EERE Network News
March 27, 2002
News and Events
Ford: Fuel-Cell-Powered Focus Available for Fleets in 2004
Vehicle has a top speed of greater than 80 miles per hour and a range of 100 miles.
Hybrid Electric Honda Civic Hits Dealerships This Week
The manual 5-speed earns 46 mpg in the city and 51 mpg on the highway.
Tally of Highly Energy-Efficient U.S. Buildings Reaches 729
These office and school buildings use about 40 percent less energy than average U.S. buildings.
California Offers $30 Million for Clean Energy in Industry
The low-cost loans will go either to manufacturers that purchase and install such technologies, or to manufacturers who want to establish or expand facilities to produce such technologies.
California Supports Research on Efficient Server Farms
Internet servers are the workhorses of the Internet, "serving up" the files that make up Web pages.
Long Island Faces Power Shortage, Promotes Solar Energy
The second phase of LIPA's Solar Pioneer Program now offers rebates of $6 per watt for solar power systems up to 10 kilowatts in capacity,
DOE Awards $8.3 Million for Home Weatherization
The funds will be used to improve the energy efficiency of low-income homes in Iowa and West Virginia.
Energy Connections
Report Examines Air Pollution From Top 100 Power Companies
The report finds that fewer than 20 of these companies account for half of the carbon dioxide, mercury, nitrous oxides, and sulfur dioxide emissions produced by all the companies combined.
