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US buildings compete in energy efficiency ‘weight’ contest
In the first contest of its type, 14 US commercial buildings are competing in an Environmental Protection Agency sponsored energy efficiency ‘weight’ competition.
US industry invests $18 million to improve energy efficiency
The US industrial sector is to invest $13 million from the Department of Energy plus a further $5 million in private funding to improve the energy efficiency of manufacturing.
Google invests $39 million in two US wind farms
Internet giant Google has made its first investment of $38.8 million in two wind farms in North Dakota with a total capacity of 169.5 MW.
New US wind installations slow down in 2010
The US installed 539 MW of new wind capacity in the first quarter of 2010, the lowest value since 2007, according to the American Wind Energy Association.
US could halt carbon emissions from coal by 2020, say experts
The US could completely halt CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants by 2020, according to a group of expert scientists, engineers, and architects.
Fisker secures $529 million loan from US government
Californian startup Fisker Automotive has confirmed the closing of a $528.7 million loan from the Department of Energy to support the production of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the US.
US awards $106 million to innovative energy research
The US Department of Energy is awarding $106 million to 37 innovative research projects that could transform the way energy is used and produced.
ICT industry needs to set targets for reducing emissions
The ICT industry needs to focus on reducing emissions or could come under the same scrutiny from environmentalists as air travel, warns a new publication by the BCS, the UK’s Chartered Institute for IT.
First US offshore wind farm gets the go ahead
US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar yesterday gave the go ahead for the country’s first offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound off the coast of Massachusetts.
US to work with Masdar project on clean energy
The US Department of Energy has signed an agreement to work with Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Initiative on clean energy.