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May 23, 2012

Winners of Design Competition to Advance Energy Efficient Lighting Named

Winners of the indoor lighting category of the fourth-annual Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition, co-sponsored by the Energy Department, were announced recently at the LIGHTFAIR International conference in Las Vegas. More

May 4, 2012

Energy Department Announces Regional Winners of University Clean Energy Business Competitions

The U.S. Energy Department today announced the regional winners of its National Clean Energy Business Plan Competition. More

May 2, 2012

Energy Secretary Chu Announces Montana Schools Win National Student Efficiency Competition

Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced the winners of the America's Home Energy Education Challenge, a national student competition designed to encourage students and their families to take action to start saving money by saving energy. More

May 2, 2012

EPA Awards $1 Million to Colleges for Environmental Solutions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded more than $1 million in grants to 15 university and college teams that participated in the eighth Annual National Sustainable Design Expo. More

May 2, 2012

HVAC Efficiency Controls Could Mean Significant Savings

Commercial building owners could save an average of 38% on their heating and cooling bills just by installing a few new controls onto their HVAC systems, according to a new report from the Energy Department's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. More

April 25, 2012

Small Business Efficiency, Renewable Research Funding: Energy Department

The Energy Department has announced that up to $9 million is available for funding about 50 small businesses to advance innovative energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. More

April 18, 2012

Energy Savers Tips Are on the Go

The Energy Department has launched an Energy Savers mobile website for mobile devices. More

April 18, 2012

Selections Named for U.S.-India Joint Energy Center

The Energy Department has named the selections for three consortia in a new joint U.S.-India energy center, picking its National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory along with the University of Florida. More

April 11, 2012

GSA Slates 30 Federal Buildings for Deep Energy Retrofits

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has announced that 30 of its federal buildings are participating in a challenge to achieve deep energy savings. More

April 4, 2012

Lighting Up Georgia Convenience Stores

Convenience stores in Georgia are saving energy by implementing lighting efficiency upgrades supported by Recovery Act funds from DOE's State Energy Program and the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority. More

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