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News Archives - 2005

January

Steam Tool Update: Correction to SSAT Version 2.0.0
Now Available: Technology Roadmap for Energy Loss Reduction and Recovery
USDA Publishes Rules for Federal Purchasing of Bioproducts
Now Available: January 2005 ITP E-Bulletin
DOE and USDA Offer up to $15 Million for Biomass Projects

February

Chemical Bandwidth Study Analyzes Energy Savings Opportunities
DOE Issues Ultra-high Efficiency Industrial Steam Generation Solicitation
EIA: Oil Prices to Stay Above $40 per Barrel Through 2006
Second Workshop to Facilitate Chemical Industry R&D Collaboration
February ITP E-Bulletin Now Available
State Energy Collaborative Awards $4 Million to Eight Projects

March

Ethanol Production Reaches New Heights in 2004
Utilities Pursue Biomass Power in Arizona, Alabama, and Georgia
USDA Offers Up to $14.3 Million for Biomass Energy Projects
USDA Conservation Program Includes Efficiency, Renewable Incentives
Illinois Provides $500,000 to Build Ethanol Infrastructure

April

Novozymes and NREL Cut Cost of Converting Biomass to Ethanol
Wisconsin Paper Mills Cut Costs with Energy Efficiency, Hydropower
Industrial Program Receives High Marks

May

DOE Industrial Technologies Program Introduces Three New Software Assessment Tools
DOE and USDA to Cooperate on Producing Hydrogen from Biomass

June

The San Jose Mercury News Upgrades its Printing Plant's Compressed Air System To Trim Both Energy and Operating Costs
New Process Converts Sugars Into Diesel-Fuel Substitute
Food and Paper Industries Pursue Energy Savings
USDA awards $4.4 Million for Woody Biomass Projects

July

Jacques Beaudry-Losique Joins DOE to Manage Industrial Technologies Program
USDA Begins Process to Designate Preferred Biobased Products

December

DOE Energy Saving Team Visits Dow Chemical Plant in Louisiana
DOE Launches "EERE Progress Alerts," a New E-Bulletin
DOE, EPA Join Leadership Group to Boost Utility Efficiency Spending
EIA Expects High Energy Prices Through 2006
Canadian Company Begins Commercial Delivery of BioOil
EIA Boosts its Long-Term Projections for Oil Costs
DOE Announces Three New Forest Products Industry Research & Development Projects