The Power Of Community Helps Get Ready For Electric Cars

Workers put the finishing touches on installing a plug-in electric vehicle charger that is part of the West Coast Electric Highway. (image via Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities Coalition)

Clean Cities coalitions all across the country are using local knowledge to help their communities get ready for plug-in electric vehicles. Read more →

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DOE Drives Hydrogen Car Infrastructure Push

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If fuel-cell vehicles are ever going to get anywhere, they'll need places to fuel up, and the public-private H2USA initiative is aimed at developing the infrastructure. Read more →

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Using Energy Efficiency To Support Retired Military

A retirement community in San Antonio worked with a local Better Buildings Neighborhood Program partner, CPS Energy Saver, to make energy efficiency upgrades to 189 single-family cottages. (image via CPS Energy)

A retirement community in San Antonio worked to make energy efficiency upgrades to 189 single-family cottages. Read more →

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Energy Efficiency Upgrades Net Over $41.2 Million In Savings

Full Plane Passive House

A government program has helped American citizens save more than $41.2 million in annual energy costs while generating thousands of local energy efficiency jobs. Read more →

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Examples Of Government Supported Solar Success Stories

Incubator 6 awardee Sun Number converts complex aerial data into an easy-to-understand solar suitability score ranging from 1 to 100, with 100 being the ideal rooftop for solar. (image via Sun Number)

These are just a few examples of efforts supported by the Energy Department and SunShot Initiative that are empowering consumers to become energy independent. Read more →

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A Video Primer On The Power Of Marine Energy

Ocean Renewable Power, Nova Scotia

An emerging clean energy technology called marine and hydrokinetic energy -- or ocean power -- uses water to generate electricity in a different way, and has yet to get on many people’s radar. Read more →

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Working To Create Renewable Fuels That Are Low Cost

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On the path to creating a strong, thriving biofuels industry, there are challenges being solved by researchers, industry and other partners. Read more →

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Fisker Automotive Misses Loan Payment, Circles Drain As Feds Act

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The vultures are circling the carcass of Fisker Automotive as it misses a DOE loan payment and the federal agency seizes money to recoup the investment. Read more →

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Powering Your Home With Wind, Solar Or Hydropower

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It may be time to consider incorporating clean energy into your home energy-saving strategy. Read more →

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Collegiate Wind Competition Prepares Next Gen Wind Leaders

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The Energy Department’s inaugural Collegiate Wind Competition sends undergraduate students through a multi-part challenge that will expose them to a variety of opportunities in clean energy. Read more →

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