All Posts Tagged With: "Steven Chu"

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Industry Pushes Back on Shale Gas Recommendations

The American Petroleum Institute is filing 10 pages of comments that take issue with several of the group’s recommendations, which was tapped by Energy Secretary Chu to study ways to boost the safety and environmental performance of U.S. natural gas production.

18Aug2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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DOE Praises and Promotes Electric Vehicle Market

$25,000, 350-mile-per-charge electric car could be reality within six years, according to the Feds. On Friday, Secretary Steven Chu and local officials in L.A. flipped the switch on the 500th electric-vehicle charging station installed by Coulomb Technologies as part of its ChargePoint America network.

15May2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Chu Urges Energy Companies to “Step Forward” on Fracking Best Practices

During an interview on Monday, he said, “We need to look into this, that it’s possible to extract that shale gas in a way that protects the water.” “We would need some of the leaders in the industry to step forward …

26Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Gets $9,976,400 in Fed Energy Funding

Under the State Energy Program, Wyoming expects to help 1,000 additional homeowners increase the energy efficiency of their homes. The state will also provide rebates of up to $5,000 to homeowners for installing residential renewable energy systems, including solar photovoltaic, wind and geothermal systems.

20Aug2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State Gets $35 Million for Efficiency
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The Obama administration says the funding will support weatherization of homes, including adding more insulation, sealing leaks and modernizing heating and air conditioning equipment, which will pay for itself many times over.

13Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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DOE to Pump Millions into Geothermal Energy

Energy Secretary Chu announced the release of two Funding Opportunity Announcements for up to $84 million to support the development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS).

6Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Energy Secretary Says Money to Be Used Quickly

Steven Chu said he wants half of the roughly $35 billion to $40 billion proposed for Energy Department programs in the economic-stimulus package to be spent within a year.

9Feb2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued