U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Solar Energy Technologies Program – News
News Archives - 2008
New Energy Act Calls for Increased Renewable Energy Research Energy Efficiency in New Federal Buildings to Increase by 30% Most EERE Programs See Increased Funding in Appropriations Bill Hawaii Plans for 34 Megawatts of Solar Power at State Sites Solar Equipment Manufacturing Plant Announced for New Mexico DOE Selects 20 Teams for the 2009 Solar Decathlon
Clean Energy Investment Exceeds $117 Billion in 2007 President Bush Requests $1.255 Billion for EERE in FY 2009 DOE to Invest Up to $20.6 Million in Solid-State Lighting New Builders Challenge Calls for 220,000 Efficient New Homes by 2012 California Approves Feed-In Tariffs for Renewable Energy Systems Dedication Ceremony for Solar One in Nevada Arizona Utility to Buy Power from a 280-Megawatt Solar Power Plant New York Launches Clean Energy Workforce Training Initiative Building for the 21st Century: The 2007 Solar Decathlon in Review
DOE to Invest up to $13.7 Million for Breakthrough Solar Energy Projects NREL Thin-Film Solar Cell Achieves Record Efficiency DOE Provides up to $2.4 Million to Advance Solar Energy in 12 U.S. Cities
California Utility to Install 250 Megawatts of Solar Panels DOE and EPA Honor Energy Star Partners DOE Announces New Energy Star Criteria for Water Heaters Large-Scale Solar Thermal Power Projects Planned for California Texas Invests in Solar Power Company DOE to Offer $10 Billion in Renewable, Efficiency Loan Guarantees DOE Presents an Earth Day Vision for Today and the Future American Architects Name Top Ten Green Buildings for 2008 DOE to Invest up to $60 Million for Advanced CSP
New Jersey Utility Offers $105 Million in Solar Loans Long Island Utility Calls for 50 Megawatts of Solar Power
DOE to Identify Western Transmission Needs for Renewable Energy in 11 Western States DOE to Identify Western Transmission Needs for Renewable Energy Juneau, Alaska, Cuts Electricity Use Drastically During Crisis DOE and Partners to Offer Prize for Efficient Lighting Duke Energy Plans to Add Solar Power to 850 North Carolina Sites World's Top Energy Ministers Launch Energy Efficiency Effort San Francisco Launches Nation's Largest Municipal Solar Incentive DOE Presents "Cambridge Energy Alliance: A Community Response to a Changing Climate" Study: Solar Power Could Provide 10% of U.S. Electricity by 2025
Lushetsky Named Solar Program Manager BLM to Continue Accepting Applications for Solar Energy Projects DOE Supports the Securing a Clean Energy Future Initiative Florida Commission Approves State's First Commercial-Scale Solar Power Facilities Renewable and Efficient Inventions Earn Nine R&D 100 Awards for DOE USDA Awards $6.9 Million for Renewable Energy, Efficiency Projects Large-Scale U.S. Solar Power Facilities Becoming Commonplace DOE Unveils Initiative to Promote Energy Efficiency in Hospitals Clean Energy Partnership Launched for Island Nations Report: California Utilities Lead the Nation in Solar Energy University of Michigan Wins the North American Solar Challenge Assistant Secretary Alexander Karsner Announces Resignation
DOE to Save $13 Million in Annual Energy Costs at Four National Labs DOE Pursues Zero-Net Energy Commercial Buildings DOE to Invest up to $24 Million for Breakthrough Solar Energy Products DOE to Invest in Grid Integration Systems for Solar Energy NREL Solar Cell Sets World-Record Conversion Efficiency of 40.8% PG&E Signs Contracts for 800 Megawatts of Solar Photovoltaic Power DOE to Invest $7 Million to Speed Clean Energy Commercialization
DOE Headquarters Inaugurates a New 205-Kilowatt Solar Power System National Solar Tour Comes to All But Four States in October DOE to Invest $35 Million in Concentrating Solar Power Projects DOE to Invest $17.6 Million in Six Early-Stage Photovoltaic Projects
Economic Stabilization Bill Includes Clean Energy Tax Incentives Clean Energy Projects Dodge the Global Credit Crunch Investment Outlook Mixed for Clean Energy Technologies White House Honors Four Federal Teams for $72 Million in Energy Savings U.S. Solar Power Manufacturing Growing Dramatically Ausra Opens its First Concentrating Solar Power Plant in California DOE Extends Deadline for Clean Energy Loan Guarantees
Utilities in Colorado and Hawaii Pursue Clean Energy DOE Reaches Agreement with LG Electronics on Refrigerator Energy Matters DOE Presents "Green Community: The American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment 2008 Top Ten Green Projects" DOE and EPA Release an Energy Efficiency Action Plan for States DOE Expands its Entrepreneur in Residence Program U.S. Green Building Council Revises its LEED Rating System DOE and Interior Department to Deploy Clean Energy at National Parks
Los Angeles Pursues 1,300 Megawatts of Solar Power by 2020 New Technologies Show Promise for High-Efficiency Solar Cells President-Elect Obama Nominates Dr. Steven Chu as Energy Secretary Dow Corning to Invest Billions in Solar Materials Manufacturing DOE Announces First Homes in New Orleans to Meet Builders Challenge Requirements
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