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Department of Energy Awards $338 Million to Accelerate Domestic Geothermal Energy

Writing by EERE Network News on Thursday, 29 of October , 2009 at 12:00 am

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced up to $338 million in Recovery Act funding for the exploration and development of new geothermal fields and research into advanced geothermal technologies.

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DOE Awards $151 Million in Recovery Act Funding for ARPA-E Projects

Writing by EERE Network News on Wednesday, 28 of October , 2009 at 12:00 pm

To foster advanced energy efficiency technological innovation, DOE has funded 37 projects through the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, or ARPA-E. The funds are meant to support high-risk, high-reward energy research.

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President Obama Announces $3.4 Billion to Spur Smart Electric Grids

Writing by EERE Network News on Wednesday, 28 of October , 2009 at 12:00 am

In order to build a "clean energy superhighway," DOE is awarding $3.4 billion in Recovery Act funds to 100 projects that are designed to move the nation toward a more efficient electric grid. The new smart grid projects will take place in every state except Alaska.

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Plug-In Hybrid Automaker to Reopen a GM Plant Using a DOE Loan

Writing by EERE Network News on Wednesday, 28 of October , 2009 at 12:00 am

Fisker Automotive will use a $359 million loan from DOE to revive a shuttered General Motors Corporation (GM) auto plant in Delaware and build its new plug-in hybrid sedan.

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DOE Offers a $24 Million Loan to a Manufacturer of Emissions Controls

Writing by EERE Network News on Wednesday, 28 of October , 2009 at 12:00 am

Tenneco, an Illinois company, becomes the fifth recipient of a loan offer under DOE's Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program, and the first component manufacturer to receive a loan offer.

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Honda CR-Z Concept Hybrid Debuts at the Tokyo Motor Show

Writing by EERE Network News on Wednesday, 28 of October , 2009 at 12:00 am

Among the new choices on display at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda's CR-Z Concept Hybrid, the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid, and the Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept showed the way of the near future. The Honda CR-Z hybrid is coming to the United States in 2010.

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EPA Names the Top 20 Green-Powered Schools

Writing by EERE Network News on Wednesday, 28 of October , 2009 at 12:00 am

The greenest schools in the K-12 grades got high marks from the EPA for being the best in class in their purchase or use of electricity from renewable energy sources. The top five school leaders in green power hailed from Texas, New York, and Maryland.

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Report: Addressing Climate Change Yields 4.5 Million Clean Energy Jobs

Writing by EERE Network News on Wednesday, 28 of October , 2009 at 12:00 am

A new study, "Estimating the Jobs Impact of Tackling Climate Change," projects widespread employment benefits in the fields of renewable energy and energy efficiency, if the United States makes a serious commitment to addressing climate change.

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DOE to Invest $24 Million in Three Wind Energy Research Facilities

Writing by EERE Network News on Wednesday, 21 of October , 2009 at 12:00 am

To encourage research into utility-scale wind energy power as well as to broaden academic study of renewables, DOE is funding three university-led facilities in Illinois, Maine, and Minnesota.

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AWEA: Recovery Act Spurs U.S. Wind Power Growth in the Third Quarter

Writing by EERE Network News on Wednesday, 21 of October , 2009 at 12:00 am

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is crediting the Recovery Act as a major factor in driving strong growth in installed U.S. wind power capacity for the third quarter of 2009. But despite that boost, AWEA sees a slowdown in wind power growth as the year nears its end.

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