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September 27, 2012
Energy Department Announces New Investments in University-Led Nuclear Energy Innovation

Three University-Led Projects to Develop Next Generation Technologies, Train Future Energy Leaders

September 20, 2012
Meadville, Pennsylvania’s Allegheny College Highlighted by U.S. Energy Department for Its Investments in Clean Energy

Support for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Benefitting Local Community, Workers

September 12, 2012
Energy Department Launches SunShot Prize Competition to Install Solar Energy Systems at a Fraction of Today’s Price

As part of the SunShot Initiative, the Energy Department announced the start of a new competition to make it faster, easier, and cheaper to install rooftop solar energy systems

August 31, 2012
Energy Department Advances Research on Methane Hydrates – the World’s Largest Untapped Fossil Energy Resource

Projects to research the nature and occurrence of deepwater and arctic gas hydrates and its potential for dramatically expanding U.S. energy supplies

August 31, 2012
Energy Department Announces Emergency Oil Loan In Response to Hurricane Isaac-Related Request

Energy Department has agreed to lend 1 million barrels of sweet crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s (SPR) Bayou Choctaw site in Louisiana.

August 29, 2012
Energy Department Announces New Investments to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Cost-Competitive Solar Energy

Projects to Partner with One-of-their-kind Scientific User Facilities

August 28, 2012
Energy Department Announces New University-Led Projects to Create More Efficient, Lower Cost Concentrating Solar Power Systems

As part of the Energy Department’s SunShot Initiative, Secretary Steven Chu announced today new investments to advance innovative concentrating solar power (CSP) system technologies.

August 16, 2012
University of Minnesota Morris Clean Energy Investments Recognized by U.S. Department of Energy

Through the Departments “Clean Energy in Our Community” Video Series

August 16, 2012
We Can’t Wait: Obama Administration Announces New Public-Private Partnership to Support Manufacturing Innovation, Encourage Investment in America

Consortium of Businesses, Universities, and Community Colleges from Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania Co-Invest with Federal Government in a Manufacturing Innovation Institute

August 14, 2012
Energy Report: U.S. Wind Energy Production and Manufacturing Surges, Supporting Jobs and Diversifying U.S. Energy Economy

Uncertainty Surrounding Production Tax Credit Threatens Remarkable Expansion