http://www.energyefficiencynews.comAfion Media LtdUS backs carbon capture and storage projects<p>The US Department of Energy is backing two post-combustion carbon capture and storage demonstration projects in Texas and Virginia.</p>
http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/us/i/2887/
2010-03-11T00:00:00-00:00US policy, Department of Energy, fossil fuels, carbon capture and storage, CCS, research and development, NRG Energy, UOP Honeywell, algae, biofuels, transport, fuels,US firms to share $40 million to develop next generation nuclear power<p>US firms Westinghouse Electric Co. and General Atomics are to share $40 million from the Department of Energy to develop next generation nuclear plants.</p>
http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/us/i/2880/
2010-03-10T00:00:00-00:00US policy, Department of Energy, nuclear power, next generation nuclear plants, NGNPs, Westinghouse Electric Co., General Atomics,US energy efficiency initiatives will create 333,000 jobs in 2010<p>The US Administration’s recently announced residential and commercial retrofit programmes and boosts to energy efficient manufacturing will create 333,000 jobs this year, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.</p>
http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/us/i/2881/
2010-03-10T00:00:00-00:00US policy, energy efficiency, manufacturing, refurbishment, retrofit, construction, insulation, heating & ventilation, windows, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, ACEEE, HOME STAR, BUILDING STAR,LED streetlights perform best overall, say engineers<p>LED streetlights perform best overall in terms of energy efficiency, lifetime, environmental impact and costs, according to the first comprehensive analysis by US engineers.</p>
http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/us/i/2876/
2010-03-09T00:00:00-00:00Lighting, light-emitting diodes, LEDs, high-pressure sodium lamps, HPS, metal halide lamps, gas-based induction bulb, streetlights, research and development, University of Pittsburgh, lifecycle analysis, energy efficiency, consumption,US Government backs energy-saving windows<p>The US Department of Energy announced last week that it is to back a Minnesota-based company making energy-saving windows with a $72 million loan.</p>
http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/us/i/2871/
2010-03-08T00:00:00-00:00US policy, Department of Energy, loan, smart materials, windows, heating and ventilation, SAGE Electrochromics, SageGlass, electrochromic windows, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL,New York Governor promises $40 million to improve energy efficiency<p>New York Governor David A. Paterson yesterday announced a $40 million investment to improve the energy efficiency of the state’s schools, universities and colleges, hospitals and not-for-profit agencies.</p>
http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/us/i/2869/
2010-03-05T00:00:00-00:00US policy, New York, energy efficiency, public sector, buildings, lighting, heating & ventilation, refurbishment, microgeneration, transport, road, fuels,US invests $100 million cutting-edge energy research<p>US Energy Secretary Steven Chu earlier this week announced a $100 million investment in cutting-edge research into energy storage, electrical power technology and building efficiency.</p>
http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/us/i/2865/
2010-03-04T00:00:00-00:00US policy, renewables, infrastructure and distribution, heating and ventilation, building efficiency, refurbishment, research and development, Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, ARPA-E,Obama unveils incentive plan for home improvements<p>US President Barack Obama has announced details of plans to provide incentives for homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their homes.</p>
http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/us/i/2861/
2010-03-03T00:00:00-00:00US policy, weatherisation, Barack Obama, home improvement, energy efficiency, heating and ventilation, materials, HOMESTAR programme, rebates, incentives,Waste land prime location for renewable energy<p>The US Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory are looking into the potential of contaminated land as locations for renewables.</p>
http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/us/i/2846/
2010-02-26T00:00:00-00:00Renewables, US policy, contaminated sites, brownfields, landfill sites, solar, wind, hydro, Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, FCC, FCC Energy, FCCE, Waste Recycling Group, WRG,California invests $90 million in clean energy manufacturing<p>California’s Energy Commission yesterday announced a $90 million investment in clean energy manufacturing.</p>
http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/us/i/2840/
2010-02-25T00:00:00-00:00US policy, California Energy Commission, investment, Clean Energy Manufacturing Program, energy efficiency, transport, fuels, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA,