EERE Network News
April 03, 2002
News and Events
DOE Awards $2 Million to Industry, $2.8 Million to Oregon
The award is part of DOE's Industries of the Future BestPractices Program, which focuses on the nine most energy-intensive industries in the United States.
36 Businesses and Organizations Win Energy Star Awards
Verizon Communications Inc. — earned the "Corporate Commitment Award.
Fuel Cell-Microturbine Hybrid Passes Performance Test
The system is now converting about 53 percent of the energy in the natural gas into electricity.
Wisconsin to Draw on Animal Waste for 15 Megawatts of Power
The company will use anaerobic digesters to convert animal and other wastes into methane, which will then be burned to produce electricity.
New Minnesota Law Mandates 2-Percent Biodiesel Blend
The mandate will kick in when the state's production capacity for biodiesel reaches 8 million gallons and when 18 months have passed since a federal action creates a two-cent drop in the price of such a biodiesel blend.
BC Hydro Announces Second Agreement for Ocean Wave Energy
The utility will contribute to a 3- to 4-megawatt ocean wave energy demonstration project on Vancouver Island.
New Solar Cell Design Combines Plastics, "Nanorods"
The result: an inexpensive device that can convert about 6.9 percent of indoor light into electricity.
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DOE's Subject Portals
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Energy Connections
EIA Sees 60 Percent Growth in World Energy Use by 2020
The "International Energy Outlook 2002" expects much of the growth to occur in the developing world.
