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• Designer Putting Some Va-Vroom in the Hybrid Car

  
  MixedPower.com — Authority: 120
  Not long ago, Henrik Fisker was dashing up Interstate 5 from Los Angeles to San Francisco when a highway patrolman clocked his Aston Martin roadster — a car that Fisker himself designed — going 97 mph. He protested. (”It was 90 at the most.”). He got a ticket and set the cruise control at 70. For the next ...
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• Self-Destructing Bacteria to Create Better Biofuel

  
  Move Trends Real Estate Blog - The Leader in Online Real Estate — Authority: 437
  Arizona State University (ASU) is getting into the bacteria-biofuel game with a bang. It was recently announced that researchers at the University have developed a process that produces low-cost, renewable biofuel from self-destructing pond scum- or cyanobacteria. These photosynthetic microbes have been ...
  18 hours ago

• Nevada Institutions Awarded $5.7 Million for Renewable Energy Research

  
  Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology - Nevada's Business Starts Here — Authority: 136
  The Nevada System of Higher Education has received $5.7 million-over the past two fiscal years-from the U.S. Department of Energy for renewable energy, including the latest installment, $3.2 million to be used for a renewable energy consortium – an association between the three NSHE research institutions and ...
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• Argonne scientists to control attractive force for nanoelectromechanical systems

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 644
  ARGONNE, Ill. (Dec.10, 2009) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energys Argonne National Laboratory are developing a way to control the Casimir force, a quantum mechanical force, which attracts objects when they are only hundred nanometers apart. Link:  ...
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• Self-Destructing Bacteria Key to Better Biofuels

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 134
  cyanobacteria-ed02.jpg Researchers at Arizona State University have genetically engineered cyanobacteria that dissolve from the inside out, making it easy to access the high-energy fats and biofuel byproducts located within.
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• Duke Energys Large-Scale Battery Storage Project

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 134
  Wind.jpg A new project from Duke Energy ( NYSE:DUK) proposes the installation of large-scale batteries that store excess wind energy and discharge it during times of peak demand--not just when the turbines are in action.
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• Dept. of Energy hands out $100M more to risky biofuel, battery and carbon capture projects

  
  MINING.com News — Authority: 181
  The U.S. Department of Energy has been placing a lot of emphasis on bold, out-of-the-box plays when it comes to cleantech — an attitude that led to the creation of ARPA-E, its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. At the end of October, it gave
  1 week ago

• U.S. Treasury Department Awards Nevada Geothermal Power, Inc. a $57.9 Million Grant

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 134
  Geotherma lPower Station.jpg The United States Department of the Treasury awarded a $57.9 million federal grant to Nevada Geothermal Power ( CVE:NGP ).
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• Feds Invest $564M in Advanced Biomass Projects

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 614
  To help build the foundation of a biomass industry in the United States, the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture have selected 19 biorefinery projects in 15 states to receive up to $564 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These projects were chosen to speed up the construction and operation ...
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• U.S. Department of Energy awards US$979-million for carbon-capture projects

  
  MINING.com News — Authority: 181
  The U.S. Energy Department announced yesterday it will award up to US$979-million to three projects aimed at developing technology to trap and store carbon emissions from coal plants. Such technology is not yet viable on a commercial scale, but would
  1 week ago

• $600 Million Investment in Advanced Biorefinery Projects

  
  Appomattox Area News — Authority: 135
  Virginia not included in biofuel project. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 19 integrated biorefinery projects to receive up to $564 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to accelerate the construction and operation ...
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• Senator Reid’s Clean Energy Funding Workshops -Dec 7, 8

  
  Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology - Nevada's Business Starts Here — Authority: 136
          Las Vegas Workshop December 7th, 2009 1pm to 5pm Clark County Library Charleston Theater West Charleston Library 6301 W. Charleston Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89146 Reno Workshop December 8th, 2009 8am to 12 noon McKinley Arts & Culture Center Auditorium 925 Riverside Drive Reno, NV ...
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• U.S. Response to energy and climate change, prior to Copenhagen

  
  INNOVATION. International Journal by 2thinknow. — Authority: 132
  White House Administration Member and Economic Thought Leaders Address Platts Global Energy Outlook Forum U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science Dr. Steven Koonin States Importance of U.S. Leadership and Examines U.S. Role in Global Energy Sustainability NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Platts — ...
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• Uranium bounces back( A Little)

  
  Uranium Investing News — Authority: 138
  FNArena.com reports on why uranium spot price is bouncing back a little.November in the uranium market was a tale of two entities. One was the US Department of Energy and its ongoing plans to release a large amount of stock into the market. The second was a new Canadian uranium investment  fund, which plans to [...]
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• DOE Announces $45 Million for Next Generation of Wind Turbines

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 134
  Wind Farm Construction.jpg U.S.
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• Brain scan study shows cocaine abusers can control cravings

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 644
  UPTON, NY -- When asked to inhibit their response to a "cocaine-cues" video, active cocaine abusers were, on average, able to suppress activity in brain regions linked to drug craving, according to a new study at the U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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• New Project To Assess Biomass Crops and Optimize Them for Higher Yields

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 134
  biomass.jpg In a new two-year study, partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, two biomass companies are joining forces to determine which variations of biomass crops are optimal for thermochemical conversion and how to optimize their usage.
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• AIA Report Notes Dramatic Increase in Green Building Programs

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 134
  GreenEnergyDrawing.jpg Despite a global economic crisis, or maybe because of it, more and more municipalities are getting religious about building green – and developing policies to promote energy-efficient building.
  2 weeks ago

• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants Fund Florida and Maine to the Tune of $40 Million

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 134
  doe-logo.jpg Florida and Maine are the latest recipients of the DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program . Through this program, states can implement programs that lower energy use, reduce carbon pollution, and create green jobs locally.
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• Peter Gleick: What the Frack? Poisoning our Water in the Name of Energy Profits

  
  Circle of Blue | WaterNews — Authority: 530
  Image courtesy US Geological Survey Produced water brine pit in Oklahoma oil and gas field from hyrdaulic facturing, or fracking. Here is your word for the day: Fracking or fraccing. [No, fellow Battlestar Galactica fans, this is a different use of the word "frack," although for some, the sentiment is the same.] ...
  2 weeks ago

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