charged with 9 kilowatt-hours of electricity. Their “plug-in” Prius achieved 102 mpg over a 150-mile course. While a number of homemade electric vehicles […]
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The 500 undergraduates living in the University of South Carolina’s new West Quad residence hall will enjoy a dormitory experience like few others. that’s because the 172,000 square-foot, $30.9 million residence hall, being hailed as the world’s largest green dorm, is as resident-friendly as it is environmentally responsible. And the construction cost was about the same as a similarly sized non-green residence hall.“At the beginning of the process, everyone was scared to death, having heard of 15% cost premiums for green buildings,” says Michael Koman, the university’s environmental program manager. “We debunked the myth that green buildings cost more.” The building is expected to receive a LEED-Silver certification. The facility uses 45% less energy and 20% less water than similarly sized residence halls. Reflective light shelves in the windows, a green roof on part of the facility, high-efficiency washers and dryers, low-flow plumbing fixtures, a 5 kW hydrogen fuel cell and a solar heating system for hot water are all elements of the facility’s water- and energy-efficient design. Residents are rewarded for being energy efficient as well. Each suite has its own temperature control and students can evaluate their suite’s electricity use on monitors in the lobbies. Residents that reduce […]
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Kraft Foods, Tembec and The ForestLand Group .. inspirational stories about mainstreaming sustainable forestry and ag practices.
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Always a model to follow, San Francisco is heading toward recycling and composting 75% of their waste.
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News and Events Toyota to Manufacture Camry Hybrids in Kentucky Growth in Solar Power Drives Changes in Silicon Supplies New Technologies Promise to Revolutionize the Solar Power Industry Cow Manure and Cotton Gin Waste to Fuel Ethanol Plant in Texas First Commercial Wave Power Plant Slated for Portugal Global Wind Power Study Finds Huge Potential Editor’s Note on Revised 2005 Tour de Sol Results Energy ConnectionsSix Sites Considered for Future Advanced Nuclear Power Plants News & EventsToyota to Manufacture Camry Hybrids in KentuckyToyota Motor Manufacturing North America announced last week that it will begin building a hybrid-electric version of the Camry – Toyota’s top-selling vehicle – at its Georgetown, Kentucky, plant in late 2006. The Camry hybrid will be Toyota’s first hybrid produced in North America, and only the second hybrid vehicle to be manufactured in the United States (Ford Motor Company currently produces the Escape Hybrid in Kansas City, Missouri). Toyota will invest $10 million to upgrade the plant for hybrid production and will have the ability to produce 48,000 Camry hybrids per year. The company did not yet release specific details about the Camry hybrid. See the Toyota press release.The Toyota news comes on the heels of record-breaking […]
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News and Events DOE Showcases Clean Diesel and Hybrid Trucks and Buses Modified Hybrid Vehicle Nears 100-mpg Barrier in Rally Minnesota Doubles Ethanol Requirement to 20 Percent Blend General Electric Sees Huge Growth in Wind Power Business FERC Approves Small Generator Interconnection Standard OECD Approves Special Financing for Renewable Energy Exports DOE Showcases Clean Diesel and Hybrid Trucks and BusesSecretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman opened an exhibition of energy-efficient clean diesel and advanced hybrid commercial vehicles in Washington, D.C., last week. The exhibition featured vehicles from Allison, Caterpillar, Cummins, Eaton, International, Oshkosh, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Volvo. Several of the vehicles were developed as part of DOE’s 21st Century Truck Partnership, a government and industry initiative to develop advanced technologies for fuel-efficient commercial vehicles. Held at a conference of the Society of Automotive Engineers, the exhibition was cosponsored by the Diesel Technology Forum. See the DOE press release and Secretary Bodman’s remarks at the event.Roughly a quarter of the vehicles that travel on U.S. highways are commercial vehicles. In the absence of significant technology development, DOE projections show a doubling in fuel use for commercial trucks by 2050. To reduce that growth in fuel use, DOE’s 21st […]
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News and Events DOE Funds Five Research Projects to Boost Mining Efficiency Washington State Adopts New Renewable Energy and Efficiency Laws Montana Laws Set Requirements for Renewable Energy and Ethanol Ormat Breaks Ground on New Geothermal Plant in California Large Wind Power Plant Moves Ahead in Idaho EPA: Ten U.S. Corporations to Cut Greenhouse Gases Energy ConnectionsStudies Find More Solar Energy Reaching Earth’s Surface News and EventsDOE Funds Five Research Projects to Boost Mining EfficiencyDOE announced last week its selection of five new projects to develop new mining technologies that will reduce energy use and lower costs. DOE will contribute nearly $1.88 million to the five projects, matched by $1.13 million from the private sector. The largest project is the development of an integrated data analysis system that aims to change the way mines measure, predict, control, and monitor their processes, with a goal of making the processes more efficient. The other four projects will investigate the use of high-pressure water jets for hard rock mining, develop a novel processing technology for dry coal, and evaluate two methods to remove water from wet slurries containing small particles of coal. See the DOE press release.Each year, nearly 47,000 pounds of materials […]
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