Clean Cities News
Find the latest news about the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities program and alternative transportation technologies.
May 15, 2013
$16 Million Set for Small Businesses Focused on Energy Technologies
The Energy Department announced that it will award 88 grants to small businesses in 28 states to develop clean energy technologies with a strong potential for commercialization and job creation. More
May 15, 2013
DOE Launches Public-Private Partnership to Deploy Hydrogen Infrastructure
The U.S. Energy of Department (DOE) launched H2USA, a new public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for U.S. consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles. More
May 15, 2013
Clean Cities Coalitions Charge Up Plug-In Electric Vehicles
The Energy Department's Clean Cities coalitions nationwide are helping their communities get ready for PEVs by using local knowledge to ensure that both are easily deployed and available to consumers. More
May 8, 2013
Study: Nearly 22 Million Electric Vehicles Will Be Sold from 2012 to 2020
A total of 21.9 million EVs will be sold worldwide during the period from 2012 to 2020, according to a recent report from Navigant Research. More
May 1, 2013
New Battery Design Could Help Solar and Wind Power the Grid
Researchers from the Energy Department's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a low-cost, long-life "flow" battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical grid. More
April 24, 2013
On the Path to Low Cost Renewable Fuels, an Important Breakthrough
Last fall, scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) successfully demonstrated the technical advances needed to produce cellulosic ethanol cost competitively at $2.15 per gallon, a process that was modeled at $9 per gallon just a decade ago. More
April 17, 2013
President's 2014 Budget Proposes Critical Investments in Clean Energy
As part of an Administration-wide effort to strengthen the U.S. economy with energy that is cleaner, cheaper, and creates sustainable jobs, President Obama requested a $28.4 billion Fiscal Year 2014 budget for the Energy Department. More
April 10, 2013
Energy Department Renews Funding for Bioenergy Research Centers
The Energy Department plans to fund its three Bioenergy Research Centers for an additional five-year period, subject to continuing congressional appropriations. Established in 2007, these centers include the BioEnergy Research Center, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, and the Joint BioEnergy Institute. More
April 10, 2013
Energy Department Announces Apps for Vehicles Challenge Winners
The Energy Department announced the winners of the Apps for Vehicles Challenge, which include a vehicle diagnostics app developed by Dash, and an app from MyCarma that generates personalized fuel economy estimates for prospective car buyers. More
April 3, 2013
National Parks Move Transportation Forward in America's Great Outdoors
Building on the success of its existing National Park Service projects, the Energy Department's Clean Cities Initiative is now partnering with five additional parks to implement specific projects that improve the parks' environment and increase the sustainability of their operations. More
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