Press Releases on November 9, 2010 - EIN Presswire - Press Release Distribution Service

Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:26 GMT

Obama Administration Offers $59 Million in Conditional Loan Guarantees to Beacon Power and Nordic Windpower, Inc.

WASHINGTON, DC -- Secretary Steven Chu today announced $59 million in conditional loan guarantees from the Department of Energy for Nordic Windpower, USA, and Beacon Power. Nordic Windpower has been offered $16 million to support the expansion of its …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:26 GMT

Obama Administration Announces Additional $11,281,300 for Local Energy Efficiency Improvements in Maine

Block Grants to Support Jobs, Cut Energy Bills, and Increase Energy Independence WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced plans to invest $3.2 billion in energy efficiency and conservation projects in U.S. …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:26 GMT

Obama Administration Announces Additional $24,624,200 for Local Energy Efficiency Improvements in Louisiana

Block Grants to Support Jobs, Cut Energy Bills, and Increase Energy Independence WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced plans to invest $3.2 billion in energy efficiency and conservation projects in U.S. …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:26 GMT

Obama-Biden Administration Announces Nearly $59 Million in Weatherization Funding and Energy Efficiency Grants for Idaho

Part of nearly $8 billion in Recovery Act funding for energy efficiency efforts nationwide that will create 100,000 jobs and cut energy bills for families Washington DC -- Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Chu today announced Idaho will …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:26 GMT

Obama-Biden Administration Announces Nearly $412 Million in Weatherization Funding and Energy Efficiency Grants for California

Part of nearly $8 billion in Recovery Act funding for energy efficiency efforts nationwide that will create 100,000 jobs and cut energy bills for families Washington DC -- Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Chu today announced California …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:26 GMT

Obama-Biden Administration Announces More Than $72.5 Million in Weatherization Funding and Energy Efficiency Grants for Nebraska

Part of nearly $8 billion in Recovery Act funding for energy efficiency efforts nationwide that will create 100,000 jobs and cut energy bills for families Washington DC -- Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Chu today announced Nebraska …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:26 GMT

Obama-Biden Administration Announces Nearly $177 Million in Weatherization Funding and Energy Efficiency Grants for Massachusetts

Part of nearly $8 billion in Recovery Act funding for energy efficiency efforts nationwide that will create 100,000 jobs and cut energy bills for families Washington DC -- Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Chu today announced …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:26 GMT

Obama-Biden Administration Announces Nearly $517.8 Million in Weatherization Funding and Energy Efficiency Grants for New York

Part of nearly $8 billion in Recovery Act funding for energy efficiency efforts nationwide that will create 100,000 jobs and cut energy bills for families Washington DC -- Vice President Joe Biden and Energy Secretary Chu today announced New York …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:25 GMT

Energy and Defense Departments Announce Agreement to Enhance Cooperation on Clean Energy and Strengthen Energy Security

Washington, D.C. - At a White House Forum on Energy Security today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:25 GMT

Readout of President Obama's Call With Secretary Chu

President Obama spoke with Energy Secretary Steven Chu tonight by telephone from Air Force One. Secretary Chu briefed the President on his scientific and technical assessment of BP's plans for a possible "top kill" and what the next …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:25 GMT

DOE Offers Conditional Loan Guarantee for Front End Nuclear Facility in Idaho

Uranium Enrichment Project to Create Over 1,000 Jobs in Idaho Washington, DC - As part of a broad effort to expand the use of nuclear power in the United States and reduce carbon pollution, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today the …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:26 GMT

Statement of Department of Energy Press Secretary Stephanie Mueller about Yucca Mountain

"We are confident that we have the legal authority to withdraw the application for the Yucca Mountain repository. However, the parties need some time to prepare and the Court needs time to consider the issues. We are proposing to halt …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:25 GMT

Secretary Chu Op-Ed on Energy Efficiency from the World Economic Forum

Washington, DC -- An op-ed by Secretary Steven Chu appears in a new report by the World Economic Forum and IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates entitled "Energy Vision 2010: Towards a More Energy Efficient World." Read the full report …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:25 GMT

Department of Energy Files Motion to Withdraw Yucca Mountain License Application

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy today filed a motion with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to withdraw the license application for a high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain with prejudice. "President Obama is …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:25 GMT

DOE Launches New Website to Bring Energy Technology Information to the Public

WASHINGTON, DC - Secretary Chu announced today that the Department of Energy is launching Open Energy Information ( www.openEI.org ) - a new open-source web platform that will make DOE resources and open energy data widely available to the public. …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:25 GMT

Secretary Chu Announces $3 Billion Investment for Carbon Capture and Sequestration

$979 million to support new commercial-scale CCS technologies Washington, DC - US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the selection of three new projects with a value of $3.18 billion to accelerate the development of advanced coal …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:26 GMT

Secretary Chu Announcement of $151 Million in ARPA-E Grants

(San Francisco, Calif.) - Today, Secretary Chu announced the first $151 million in grant funding through the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. Secretary Chu made the announcement at the headquarters of Google Inc. in Mountain View, …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:26 GMT

DOE and Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology Co-Host First Ever Electric Vehicle Forum

Beijing, China - Yesterday, the first-ever U.S.-China Electric Vehicle Forum concluded in Beijing, China, bringing together more than 140 U.S. and Chinese officials from government, industry, academia and advocacy groups to discuss progress made in …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:26 GMT

Statement on the Eighth Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks

Secretary Steven Chu "Today, we pause to remember the nearly 3,000 men and women who lost their lives in the horrific attacks of 9/11 and to honor the heroes of that terrible day. The people we lost came from all walks of life, all parts of the …

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Published on November 9, 2010 - 11:25 GMT

Obama Administration Announces $85 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Early Career Scientists' Research

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that up to $85 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be awarded in early 2010 to support at least 50 early career researchers for five years at U.S. …

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