http://www.energyefficiencynews.comAfion Media Ltd US 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/ 2010-03-11T00:00:00-00:00 US 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/ 2010-03-10T00:00:00-00:00 US 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&rsquo;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/ 2010-03-10T00:00:00-00:00 US 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/ 2010-03-09T00:00:00-00:00 Lighting, 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/ 2010-03-08T00:00:00-00:00 US 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&rsquo;s schools, universities and colleges, hospitals and not-for-profit agencies.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/us/i/2869/ 2010-03-05T00:00:00-00:00 US 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/ 2010-03-04T00:00:00-00:00 US 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/ 2010-03-03T00:00:00-00:00 US 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&rsquo;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/ 2010-02-26T00:00:00-00:00 Renewables, 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&rsquo;s Energy Commission yesterday announced a $90 million investment in clean energy manufacturing.</p> http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/us/i/2840/ 2010-02-25T00:00:00-00:00 US policy, California Energy Commission, investment, Clean Energy Manufacturing Program, energy efficiency, transport, fuels, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA,