May 8, 2008
DOE Energy Assessment Helps Goodyear Tire Plant Save $875,000 in Less Than 3 Months
When the Goodyear tire plant in Union City, Tennessee, participated in a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Save Energy Now energy assessment, plant managers were aware of potential energy savings measures but were unsure of the costs of implementation. More
May 7, 2008
Ohio Requires 25% Renewable or Advanced Energy by 2025
A new Ohio law requires the state's utilities to draw on renewable or "advanced" energy for 25% of their electricity supply by 2025, with renewable energy meeting at least half of that requirement. The new law also requires utilities to establish energy efficiency and demand reduction programs. More
May 7, 2008
Record Oil Prices Spur More Increases in Projected Energy Costs
Crude oil prices reached $120 per barrel in April, and DOE's Energy Information Administration (EIA) now believes that oil prices will average $110 per barrel for the year as a whole. The EIA expects gasoline prices to reach a peak of $3.73 per gallon in June, while diesel fuel prices will be even higher. More
April 30, 2008
Proposed New Standards to Increase Fuel Economy by 25% by 2015
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed new fuel economy standards on April 22 that will result in a 25% increase in fuel economy by 2015. But record gas prices are already causing a shift in consumer preferences that is leading automakers to shift toward greater fuel economy. More
April 24, 2008
DOE Responds to TIME Magazine's Criticism of Ethanol
In the April 28 issue of TIME magazine, Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman and Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer rebutted the magazine's recent article about the use and development of ethanol. In their response, the Secretaries noted that second and third generation biofuels have the potential to reduce greenhouse gases, and that modern agriculture has the capacity to manage land use responsibly—balancing our nation's needs for both fuel and food. More
April 23, 2008
DOE Offers $7 Million for Biomass Pyrolysis Research
DOE is offering up to $7 million over the next 2 years to support research into improved methods of biomass pyrolysis. More
April 23, 2008
DOE to Offer $10 Billion in Renewable, Efficiency Loan Guarantees
DOE will issue a solicitation in June offering up to $10 billion in loan guarantees for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and electric transmission projects. But DOE wants input before then about which technologies to support. Responses to DOE's Request for Information are due by May 2. More
April 23, 2008
EPA: U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Dropped 1.1% in 2006
The official accounting of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2006 finds a 1.1% drop, slightly less of a drop than calculated by DOE's Energy Information Administration late last year. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have increased 14.7% since 1990. More
April 23, 2008
DOE Presents an Earth Day Vision for Today and the Future
To celebrate Earth Day, the DOE home page features a Flash animation that shows not only how you can make a difference at home and on the road, but also how DOE is making a difference by developing energy technologies for a cleaner, more secure energy future. More
April 23, 2008
President Bush Sets Goals for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
If President Bush has his way, the United States will stop the growth in its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. To meet that goal, electric utilities will have to slow the growth in greenhouse gas emissions so that they peak within 10 to 15 years; energy efficiency and renewable energy will help. More
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