Earlier this month Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced “plans to launch a new Energy Innovation Hub for advanced research on batteries and energy storage with an investment of up to $120 million over five years.” The purpose of this newest hub “will be to deliver research leading to revolutionary new technologies.” Applications are due [...]
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New Energy Innovation Hub for Batteries and Energy Storage
February 29th, 2012 
Eric Wilson 
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Tags: Battery, Coal, Department of Energy, Electricity Generation, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Solar Energy, Stephen Chu, Wind Power 
No Comments »Inside the 2013 Department of Energy Budget
February 21st, 2012 Eric Wilson As part of the massive $3.8 trillion dollar federal budget proposed recently by President Barack Obama, $27.2 billion was geared toward the Department of Energy (DOE). For those interested, here is a PDF of the DOE budget. Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu provided details of the budget proposal as it pertains to his office. In [...]
SunShot Initiative Aims to Make Solar Affordable
February 15th, 2012 Eric Wilson The United States’ Department of Energy (DOE) is working to bring down solar energy costs. The program, known as the SunShot Initiative, “is a collaborative national initiative to make solar energy cost competitive with other forms of energy by the end of the decade.” The goal is to drive down the costs of solar energy [...]
Posted in Economics, Eric Wilson, News, Renewable Energy Tags: Department of Energy, Solar Energy, Stephen Chu No Comments »Department of Energy Announces 2013 Solar Decathlon Details
February 9th, 2012 Eric Wilson Last month the US Department of Energy (DOE) selected teams from 20 colleges and universities to take part in the 2013 Solar Decathlon at Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California. (A full list of schools can be seen below). The location for next year’s Decathlon marks a departure from previous ones which were held [...]
Secretary Chu Says EV Batteries Will Be 70% Cheaper in 3 Years
January 17th, 2012 Justin Manger At a recent speech in Detroit - a kind of pep rally for the city and its car industry – Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu had some good news about the cost of the batteries that power electric vehicles. In addition to making inroads on new kinds of battery technology, he talked about the likely decreases in [...]
Posted in Business, Clean Technology, Economics, Green Products, Justin Manger, News, Policy, Transportation Tags: Battery, Cars, Electric Vehicles, Stephen Chu, Washington DC No Comments »University of Maryland Wins the 2011 Solar Decathlon
October 8th, 2011 Eric Wilson Much like the World Track and Field Championships, which are held every other odd-numbered year and boast the world’s greatest athlete (i.e. the decathlon winner), the Solar Decathlon in Washington D.C. also takes place biannually on years ending in odd numbers. Two years ago, the team from Germany was victorious for the second straight competition. [...]
Department of Energy Relaunches Energy.gov
August 8th, 2011 Eric Wilson Go to doe.gov and you will end up at the government’s website for the Department of Energy. The Energy Department also runs Energy.gov, which relaunched their sister site late last week in order to “make it easier for you to find important energy information and services in your community.” Check out the revamped site. They [...]
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Green Economy, News, Policy, President Obama Tags: Department of Energy, Energy, Stephen Chu No Comments »America’s Home Energy Education Challenge
June 23rd, 2011 Eric Wilson Last month the Department of Energy (DOE) and National Science Teachers Association (disclaimer: I am a former member of the NSTA) launched a cooperative effort to reduce energy consumption. Christened America’s Home Energy Education Challenge, the goal of the effort is to engage young people in their energy usage. According to the post on the [...]
Posted in Behavior, Education, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson Tags: Department of Energy, Energy, Science, Stephen Chu No Comments »The Obama Administration’s Smart Grid Policy
June 18th, 2011 Eric Wilson Earlier this month, the Obama Administration released their Policy Framework for the 21st Century Grid. The framework, which is subtitled “Enabling Our Secure Energy Future”, is part of a report that includes “policy recommendations that build upon the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the Obama Administration’s smart grid investments to foster long-term [...]
Posted in Eric Wilson, Featured Posts, President Obama, Smart Grid Tags: Clean Energy, Grid, Stephen Chu, Stimulus Bill No Comments »President Obama Announces Energy Plan
March 31st, 2011 Eric Wilson Yesterday President Obama presented his administration’s “Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future” during a speech at Georgetown University. According to the blog post on the White House’s website, the president’s point was that “we need to make ourselves more secure and control our energy future by harnessing all of the resources that we have available [...]
Posted in Clean Technology, Energy Efficiency, Eric Wilson, Japan, Policy, President Obama, Transportation Tags: Alternative Energy, Bio-fuels, Brazil, CAFE Standards, Coal, Electric Vehicles, Energy, Fracking, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Oil Consumption, Solar Energy, Stephen Chu, Wind Power No Comments »
